Category: Top Story
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 […]
Classical music beneficial to health
A new study reveals that listening to classical music enhances mood, sharpens memory and enhances learning. Listening to classical music kicks your genes into action, spurring the onset of several physiological processes in the body that can boost your mood […]
Suspension for marijuana may just encourage kids to consume more
Schools that use suspension to punish drug use, or that weakly enforce any of their drug policies, have higher rates of student marijuana use than schools with more consistent and less-punitive approaches, according to a new study. “We hypothesized that […]
RehabTech Asia 2015 to showcase cutting edge technologies
Singapore, 17 March 2015 – The Singapore Rehabilitation Conference, along with the NeuroRehabilitation Medicine & Innovation Asia Pacific Congress and the Rehabilitation Engineering Society and Assistive Technology of North America (RESNA) Asia Pacific Conference will be held in conjunction with […]
Asia’s cutting edge healthcare technologies at Rehabtech
RehabTech Asia will be back for its second iteration from 26 to 28 March 2015 at Singapore EXPO Convention and Exhibition Centre. The trade show provides a unifying platform that brings together Asia’s healthcare professionals with the world’s solution providers […]
