Category: Top Story
South Asians more likely to be diagnosed with late stage breast cancer
South Asian women are more likely to be diagnosed with later stage breast cancer compared to the general population, while Chinese women are more likely to be diagnosed with early stage cancer, according to a study published in the journal […]
More Germans substituting sausages with soya amidst health concerns
Germans, known for their love of sausages, are eating less meat and more vegetarian food as concerns grow about health, animal welfare and the environmental cost of livestock farming. Meat consumption is stable or declining in most developed countries but […]
Instant self-test HIV kit on sale in Britain
Britain’s first legally-approved HIV self-testing kit went on sale online on Monday, promising a result in just 15 minutes with a 99.7% accuracy rate. Developers hope the BioSure HIV Self Test will help identify the estimated 26,000 people in Britain […]
Pepsi to drop artificial sweetener aspartame
A controversial artificial sweetener is being removed from Diet Pepsi in the US amid consumer concerns about its safety. Aspartame-free cans of the drink will go on sale from August in America, but not in Britain. Regulators in the UK […]
Reading to children activates their brain
Reading to small children may help prepare their brains for reading-readiness, a new study suggests. In pre-kindergarten kids who were exposed to more reading at home, brain scans showed different patterns of brain activation than in kids who weren’t read […]
Nepal earthquake: Disaster overwhelms weak healthcare system
A massive earthquake in Nepal has exposed the woeful state of its medical facilities as hospitals struggle to treat vast numbers of injured with limited supplies and staff. The country of 28 million has only 2.1 physicians and 50 hospital […]
World Malaria Day: call to close gaps in prevention and treatment to defeat malaria
WHO is calling on the global health community to urgently address significant gaps in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of malaria. Despite dramatic declines in malaria cases and deaths since 2000, more than half a million lives are still lost […]
Asian generic drug market focus more on market expansion, less on patent cliff: Frost & Sullivan
Fewer blockbusters drugs are expected to go off-patent post 2015, resulting in a scarcity of opportunities for generic companies in Asia. Hence, generic drug manufacturers in the region are looking beyond the patent cliff to focus on market expansion and […]
Monkey malaria in humans becoming more widespread
Malaysia finds itself first-in-line in the region to face this potential health challenge. THE first strain of the malarial parasite Plasmodium knowlesi ever isolated came from a long-tailed macaque in 1932. It wasn’t until the 1960s, however, that it was realised that […]
Leafy greens may be the cause of E. Coli
Canada recently witnessed some cases of E.coli, and this could be traced to leafy green vegetables, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada. The agency said Wednesday it is currently aware of 12 similar cases of E.coli in Alberta, […]
