Category: Community
Study: Junk food laws may help curb kids’ obesity
CHICAGO (AP) — Laws strictly curbing school sales of junk food and sweetened drinks may play a role in slowing childhood obesity, according to a study that seems to offer the first evidence such efforts could pay off. The results […]
Away from the famines, Africa confronts a new killer: obesity
In the public mind, sub-Saharan Africa is a region plagued by war, famine and disease. Now it faces a new threat – obesity. It is not a problem widely associated with a continent where millions live on less than a […]
WHO urges senators to raise cigarette taxes
PHILIPPINES – Every year, 87,000 Filipinos die of tobacco-related disease hence the World Health Organization (WHO) has urged Philippine senators to resist tobacco industry pressure and pass legislation to boost cigarette taxes to help deter smoking. WHO Philippines representative Dr. […]
Japan’s women lose longevity title
JAPANESE women lost their longevity crown last year after 26 years at the top of world life expectancy rankings, the government said on Thursday, blaming the 2011 earthquake and tsunami for the drop. The health and labour ministry said the […]
Private doctors’ fees to go up
MALAYSIA – Private doctors’ fees are expected to increase by up to 14% once the proposed changes to the fee schedule is approved by the cabinet, according to the Health Ministry. Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the study […]
Sunway Medical Centre celebrates World Breastfeeding Week 2012
KUALA LUMPUR – Sunway Medical Centre celebrates World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) from 1 to 7 August 2012. Initiated by the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA), the WBW protects, promotes and supports breastfeeding worldwide. In conjunction with the WBW, here […]
AIDS drugs: resistance emerging in parts of Africa – study
RESISTANCE to AIDS drugs, a problem that has been widely feared over the last decade, is growing in parts of Africa but should not hamper the life-saving drug rollout, researchers reported on Monday. Tiny genetic mutations that make HIV immune […]
Weekly clean-ups encouraged
MALAYSIA – Ten minutes a week – that’s enough time to spruce up one’s surroundings to prevent the dengue menace from spreading. Health Director-General Datuk Seri Dr Hasan Abdul Rahman lamented that while the people are “very aware” of the […]
China targets 90% rural healthcare coverage
BEIJING – The Health Ministry plans to cover most of the population of China’s poverty-stricken areas with a rural healthcare scheme by 2015. The guidelines, covering the 2011-15 period, stipulate that 90% of inhabitants in regions under the national poverty […]
RH Bill: silver bullet to rising maternal deaths
PHILIPPINES – Sen. Pia Cayetano believes the passage of the Reproductive Health (RH) bill would give priority to the plight and burden of Filipino mothers. In a statement on World Population Day on Wednesday, Cayetano said this year’s theme of […]
