Category: Features
Male farmers in Sabah most likely to contract “monkey malaria”, study finds
Adult male farmers in Sabah, Malaysia have the highest risk of contracting Plasmodium knowlesi malaria — an infection usually found only in monkeys — than other people in their communities, according to a new study conducted by the London School […]
High-tech farms now producing cold-weather crops in Singapore
High-tech vertical farms in Singapore are now planting cold-weather produce and crops which would not typically survive in Singapore’s climate and are usually grown in temperate countries like the US and Australia. Singapore’s local farms currently produce 12% of the […]
Contrasting demand for alternative sweeteners in western, Asian markets
Significant changes in the demand for alternative sweeteners has put the high-intensity sweetener (HIS) markets in Western and Eastern countries in contrast to one another – with one showing decline and the other remaining strong. Although new, natural sweeteners like […]
French government sued by air pollution victim
A 56-year-old citizen in Paris, France has sued the government for failing to protect her health against the harmful effects of air pollution. Clotilde Nonnez, a yoga teacher, says she has seen her health deteriorate in the 30 years that […]
WHO: More than 100,000 affected by cholera outbreak in Yemen
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that there are now more than 100,000 suspected cases of cholera in the recent outbreak in Yemen, with the death toll reaching over 700 since the outbreak started on April 27. According to […]
Some US drugs with “accelerated approval” lack strong clinical evidence
Some drugs that have been given “accelerated approval” by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDDA) to be made available to the American public lack stringent clinical evidence proving their benefits, according to a new study published by researchers from […]
India’s drug pricing regulator seeks addition of medical devices to control list
India’s drug pricing regulator requested the country’s health ministry for the addition of four medical devices to a list of products qualified for price controls to lower the costs to patients, which would mean another swing to the nation’s US$5 […]
Coffee, herbal tea may protect against liver fibrosis
A new study has found that drinking coffee or herbal tea may help protect against liver fibrosis, which is the scarring of the liver resulting from chronic inflammation and is estimated as the degree of liver stiffness. Scientists think these […]
WHO releases new essential drug list to curb antimicrobial resistance
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new “essential medicines list” categorizing antibiotics into three groups in an attempt to fight antimicrobial resistance. The new classification list includes 39 antibiotics for 21 common syndromes classified into “Access”, “Watch” and […]
Prostate cancer drug improved patient survival in large clinical trial
A prostate cancer drug therapy targeting cancer that has already spread was found to improve patient survival in one of the largest clinical trials for the disease, UK researchers said. The drug, called abiraterone, was used in the trial as […]
