Category: Community
UK millennials maybe the next fattest generation
Health experts say that UK millennials will be the most overweight group. In fact, they say, seven in every 10 people born 10 people born between early 1980s and mid-90s will be obese by the time they are middle-age. In […]
Children living in Kuala Lumpur’s working-class neighbourhoods suffer from health risks – Unicef study
The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) carried out a study on children in Kuala Lumpur, and found out that those living in working-class neighbourhoods such as low-cost flats have a few risks: one in five such children is stunted, while […]
Venezuelans with liver transplants live in fear as medicines run out
Yasmira Castano felt she had a fresh chance at life when she received a kidney transplant almost two decades ago. The young Venezuelan was able to finish high school and went on to work as a manicurist. But late last […]
Rates of measles soaring in Europe – WHO
The World Health Organization says the rates of measles in Europe is soaring. Cases increased four-fold since 2016, with more than 20,000 people affected and 35 deaths. Fifteen European region countries, including the UK, had large outbreaks. Measles cases were […]
This butcher from Cairo opened his apartment for children with cancer
Three years ago, Zaza Ogaz, a butcher from Egypt felt moved to help families bringing their children to a nearby cancer hospital. He took an empty apartment in his building, fixed it up with beds and furniture and offered it […]
Doctors concerned as boxing fever grips Thailand
As two boys exchange punches at a boxing ring in Thailand’s northeastern province of Buriram, loud cheers erupt in the crowd. After dominating five rounds, the winner is declared; 11-year-old Nanthawat Promsod, who is better known by his boxing name […]
Vietnam’s rural areas cut off from mental health services – study
Mental health and psychosocial problems are widespread and increasing in Vietnam, particularly among children and young people. Despite some progress, mental health services in Vietnam remain largely inadequate, according to a new study released by the United Nations Children’s Fund […]
New data finds high levels of antibiotic resistance worldwide: WHO
The World Health Organization’s new Global Antimicrobial Surveillance System (GLASS) has revealed widespread occurrence of antibiotic resistance among 500, 000 people with suspected bacterial infections across 22 countries. The most commonly reported resistant bacteria were Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, and Streptococcus pneumoniae, […]
More evidence appears on the link between advanced maternal age with preterm births
A Canadian study has confirmed that women over 40 do have the highest risk of preterm births: 7.8 % of pregnancies in this age group resulted in preterm births and 1 % ended in extremely premature deliveries. Women age 30 […]
Florida nurse warns: “wash your stinking hands!”
A Florida nurse has given frank advice to people on how to avoid the deadly flu outbreak: “wash your stinking hands!” In the six-minute video entitled “After Work Thoughts”, which has been watched more than 6 million times since it […]
