Category: Top Story
Doctors doling out meds as mental health issues rise in Japan
The days of “grinning and bearing it” are fast coming to an end in Japan as increasing numbers of those suffering from depression and anxiety disorders are turning to medication rather than stoicism for a solution, as doctors, counselors and […]
Volunteers use 3D printers to create inexpensive prosthetics
An online organization of more than 1,500 volunteers is using 3D printers to produce prosthetic hands or fingers for people around the world who need them. This Sunday, the group, called e-NABLE, will come together at the Johns Hopkins Hospital […]
Your medical record is worth more to hackers than your credit card
Your medical information is worth 10 times more than your credit card number on the black market. Last month, the FBI warned healthcare providers to guard against cyber attacks after one of the largest U.S. hospital operators, Community Health Systems […]
Eggs-traordinary new product made from plants
PETALING JAYA – While fake eggs made from chemicals are “a huge no-no”, how about those made from plants? The egg replacements, known as Beyond Eggs, come in the form of powder made from sorghum produced by a food company […]
Bill Gates gives Chinese company a run for the thinnest condom
A Chinese rubber company’s battle to be known as the producer of the world’s thinnest condom may be under threat thanks to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. China’s Guangzhou Daming United Rubber Products is currently suing Okamoto Industries after the Japanese […]
High blood sugar increases cancer risk
Researchers analyzed 16 studies covering 900,000 people and found that non-diabetics with high blood sugar levels are at 15 percent increased risk for breast, colon, liver, stomach, pancreas and endometrial cancers. No link was found for lung, prostate, ovarian, kidney […]
ASEAN members committed to strengthening healthcare cooperation
HANOI – Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have committed themselves to strengthening healthcare cooperation with a vision of “A Healthy, Caring and Sustainable ASEAN Community.” The commitment was stated in a joint statement adopted at the […]
Asia Pacific remains a very happy place with major disparities visible in the region
Singapore – The latest study conducted by Ipsos APAC and Toluna, reveals that Asia Pacific remains a highly happy place, with a vast majority of its citizens saying they feel happy or very happy. The poll was conducted in March […]
Hunger easing globally, but 1 in 9 people reported to be undernourished
Indonesia has halved the undernourished proportion of the population. The number of hungry people in the world has fallen by more than 100 million in the past decade but 805 million people, or one in nine, still do not have […]
S’porean’s surgeon ‘map’ increases the efficiency and safety of operation
A surgeon here has come up with a “map” that can reduce the risks and duration of a common early-stage breast cancer surgery. In such surgery, or a sentinel lymph node biopsy, doctors remove the body structures that cancer cells […]
