Category: Health alert
Drug-resistant Malaria Spreading in Asia
Next to Africa, Asia is the second region to have been mutilated by drug-resistant malaria, warn experts. Resistance to the drug used everywhere to cure the life-threatening disease has emerged in Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar, said Richard Feachem, director of […]
Odisha Dengue Cases on the Rise
Dengue cases in Odisha have climbed to 1,520, the dengue toll this year is six, say sources. A man tested positive Tuesday in Khordha district. With this, the number of people who have tested positive for dengue in the state […]
Iraq says cholera outbreak under control after four deaths
BAGHDAD- The Iraqi Kurdish authorities said Sunday that a recent outbreak of cholera in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region is under control despite the death of four people. “The (regional) ministry of health has been able to control the spread of […]
38 Nepalese patients suffer from swine flu within week of outbreak
KATHAMANDU- Within a week of the outbreak of Swine Flu virus with influenza A and B called (H1N1) in Nepal, more than 38 patients have been affected by the virus, doctors said. “We have been able to confirm as many […]
Anaemia seen as symptom of another problem
SINGAPORE – Anaemia is a blood condition in which there is a lack of haemoglobin – the red pigment in red blood cells that carries oxygen. Dr Daryl Tan, a specialist in haematology and a consultant at the Raffles Cancer […]
HIV infections in Korea top 8,000
The total number of HIV/AIDS cases in Korea surpassed the 8,000 mark with a record number of new infections last year, health authorities said Tuesday. According to the Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 888 more Koreans were found […]
Cancer-causing bacteria found to spread through mothers
A bacteria now recognised as a carcinogen for stomach cancer has been found to be using mothers as a means of transmission. Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a bacterium that causes chronic gastritis, a long-term inflammation of the stomach. H. […]
New SARS-like virus found in Middle East
Global health officials are closely monitoring a new respiratory virus related to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) that has left a Qatari citizen in critical condition in a hospital in London. The UN’s World Health Organisation (WHO) put out a […]
China’s Chili Products Contain Cancer-causing Chemical
A trade watchdog in China has detected a cancer-causing industrial dye in chili paste and red chili power products. Several supermarkets and factories in Hunan province have been punished for selling and producing the products dyed with chemical compound Rhodamine […]
Cambodians fight malaria with the push of a cellphone button
A dedicated text message service reports new malaria cases, allowing health experts to monitor and respond to patients’ needs in real time. Cambodian villagers armed with a little medical know-how — and their mobile telephones — are the nation’s new […]
