Category: Top Story
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, […]
Health data breaches on the rise
Large-scale health data breaches reported by doctors and health plans have been rising steadily, a new report shows. From 2010 to 2013, nearly 1000 large breaches affected more than 29 million individual health records, and more than half resulted from […]
Risk of Ebola spreading to other countries have lowered
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that the risk of Ebola spreading to other countries have lowered. The U.N. agency declared in August 2014 that the world’s worst Ebola outbreak, which began in December 2013, represented a “public […]
Asia’s emerging asbestos epidemic
Asbestos-related diseases (ARD) represent a growing global epidemic. Yet little is known about the current status of asbestos and ARD in Asia. Now, new research from the UNU International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH) attempts to fill this void. Growing […]
India to add more AIDS, TB drugs to essential medicines list: sources
India is likely to add more HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis drugs to its list of essential medicines that are subject to price caps, people directly involved in the process said, in a move to improve affordability of drugs to treat the deadly […]
Aphasia, a sad effect of stroke
1. What are the chances of stroke affecting the ability to understand and process language in stroke patients? Associate Professor Elizabeth Cardell (PhD, Griffith University):Aphasia is quite common. Worldwide, around15 million people suffer a cerebrovascular accident (stroke) each year. The […]
Male smokers face higher risk of bone density loss
Male smokers have a greater risk for osteoporosis than other men and even than women smokers, a recent study finds. This discovery suggests that screening guidelines usually focused on women might need to be expanded to include men. “We expected […]
