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Tobacco products’ plain packaging can reduce demand, save lives – WHO
According to WHO and the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Secretariat (WHO FCTC), the recent introduction of plain (standardized) packaging of tobacco products can save lives by reducing demand for tobacco products. The plain packaging of tobacco products restricts […]
Healthcare fund helps save baby girl with rare heart condition
Clarissa Gan was barely three months old when her parents found out that she had a rare heart defect. She was admitted to Gleneagles Kuala Lumpur Hospital in early October 2014 and was diagnosed with Anomalous Left Coronary Artery. In […]
WHO to eliminate neglected tropical diseases through ESPEN
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Office for Africa (AFRO) launched a major new partnership to aid in reducing the burden of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in African countries. The Expanded Special Project for Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases (ESPEN) […]
Expect a virtual visit from your Dubai doctor
Virtual visits from your local doctor is already a booming business in many western countries, with health experts and specialists now available online with a credit card and a few clicks. Could this virtual vision become a reality for Dubai? […]
WHO confirms Brazil-type Zika virus in Cape Verde
The Institut Pasteur in Dakar, Senegal (IPD) recently did a sequencing of the Zikavirus currently circulating in Cape Verde and it confirmed that it is the same as the one circulating in the Americas – the Asian type- and was […]
US Senate approves US$1.1 billion emergency money to fight Zika
According to recent reports, a day after the US House of Representatives voted for a US$622.1 million budget to fight the spread of Zika virus, which will be taken from cuts in existing programs, the Senate approved US$1.1 billion in […]
Not all women suitable for receiving HPV vaccine: Experts
In recent years, many Chinese women have traveled abroad to receive the HPV vaccine to prevent cervical cancer. However, experts indicate that the drug, used to defend against human papillomavirus, is not always universally effective. Experts called upon more women to raise […]
Calorie intake counts more than type of rice eaten
There has been renewed interest on the link between eating rice and the risk of diabetes. Focus on diabetes is not new in Singapore. Furthermore, debate about the association of glycaemic index (GI) to Type 2 diabetes (T2D) has been […]
Mundipharma’s new Betadine Consumer Health Hub opens in Singapore
Another boost in Singapore’s booming biomedical sector has been delivered by Mundipharma’s announcement on May 13 of a planned7,300-square meter facility in Tuas at an official groundbreaking ceremony attended by Minister of State for Trade & Industry, Dr. KohPoh Koon. […]
The changing face of nursing
Nurses’ Day which falls on May 12 is a day to honour our nurses for their hard work and dedication in caring for the sick and dying. It is the birthday of Florence Nightingale who is credited as being the […]
