Category: Community
Malaysian ministry seizes ‘unsafe’ toys
PUTRAJAYA – Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry enforcement officers have seized toys worth RM13,840 (S$5,533.46), in 26 cases between January and May this year. The toys that were seized at various stores and locations nationwide failed to comply with […]
Bone Marrow Donor Programme appeals for 3k new donors
SINGAPORE – Singapore’s Bone Marrow Donor Programme (BMDP) is organising a month-long recruitment drive throughout October with the aim of recruiting at least 3,000 new donors. BMDP, Singapore’s only register of volunteer bone marrow donors, is tasked to find a […]
India mulls plain packaging of cigarettes
NEW DELHI – India is considering plain packaging of cigarettes in line with new Australian laws that ban all logos and brand descriptions, a top health official in New Delhi said on Wednesday. Tobacco products in Australia will be sold […]
Number of Swine Flu Cases Rise to 56 in Lucknow
Health officials in Uttar Pradesh revealed that they have stepped up efforts to contain the latest onset of swine flu as new cases of swine flu continue to be reported with the number of registered cases now rising to 56 […]
Saudi Arabian Women Graduating in Science and Medicine Outnumber Western Counterparts
A new report has revealed that the number of Saudi Arabian women who are graduating in fields of science and medicine outnumber their western counterparts. As Samar Fatany wrote for a Saudi daily, she cited a report by UNESCO and […]
China’s govt warns over antibiotic misuse
A lack of awareness about the usage and potential side effects of antibiotics in China is putting people’s health at risk, the country’s drug watchdog warned on Saturday. According to a new study by the State Food and Drug Administration, […]
Social Networking as a Means to Procure Breast Milk
The number of people taking to social networking in order to acquire breast milk is growing by the day as human milk banks struggle to satisfy the huge demand for breast milk. A Facebook group called “Human Milk 4 Human […]
Cat-astrophic infection
KUALA LUMPUR: Is a certain cat parasite driving people to commit suicide? A recently published international report has linked women infected with the cat parasite Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii ) with a higher risk of suicide attempts. A new Universiti […]
Yosemite: Up to 10,000 at risk of virus
Fresno — Up to 10,000 people who were guests in certain lodging cabins at Yosemite National Park might have been exposed to a deadly mouse-borne virus, park officials confirmed Friday as rangers handled a slew of calls from frightened visitors. […]
Alarm Set Off By Dead Rats from Jaipur’s Flooded Areas
Officials have said that a large number of dead rats being recovered from water-inundated areas in the Rajasthan capital have alarmed the authorities. Some of the dead rodents have been sent to a laboratory in Punjab’s Jalandhar for examination, they […]
