Category: Community
23 Connecticut hospitals penalized for high readmission rates
Twenty-three Connecticut hospitals will forfeit Medicare funds in the next year under a new federal policy that penalizes hospitals with significant numbers of patients who are readmitted within a month of discharge. Four of the 23 hospitals will lose the […]
Vietnam puts locally-made medical waste incinerator into use
VietNamNet Bridge – The Bac Kan-based Hoa Tu Long Industry Company officially put the medical waste incinerator (YT30) into operation. This is the first high-tech incinerator made in Vietnam. The incinerator has the capacity of 30-50 kilos of medical waste […]
DSWD accepts donations for flood victims in Manila
In response to the urgent need of flood victims in Metro Manila, the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) has opened its Donors’ Desk at its field office to accept donations in cash or in kind. […]
DOH orders tests on drinking water supply in Metro Manila’s flood-affected areas
The Department of Health (DOH) Monday said it has ordered the conduct of tests on the drinking water supply in areas in Metro Manila that were hit by floods last week to ensure the public’s safety. Dr. Eduardo Janairo, regional […]
India witnesses sharp decline in HIV cases
NEW DELHI- India Tuesday announced that the country had witnessed a sharp decline in the number of new HIV cases — a 56 percent drop — in the past 10 years. “HIV infections have declined by 56 percent during the […]
Food-poisoning sickens at least 22 in NE Mexico
MEXICO CITY- At least 22 people got sick Sunday in the northeastern Mexican city of Matamoros after eating bad chicken at a local party, police said Monday. The victims fell ill after ingesting unhygienic chicken served at the baptism celebration […]
An legless climber in NW China
Legless man Chen Zhou climbs the Huashan Mountain in Huayin, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, Aug. 12, 2012. Legless 29-year-old man Chen Zhou from Cangshan County of Shandong Province climbed by arms to the top of Huashan Mountain in ten hours […]
Gov’t Researcher Responds to Wine Contamination Allegations
China is greatly concerned about pesticide residue levels in wines and other food products, a government researcher said Monday. Yan Weixing, a researcher with the China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment, said pesticide residue, which he believed was […]
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 […]
