Category: Health alert
More Than 500 Affected By Encephalitis In Uttar Pradesh
An whopping 550 people has been affected from an outbreak of encephalitis in Uttar Pradesh, according to reports. In Gorakhpur district, a government hospital confirmed admitting 550 people with encephalitis on Thursday, and also said that it was short of […]
Cyanide not the cause of skin ailment
RAUB: Cyanide is not the cause of skin ailments suffered by residents near Kampung Bukit Koman. Health Ministry deputy director-general (public health) Datuk Dr Lokman Hakim Sulaiman said the first case affecting a resident was reported in March 2009. “However, […]
Risk of Avian Flu Could Be Pushed Up By Climate Change
Researchers say that the rising sea levels, melting glaciers, intense rainstorms and more frequent heat waves are among the effects of climate change. Add to these the latest risk, increased levels of avian flu virus transmission in wild birds. The […]
Malaria Almost Eliminated by Sri Lanka
A new study says that Sri Lanka has succeeded in reducing malaria cases by 99.9 percent since 1999. Additionally, the country is also on track to eliminate the disease completely by 2014. Researchers from Sri Lanka’s Anti-Malaria Campaign and the […]
Here’s Why Your Cellphone Has More Germs Than Toilet Seats
Cellphones are often passed between people which spreads the germs around – but they are never cleaned which is why it contains 10 times more bacteria than most toilet seats, according to experts. Charles Gerba, a microbiologist at the University […]
Five More Tested Positive For Swine Flu in Lucknow
INDIA- A day after swine flu claimed an elderly person, five more cases were tested positive for H1N1 virus in Lucknow. Samples of five people, brought to Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI) with symptoms of the […]
Chemical in Lipstick, Toothpaste may Trigger Heart Problems
Researchers have warned that a chemical commonly used in lipsticks, face washes and toothpaste can cause heart and muscle problems. They have found that ‘Triclosan’, which is in hundreds of household products, can hinder the process by which muscles, including […]
Too close for comfort: Evacuees get skin disease, diarrhea
Respiratory infections, skin diseases and diarrhea were among the conditions hounding many Filipinos from Metro Manila, Central Luzon and Southern Luzon who were affected by recent heavy rain and floods. The Department of Health said Friday at least 2,000 Filipinos […]
Disease alert after PH floods
Manila, Philippines – Emergency relief officials and doctors deployed to flood devastated communities in the Philippines Sunday to prevent outbreaks of disease as the death toll jumped to 85. While floods have gone down significantly around the capital Manila, many […]
Hand-foot-and-mouth disease kills 8 in central China
CHANGSHA – Hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) sickened 17,058 people and killed 8 in July in central China’s Hunan province, the provincial health authorities said Monday. The disease incidence rate in July was much lower than that of previous months, the department […]
