Category: Community
ACHSi accredits Fresenius NephroCare Clinics
Fresenius Medical Care celebrates as two of their NephroCare clinics were accredited by the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards International (ACHSi) on August 21. The clinics were NephroCare Wan Chai and NephroCare Tuen Mun in China. NephroCare is the renal […]
Many challenge India’s attempt for tighter tobacco restrictions
Hundreds of thousands letters are piling up at India’s health ministry after it solicited public feedback of its plan to tighten tobacco restrictions in the country. With tobacco linked to up to 900,000 deaths a year in India, the government […]
Those who smoke the most before quitting likely to gain most weight
Whether you continue smoking or quit, you will al gain weigh over time. But those that smoked the most prior to quitting may gain more, a new research suggests. How much more might also be predicted by the smokers’ starting […]
California lawmakers push to legalize assisted suicide
California lawmakers are vowing to get assisted suicide to be legalised, amidst fierce opposition from the Catholic church and disability rights activists. “Californians cannot wait any longer,” Senate leader Kevin de Leon said. Labor leader Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the […]
Teens less likely to smoke and drink if peers counselled not to
Teens whose friends undergo counselling to not smoke and drink are less likely to smoke and drink themselves. The new study involved sixth graders in Iowa and Pennsylvania. These students attended schools that offered seven weeks of counseling to both […]
Zero cases of Ebola reported in Sierra Leon
Sierra Leon has recorded zero Ebola patients. The World Health Organization (WHO) announced there were no new Ebola cases last week. At the height of the outbreak Sierra Leone was reporting more than 500 new cases a week. Last week, […]
FDA gets tough on medical device-makers who skirt health guidelines
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued stern warnings to medical device-makers who skirted health guidelines and thefore resulted in their products being contaminated by superbugs. The letters, sent on Aug. 12, cite Olympus Corp Pentax Medical and Fujifilm […]
Skype sessions that ease the mind of seriously ill patients
Those with cancer or other terminal illness now can have Skype counselling sessions from chaplains working at ChaplainsOnHand.org, ChaplainCareforVeterans.org and CantBelieveIHaveCancer.org. The websites ease their troubled minds and offer counselling. “When people are faced with a crisis, somewhere in their […]
White House tackles rise in heroin death
The White House has announced that it aims to tackle heroin-related deaths as the U.S. sees a rise in heroin-related fatality. The White House will pair law enforcement officials with public health workers, as it aims to focus more on […]
Maggi won’t be banned in India, but will undergo testing again before returning to shelves
The Indian court has struck down the government’s attempt to have Magi to be banned, but says it has to undergo some more testing before it can be verified as safe to be consumed. The Food Safety and Standards Authority […]
