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Cockroach crawls into the sleeping woman’s ear and chews hole in her eardrum
A woman in southern China had a close call with a cockroach after the insect crawled into her ear and started chewing a hole in her eardrum, Chinese media reported. A doctor at Renkang Hospital in Dongguan, Guangdong province, extracted […]
Norovirus outbreak in Shanghai university
Health officials in Yangpu District, Shanghai are reporting a norovirus outbreak that sickened some forty students at the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, according to a local media report. Norovirus was confirmed by laboratory testing in both vomit and feces samples. The […]
Tips on avoiding heat-related illness
With Alabama summers being among the hottest in the United States, it’s important to be knowledgeable about what precautions to take to prevent heat related illnesses, which occur when one’s body cannot not adequately cool itself. Examples of heat-related illnesses […]
EU, US oncology groups urge gov’t action on cancer issues
The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), the world’s two leading organisations for oncology professionals issued a joint statement calling upon governments to renew political commitment to improve cancer services and reduce […]
UAE lifts ban on fruits and vegetables from Kerala
The UAE has lifted the ban on imports of fruits and vegetables from Kerala after the state confirmed itself free of the Nipah virus attack. The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) announced lifting the ban through micro blogging […]
E-biking for a healthy lifestyle in the Europe
A study of travel habits in seven European cities has found that people who ride their bikes daily have the lowest body mass index (BMI) of any class of transport user – unless the bicycle in question is an electric […]
China’s organ transplant system feted despite transparency doubts
Just a few years ago, China was persona non grata in the transplantation world over its use of organs from executed inmates, some of them prisoners of conscience. But at the Transplantation Society’s annual congress in Madrid this week, the […]
Decrease in mean platelet counts seen during pregnancy
Jessica A. Reese, Ph.D., from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City, and colleagues examined platelet counts throughout pregnancy in 7,351 women who delivered between 2011 and 2014. Platelet counts were compared with those of non-pregnant women […]
Taiwan’s new southbound policy kicks off; Healthcare union of Asian countries formed
The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW)-led New Southbound Market Healthcare Union, established on 26 June, seeks to tap into the medical and health market in Southeast Asia. Six countries, including Malaysia, Vietnam, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand are […]
Polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea
An outbreak of polio has been confirmed in Papua New Guinea, 18 years after the country was declared free of the disease. The World Health Organization (WHO) says the virus was detected in a six-year-old boy in April. The same […]
