Category: Community
Industries set to meet trans fat regulations by 2013
SINGAPORE – The Health Promotion Board said that the local baking industry is on track to meet the trans fat regulations by May 2013. In a statement to the media, the board said that over 70 per cent of local […]
One person goes blind every minute in Indonesia
BANDUNG, INDONESIA – A lack of knowledge about eye health is the main reason behind the high blindness rate in Indonesia, a health practitioner has said. The director of the Cicendo Eye Hospital and National Eye Center, Hikmat Wangsaatmadja, said […]
Nearly half of elderly S’poreans suffer from knee pain
SINGAPORE – A local survey on osteoarthritis has found that 42 per cent of elderly Singaporeans suffer from knee pain, yet nearly half of them choose to suffer in silence or self-medicate. The independent survey, sponsored by Wellchem Pharmaceutical to […]
Bacteria found on money at canteen
SINGAPORE – It might be safer to give the right amount of money to food sellers, and not get back any change from them. A local study has found two types of bacteria on currency notes and coins obtained from […]
More Israeli Jewish women in danger of developing breast cancer: report
JERUSALEM- One in every 7.5 Israeli Jewish women are in danger of developing breast cancer, said a new report by the Israeli Disease Control Center published Monday. The figure marks an increase from the previous number, one in every nine […]
The consuming challenge of food safety
BEIJING- Food safety is a top concern for Chinese shoppers, especially regarding such produce as vegetables, meat, seafood, grain, cooking oils and dairy goods, according to a report from Ipsos. It shows Chinese people are very concerned about the quality […]
Indonesia to face higher prevalence of blindness, sight disorders: official
JAKARTA- A senior official at the health ministry said that with the growing increase in life expectancy, Indonesia will experience a prevalence of blindness and sight disorders as one of the main health problems affecting the elderly, local media reported […]
Pain-Free Labor Becoming Reality for Chinese Women
A study has revealed some dramatic findings from a 10-year initiative called the “No Pain Labor N’ Delivery China Mission.” In a two-year period during 2009-11, and among 20,000 laboring women in one Chinese hospital: • The labor epidural rate […]
More Singaporeans suffering from ‘low vision’
SINGAPORE – She looks just like a regular student but, for Ms Christina Au, the world is one great blur. The 22-year-old SIM student suffers from hereditary optic neuropathy, a disorder of nerves and visual pathways that results in blurred […]
Water-Borne Amoeba Kills 10 In Pakistan
After a rare water-borne “brain-eating” amoeba killed 10 people in four months, authorities in Pakistan’s largest city have launched an urgent investigation. The water company and health officials monitoring water in Karachi, home to 18 million people, have been ordered […]
