Category: Health alert
Turkey and Singapore establish health cooperation
Singapore and Turkey have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on health cooperation. The MOU was signed this morning after a bilateral meeting between Minister of Health, Mr Gan Kim Yong, and the Turkish Health Minister, Dr Recep Akdağ. The […]
Prolonged sitting may kill you
AUSTRALIA – A recent study found that adults who sat 11 or more hours per day had a 40% increased risk of dying in the next three years versus those who sat for fewer than four hours a day. The […]
Malaysia, Singapore team up on health matters
Malaysia and Singapore have signed their first health sector memorandum of understanding (MoU) related to pharmaceutical regulatory matters. The agreement addresses the countries’ similar challenges in the pharmaceutical field. Health Care Asia Home Malaysia and Singapore have signed their first […]
BPA linked to obesity, diabetes
Bisphenol A (BPA) is back in the news again following the publication of a study by the Chemicals, Health and Environment Monitoring (CHEM) Trust. The document, the Review of the Science Linking Chemical Exposures to the Human Risk of Obesity […]
Study links heavy diesel exhaust to lung cancer
THERE’S new evidence that exposure to exhaust from diesel engines increases the risk of lung cancer. Diesel exhaust has long been classified as a probable carcinogen. But the 20-year study from the National Cancer Institute took a closer look by […]
Common sleeping pills linked with higher death risk
PARIS – Commonly-prescribed sleeping pills are linked to a more-than fourfold risk of premature death, according to an American study published in the journal BMJ Open. These medications were also associated at higher doses with a 35% increased risk of […]
