Category: Health alert
12 per cent of deaths in Chinese males tobacco-related: WHO
A World Health Organisation official said 12 per cent of deaths in Chinese males were tobacco-related and the number may rise significantly, Guangming Daily reported. About 50.4 per cent of Chinese men smoke and 340 million Chinese are at risk […]
Dirty secrets of the food processing industry
We have always processed our food; this is an activity that is uniquely human. We chop, soak, cook and ferment our food – as well as grind and dry – these are all types of processing. Traditional processing has two […]
Know your limit before drinking
Health authorities recommend less than 5 shots of soju a day, 2-3 days free from alcohol after excessive drinking To many, December is the month to celebrate. The series of celebrations, however, could ruin one’s health with continued hard drinking, […]
Deadly medical errors
Incidents of medical malpractice in Vietnam are not rare. For Halloween, one man in Ho Chi Minh City wore a doctor’s white coat with a name tag on the left chest pocket. It did not read “Dr Frankenstein”, but “Dr […]
Illegals likely cause of TB spike
KUCHING: Foreign workers working in the country legally are not likely to be the cause of the rise of tuberculosis cases in the country. This is because foreigners with contagious diseases are prohibited from entering the country including students applying […]
Two Tawau ice factories shut down over health risk
TAWAU: The Health Department on Tuesday ordered two ice factories here to close for 14 days for cleaning and maintenance as their operation may pose a health and safety risk. They were among three factories inspected by the department officers […]
Dr Dawos: Destruction of environment affects human health
PUTRAJAYA: Human greed on environmental activities has not only destroyed the ecosystem but also affected human health as well, said Deputy Natural Resource and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Dr James Dawos. Therefore, he reminded the people on the importance of […]
Indians, Malays lack awareness on healthy diet, health care — Health Minister
PUTRAJAYA: Indians and Malays have been found to lack a sense of awareness on healthy diet and health care, as compared to the Chinese in the country, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S Subramaniam. He said these factors led […]
Silent threat
Youths should educate themselves on snexually-transmitted infectios and keep themselves protected THE subject of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is often kept under wraps or discussed only in hushed tones but the number of people — especially youth — who are […]
Smokers’ skin may age faster
Smokers are likely to get bags under their eyes and wrinkles around their lips earlier than non-smokers, according to a new study of identical twins. Judges who didn’t know which twin smoked said the smoker looked older 57 per cent […]
