Category: Community
Simple coffee bean could be vital solution to improving health in Laos’ countryside
In a branch of one of the country’s most well-known cafe chains, with modern vehicles whizzing by just yards from the door, as beans are ground and enticing blend percolate away, it would be easy to forget that nearby life […]
South Korea cancer victims bring class action against nuclear operator
SEOUL – A group of South Korean thyroid cancer patients living near nuclear plants have filed the country’s first class action suit against the operator, after an October court ruling in favor of a plaintiff claiming a link between radiation […]
I have an ax to grind with cancer!
To celebrate breast cancer awareness month I decided that holding an ax overhead would be appropriate for the occasion! I’d love nothing more than to take this ax and smash cancer in the head if such an action were even […]
Buzz about mosquitoes as winter starts in UAE
Dubai – A spate of enquiries about mosquitoes as winter sets in has prompted a pest control firm to raise awareness about what needs to be done to control their spread. Sean Baker, managing director of National Pest Control (NPC), […]
89% lung cancer cases detected late in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi – Despite the fact that lung cancer causes more deaths each year than the combined mortality rates of breast, colorectal and prostate cancer, a staggering 89 per cent of patients in the emirate of Abu Dhabi continue to […]
‘We were slow’: WHO admits mistakes in Ebola response
The head of the World Health Organisation conceded on Wednesday that the UN body was slow to respond to the outbreak of Ebola that has now killed more than 6,300 people in west Africa. “It is fair to say the […]
Affordable cancer treatment for the poor
CANCER is a disease that takes not only a physical toll on the patient but also their finances because of the cost of treatment and medication. There are numerous non-governmental organisations in the country, many of which are headquartered in […]
Dangerous weed mushrooming in Malaysia
SUNGAI PETANI – It has been dubbed the “worst weed of the century”, destroying native flora and crops, causing rashes that can leave humans permanently scarred and damaging the intestines of animals that eat it. Called Parthenium hysterophorus, it was […]
Chinese government suspends Hepatitis B vaccines
The Chinese government has temporarily halted the administration of a sexually-transmitted disease (STD) vaccine for newborn babies following the horrific deaths of eight infants over the past several months. Reports out of Shanghai indicate that millions of doses of hepatitis […]
Tissue samples: A need to protect owners’ rights
A public consultation on the Human Biomedical Research Bill is ongoing online until Dec 18. To be enacted next year, the new law will, among other things, establish a regulatory framework for how human tissue will be sourced for and […]
