Category: Community
Transfusions infected some Pakistani children with HIV-Report
According to Pakistan’s health ministry, it was investigating a report that 10 children had been infected with H.I.V. after receiving blood transfusions. The children have thalassemia, a disease of the blood that requires regular transfusions, and reports of the H.I.V. […]
Cases of influenza predicted to increase: CDC
TAIPEI, Taiwan – With this week’s sudden drop in temperatures, and based on statistical data gathered in past years, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) yesterday said that many cases of influenza may be expected in the near future. The […]
Air pollution in Delhi is worse during winter
As the cold weather sets in Delhi, a quantitative analysis on particulate matter (PM) has highlighted that residents are exposed to significantly higher levels of air pollutants in winter than in summer. Air pollution continues to be one of the […]
WHO warning as China says nearly 500,000 living with HIV
BEIJING – The World Health Organisation issued a call to action to China Monday over HIV/AIDS as government figures said nearly half a million people are living with the disease or its precursor, with hundreds of thousands more thought to […]
Pneumonia patients on the rise in Korea
The number of pneumonia patients has increased 9 percent in the last four years, according to the country’s Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service. The lung disease was the fifth most common cause of death for South Koreans in their […]
Singapore’s war on infectious diseases
The world is paying close attention to Ebola – the deadly infectious disease that has resulted in more than 5,000 deaths in the West African region. Commentators say that the developing world’s poorest countries will bear the brunt of such […]
Water-borne disease plagues IS-held city in Iraq
BAGHDAD – When Islamic State group fighters swept into northern Iraq’s second city Mosul in a lightning June offensive, their propaganda trumpeted a better life for the people under jihadist rule. Now, nearly six months later, residents there are suffering […]
Syria hit by flesh-eating maggot disease
Three cases of myiasis have been reported near Damascus, marking the first appearance of the flesh-eating maggot disease in Syria, UN health experts said Friday. Myiasis, an affliction caused when flies lay their eggs in wounds, is not lethal for […]
Cancer leading cause of death among Seoulites last year
Cancer was the leading cause of death among the citizens of Seoul last year, claiming more than 13,000 lives, data from the city government showed Wednesday. According to the data, 42,063 Seoulites died last year, the highest number of annual […]
One in five UAE residents suffers from allergy
Up to one fifth of the UAE’s population may suffer from a form of allergy. The most common form of allergy is allergic rhinitis. These findings were presented by the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) in its weekly Twitter clinic, where […]
