Category: Features
Manulife-Sinochem rewards customers’ healthy lifestyles with free insurance
An innovative life insurance program that rewards customers with free insurance coverage for taking steps to stay healthy and active has recently been launched in China by Manulife-Sinochem, the first Chinese-foreign joint-venture life insurance company established in the country. The […]
WHO: Sri Lanka is certified malaria-free
Sri Lanka was recently certified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as malaria-free. In an outstanding public health achievement, the country has successfully eliminated malaria, a life-threatening disease which long affected the island country. “Sri Lanka’s achievement is truly remarkable. […]
Philippines confirms first locally acquired Zika case
The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) confirmed on September 5 the country’s first reported case of the Zika virus infection this year, and the sixth recorded case in the country since 2012. The DOH said that the infection was locally […]
Health ministers from 11 Southeast Asia WHO countries meet in Sri Lanka
The Health Ministers from 11 World Health Organization (WHO) member nations from the South-East Asia Region are meeting from September 5 to 9 in Colombo, Sri Lanka to set the region’s health priorities. According to a WHO press release, a […]
Antibacterial soaps, body washes containing triclosan banned by the US FDA
Many companies that sell antibacterial soaps and body washes market their products as something that helps keep you and your family safe by helping prevent the spread of germs and bacteria and lowering the risk of getting infected by illnesses […]
Largest biomedical center in Europe opened in London
The Francis Crick Institute, the biggest medical laboratory in Europe, recently opened in London, UK. The institute, named after the co-discoverer of DNA, will focus on and examine fundamental questions about how illnesses develop to find new ways to treat […]
Singapore’s HSA raises alert on three illegal health products
Four Singapore residents have been hospitalized for serious conditions after consuming illegal health products that contained undeclared ingredients. In a statement by Singapore’s Health Sciences Authority (HSA), they identified the products as Snake Powder Capsules, JC Gold, and Tu Cho […]
Takeda set to develop Zika virus vaccine with US funding of up to US$312 mn
In response to the growing number of cases of the Zika virus infection in more than 60 countries and territories all over the world, including the US, Japanese drugmaker Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. is the latest to join the list of […]
New Alzheimer’s drug therapy shows promise in treatment breakthrough
An antibody drug therapy that is targeted against Alzheimer’s disease recently showed promising results in its initial trial, which could potentially lead to a breakthrough in the treatment of the brain disorder that has devastates over 5 million Americans. The […]
Singapore’s Zika virus cases rise to 82, travel warnings issued
As of August 30, Singapore’s confirmed Zika virus infection cases climbed to 82 since the first case was reported on August 27. The US has also issued a travel warning for pregnant women to avoid traveling to the city-state, joining […]
