Category: Community
Single women in Sweden to receive reproductive care
Sweden said Thursday it wants to give single women access to assisted reproductive technologies, following in the footsteps of several other Western nations. “We want to lift the ban on single women from our current law on medically assisted reproduction,” […]
Earthquakes highlight lack of mental health care in Nepal
KATHMANDU, NEPAL – Jagat Kapali, 56, sits in a chair at Bir Hospital; all the beds are occupied by people injured in the earthquakes that have rocked the country in recent weeks. Kapali fractured his right hand about a week […]
Cervical cancer easily preventable
Dubai – About 100 women in the UAE are diagnosed each year with cervical cancer and almost 30 of these women will die and none of this is necessary because cervical cancer is preventable, said Dr Pamela Munster, Cancer Expert […]
Gov’t warns of possible nicotine overdose thru use of e-cigarettes
The South Korean government warned of a possible overdose of nicotine for those who smoke electronic cigarettes Tuesday, while ordering a recall of 10 e-cigarettes over defective power cord plugs that may cause a fire or electric shock. The 10 […]
Don’t trust miracle drugs sold online, Ministry warns
Dubai – The Ministry of Health warned the public about the sale of ‘miracle drugs’ through social media channels, saying these unknown pills, which are being marketed as weight-loss, bodybuilding or libido enhancing pills are in fact very dangerous as […]
Taiwan enforces stricter controls on Japanese food imports
Taiwan on Friday began enforcing stricter rules on inspecting imported Japanese food products potentially originating in radiation-exposed areas, prompting a warning from Tokyo that it may call on the WTO for a ruling unless the restrictions are eased. The new […]
China partners with ASEAN in tackling cross-border diseases
NANNING – China and ASEAN countries aim to build a timely and accurate information channel for infectious diseases, said a Chinese official at an international workshop that closed on Wednesday in south China. Joint epidemic prevention and control will help […]
Canes may pose limitation for users as they fear falling
One quarter of older Americans use mobility devices like canes, walkers or wheelchairs, according to a new study, but those who use a cane have a much greater fear of falling. Cane users did not, in fact, fall more often, […]
Unsanitary conditions at California prison discovered
An inspection of a controversial California prison revealed unsanitary conditions, from a lack of hot water and incorrect storage of raw food to rodent droppings, a state report shows. The report on the California Rehabilitation Center in Norco, obtained by […]
Haiti Hospital clings to hope
In the five years since Port-au-Prince was devastated by an earthquake, staff at Haiti’s largest hospital have had to resort to examining patients in shipping containers. More than half of the HUEH university hospital in the already desperately poor nation […]
