Category: Top Story
Doctors testing if iron injections help heart failure patients
About two in three heart failure patients in Singapore also suffer from iron deficiency, which adds to their symptoms of fatigue and breathlessness. Most are unable to get enough iron through their food, or even with iron supplements. Furthermore, many […]
Antibiotics in the chicken we eat
It is imperative that the government takes urgent steps to deal with the growing misuse of antibiotics in the poultry industry The road from Hyderabad to Bangalore is full of history. On the way is Banganapalli in Rayalaseema, a place […]
Delivering painkillers faster with microneedle patch
SINGAPORE: Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have pioneered a technique to enclose lidocaine – a common painkiller – into tiny needles attached to an adhesive patch. The researchers said this method can deliver drugs into the skin […]
Firm sells waste oil as cooking oil
TAIPEI, Taiwan – The Southern Taiwan Investigation Center of the Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) busted an illegal oil supplier yesterday, saying that the main suspect, surnamed Kuo, recycled cooking oil and sold it to oil manufacturers as a fresh product. […]
WHO calls for action to reduce global suicide rate of 800,000 a year
More than 800,000 people each year worldwide commit suicide – around one person every 40 seconds – with many using poisoning, hanging or shooting to end their own lives, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday. In its first […]
Researchers in Japan develop a 30-minute, cheaper test for Ebola
TOKYO–Japanese researchers said Tuesday they had developed a new method to detect the presence of the Ebola virus in 30 minutes, with technology that could allow doctors to quickly diagnose infection. Professor Jiro Yasuda and his team at Nagasaki University […]
Japan to work with India in finding sickle cell anaemia remedy
Japan on Sunday agreed to work with India in developing a treatment for the sickle cell anaemia after Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought help for finding remedy to the deadly disease commonly found among tribals in India. Modi, who has […]
Indian start-up launches shoes that show you the way
An Indian high-tech start-up is promising to do the same in real life with a new, GPS-enabled smart sports shoe that vibrates to give the wearer directions. The fiery red sneakers, which will also count the number of steps taken, […]
Neuroscientists say it’s possible to overwrite bad memories
TOKYO, Japan – Emotions connected to memories can be rewritten, making bad events in the past seem better and good things appear worse, scientists from Japan and the United States have found. The discovery of the mechanism behind the process […]
Natural & Organic Products Asia 2014 Accelerates Healthy Living Trend
HONG KONG, CHINA – The inaugural Natural & Organic Products Asia opened yesterday, with intense business activity and deal-making reflecting the strong growth potential of the region’s market for natural products and services. The three-day Expo is a unique commercial […]
