Category: Community
HIV Patient Zero absolved from being the “father” of AIDS outbreak in the US
Gaëtan Dugas, a French-Canadian homosexual flight attendant, who was a relatively early HIV patient and AIDS activist was widely blamed for starting the epidemic in the US and dubbed as Patient Zero. But a new study exonerates him from all […]
Mundipharma launches antiemetic for cancer patients in Singapore
Without the appropriate antiemetic prophylaxis (or preventive treatments taken against nausea and vomiting), 70 to 80% of all cancer patients receiving chemotherapy treatments experience one of its most common and distressing side effects called chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV). Uncontrolled […]
Indian Institute of Public Health inaugurates new Gandhinagar campus
Sri.Vijaybhai Rupani, Honorable Chief Minister of Gujarat inaugurated the state-of-the-art new campus of the Indian Institute of Public Health – Gandhinagar (IIPHG), the western regional campus of the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI). Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar […]
Indian Australian doctor discovers easy, non-invasive breast cancer test
A young Indian Australian doctor has just discovered an easier way of detecting breast cancer, which, she hopes, would eventually replace the current methods. Dr. Dharmica Mistry, Chief Scientist at BCAL Diagnostics in Sydney in Australia, realized that oils from […]
Singapore would need 30,000 more health workers by 2020
As the population continues to age, Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) estimates that the country would approximately 30,000 more healthcare workers by 2020 to meet the demands of an aging population. In the hopes of attracting more people to take […]
15 APAC countries ranked in mental health index for World Mental Health Day
As part of this year’s World Mental Health Day celebrations, results of the Asia Pacific Mental Health Integration Index, which compares and ranks the level of effort of 15 countries and territories across the Asia Pacific region in implementing effective […]
BDMS plans to develop Asia’s first anti-aging, holistic health care center
Thailand’s largest private hospital operator, Bangkok Dusit Medical Services (BDMS), is planning to purchase buildings and lands in Bangkok as part of their plans to develop a medical center that is focused on anti-aging and other types of holistic health […]
Supermarket produce in three Thailand provinces contaminated
The Thai-Pesticide Alert Network (Thai-Pan), a food advocacy group, has recently revealed that 16 types of fruits and vegetables from Thailand have been found with traces of prohibited and dangerous chemicals after a regular pesticide screening that was done on […]
WHO calls on nations to tax sugary drinks, reduce health impacts
The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging governments all over the world to impose taxes on sugary drinks in an effort to limit its consumption and reduce its negative health impact. According to a new WHO report titled “Fiscal policies […]
Health, environmental goals agreement signed by 14 Asia Pacific countries
Officials and high-level ministers from 14 Asia Pacific countries assembled and signed the Manila Declaration on Health and Environment on October 8. The agreement will provide specific sustainable development goals (SDGs) that the health and environment sectors can adopt within […]
