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‘Epic battle’ ahead in Ebola-hit West Africa
Outgoing Ebola mission chief Anthony Banbury has said that Western Africa still faces a tough road ahead in fighting Ebola. “I think the response has been successful but we have a long way to go,” Banbury said. “But two cases […]
Fatal “mochi” downed 9 people in Japan
Nine people in Japan, including three in Tokyo, died after choking on the popular rice cakes known as “mochi” during the New Year festivities. Officials reported that 18 people from Tokyo alone were sent to hospital. It is customary for […]
Poppy capsules as food additive to be severely banned
Chinese authorities have recently issued a notice saying that it will severely punish businesses using poppy capsules as food additives after a series of scandals. The notice, jointly issued by the Ministry of Public Security, the Food and Drug Administration, […]
China handles 6,833 cases of illegal gender test, abortion
BEIJING – Chinese authorities handled 6,833 cases of illegal fetus gender tests and abortions in roughly one year, the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) announced on Monday. The NHFPC, Ministry of Public Security, together with other government departments, […]
Dubai hospitals must get international accreditations
Dubai – All hospitals in Dubai must be internationally accredited and must work towards obtaining it in order to sustain high quality of health services and ensure patient-safety, a top health official has said. Following the Dubai Health Authority’s health […]
Hong Kong culls chickens, suspends imports after H7 bird flu found
HONG KONG – Hong Kong began culling 15,000 chickens on Wednesday and suspended imports of live poultry from mainland China for 21 days after the H7 bird flu strain was discovered in a batch of live chickens from the southern […]
HK hospitals gear up amid bird-flu fears
HONG Kong hospitals raised the alert level yesterday as a woman diagnosed with the deadly H7N9 avian-flu virus was in critical condition. The 68-year-old woman was hospitalised on Thursday, after returning from the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen almost two […]
Injection abuse raises concerns in China
The biting cold has increased the number of patients who have succumbed to the flu. In some Chinese hospitals, those most vulnerable to illness- children and elderly seniors, the overuse of intravenous injections has been raising concerns. Statistics show that […]
Somebody gets ‘stroke’ every hour in UAE
Average age people in UAE get stroke is lower than in other places. Every year 7,000 to 8,000 people in the UAE get a stroke. This means every hour, one person gets a stroke. Fifty per cent of stroke patients […]
New health care strategy to introduce personalised medicine
A comprehensive new health care strategy for the emirate of Abu Dhabi will focus on reducing critical gaps across medical specialities and improving access to health care, senior health officials announced in the capital on Wednesday. One of the hallmarks […]
