Category: Community
Pregnant women okay to eat green fish
Researchers from the University of Rochester Medical Center say eating fish during pregnancy could be beneficial after all. They had voyaged to the Seychelles to study the benefits of nutrients found in fish and the risk associated with mercury exposure. […]
Cultivate good social life for better health
If you would like to be healthier, physically and mentally, consider cultivating a good social life, new study from Concordia University in Canada says. Good friends can actually make you healthier in the physical sense in addition to improving your […]
Three conferences by APHM to discuss current issues in healthcare
Three conferences will be held back-to-back to address the contemporary issues faced by the local healthcare sector. The first conference called “APHM International Healthcare Conference” will be held on 15 June this year. It will gather industry players and regulators […]
MSF continues work in Myanmar
International medical group Médecins Sans Frontières-Holland (MSF) said Tuesday it was allowed to resume work on Dec. 17 in Rakhine State, where it has provided health and emergency assistance since 1992. The government ordered the international medical group out of […]
LGBTs have different health and medical needs
The lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities have different health and medical needs than their straight allies. Yet LGBT people often avoid seeking medical care because they’re afraid they might face discrimination or that doctors might not understand their […]
Video-based therapy helps treat babies with autism
A study has discovered the effectiveness of video-based therapy in improving infant’s engagement, attention and social behaviour. Researchers publishing the findings in The Lancet Psychiatry journal said they showed that using video feedback-based therapy to help parents understand and respond […]
WHO: 3 million people in China killed annually by chronic illness
3 million people in China die prematurely from chronic diseases, the World Health Organization said on Monday. It called on the country to step up efforts “to stop the tsunami of chronic disease”. The organization said prevalence of many key […]
Two killed by H7N9 bird flu in China
The H7N9 bird flu have claimed two lives in Chna’s Fujian province, local health officials say. The province had 15 confirmed cases of the strain so far this year, while Jiangxi and Zhejiang provinces and Shanghai had also reported human […]
A Mysterious disease is killing Sri Lankan farmer
Farmers in Sri Lanka have been suffering from a mysterious disease which have baffled experts. In the 20 years since the disease first begin, it has infected 400, 000 people and killing up to 20, 000 people. Sufferers of the […]
Mali is now Ebola-free
The West African country Mali has been declared Ebola-free by its health minister after 42 days of no new cases. “I declare on this day, Jan. 18, 2015, the end of the end of the Ebola epidemic in Mali,” Ousmane […]
