Category: Community
An egg-cellent way to help those with no kids
KUALA LUMPUR – Lynn (not her real name), 26, did not understand why some married couples wanted children so badly until her aunt faced problems adopting a second child. “She was told that she could not adopt because of her […]
Nearly 3,000 Kidneys Harvested for Transplantation are to be Discarded
Nearly 3,000 kidneys harvested for organ donation are being discarded in spite of thousands of people die waiting for the right kidney for transplantation. Recent figures reveal that 2,600 to 2,800 kidneys harvested from deceased donors for organ donation were […]
Dairy facing punishment over cheese for babies
SHANGHAI’S quality watchdog said yesterday it has ordered Bright Dairy to suspend production of a cheese product for babies with a banned additive. Authorities also will conduct stricter testing of its products. Bright Dairy will be punished severely over its […]
Three TN Docs Under the Scanner for Leaving Surgical Napkin in Woman’s Abdomen
Three doctors in Tamil Nadu are facing a complaint of medical negligence after a surgical napkin found its way into the abdomen of a 30-year old woman who had undergone a caesarian section at the hospital nearly seven months ago. […]
Heart disease is number one killer among women
KUALA LUMPUR: Heart disease is the number one killer among Malaysian women and is two and a half times as common than dying from all cancers combined, warned the National Heart Association of Malaysia. Its president Datuk Dr Azhari Rosman […]
Growing Drug Crisis in Myanmar Lures More Young People into Drug Addiction
Increased production in the poppy fields and methamphetamine factories of Myanmar’s remote borderlands is raising fears of a drug crisis that is luring young people into drug addiction. Authorities in the nation say the problem is getting worse, while the […]
Chinese man achieves swimming feat after failed suicide attempt
HANGZHOU- A man who attempted to commit suicide by jumping into one of China’s most dangerous bodies of water instead managed to swim across it after changing his mind. A man surnamed Xu, who planned to end his life after […]
Mum Saves Life of Daughter After Identifying Meningitis Symptoms Thanks to Smartphone App
A mother saved the life of her three-year-old daughter by identifying her symptoms being the same as those on a meningitis app and quickly calling in an ambulance. Claire Weeks revealed that she had downloaded an app developed by Meningitis […]
900,000 babies born with defects in China every year
China has 900,000 new cases of birth defects every year, a report issued by the Ministry of Health said on Wednesday. The high number of birth defects has become the second cause of newborn death in 2011, or 19.1 per […]
Staying positive even with HIV
The wife stands by her husband of four years, despite his drug addiction, violent nature and HIV status. KUALA LUMPUR – It has taken more than two decades for Norazatulshima Nordin to come forward and publicly reveal her HIV+ status. […]
