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NEA: Expect more mosquitoes and more dengue cases
The National Environment Agency (NEA) of Singapore said that the mosquito population is expected to increase along with the number of dengue cases in the warmer months ahead. Through its Gravitrap surveillance system, NEA has found that the mosquito population remained high […]
World Hypertension Day 2018: Hypertension in kids growing
World Hypertension Day is observed on every May 17th to raise awareness and promote hypertension prevention, detection and control. Hypertension or high blood pressure is quite common among adults. Now, even children are affected. “Blood pressure is the force of […]
Thai hospital, first in Asia to do triple organ transplant
Bangkok-based Siriraj Hospital has successfully transplanted heart, liver and kidney transplant. The oldest and largest hospital in Thailand has set a record of becoming the first in Asia to carry out such kind of transplant. According to reports, the three-organ […]
Nepali drones deliver much needed medicine to the Himalayas
Nepali labourer Om Bahadur Purja recently sprained his leg in his remote village and he received the treatment he needed in his home village – thanks to the recent arrival of a drone carrying basic medicines and equipment. “This saved […]
Nabi Tajima, world’s ‘oldest person’, dies age 117
Nabi Tajima, from Japan, who born in 1900, died from old age at a hospital on her native southwestern island of Kikaijima, Kyodo news agency said. She was 117. Guinness World Records had been conducting research with a view to […]
‘World’s first urine test for cancer’ to start in Japan
A Japanese company is set to carry out the world’s first experiment to test for cancer using urine samples, which they hope would enable better screening for the deadly disease. Engineering and IT conglomerate Hitachi developed the basic technology to […]
Damage to people’s health in China already done even as the country cuts smog
China is cutting its smog, but damage to millions of people’s health has already been done, the US-based research agency Health Effects Institute (HEI) said In its report, HEI said China faces about 1.6 million premature deaths a year as […]
Salmonella fears in the US cause 200 million eggs to be recalled
The US is recalling nearly 207 million from nine of its state over the threat of Salmonella which has caused 22 people to fall ill, the federal Food and Drug Administration has said. It is the largest recall of eggs […]
Britain slaps sugar tax on soft drinks; aims to reduce obesity
Britain has introduced sugar tax on soft drinks as the country seeks to reduce obesity, particularly among the young. The tax, announced in March 2016, has already cut sugar content in drinks by 45 million kg per year, Britain’s Treasury […]
Hong Kong hospital probe: blood tool infected liver patient with Hepatitis C virus
In a worldwide first, an investigation at Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, has found that a common reusable blood collection tool could have led to the virus being spread from its source, a drug addict who later died. The hospital […]
