Category: Community
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 […]
‘Slapping’ workshops stir controversy
A Chinese therapist who has come up with a “self-healing” philosophy involving slapping is at the centre of controversy in Australia. Xiao Hongchi promotes the paida lajin method, which sees patients being slapped or slapping themselves repeatedly. He has been […]
Liberia now Ebola-free
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Liberia free of the Ebola virus, confirming that the country has had no new cases in 42 days. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf told the BBC that Liberia had “crossed the Rubicon” and would […]
