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Lifestyle disorders top health issues in Arab world
Heart disease and stroke have replaced infectious disease as the top causes of early death in the Arab world, tracking the West in a trend towards lifestyle disorders, The Lancet reported Monday. An international consortium of scientists compared the state […]
Playing the blame game with polio
It is deeply troublesome that over the past few years, several kidnappings, beatings and killings of vaccinators have been reported In June 2013, the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned Imran Khan to tackle the transmission of polio virus and factors […]
M’sia bridge into Asia’s booming health care market
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia is poised to be the bridge into Asia’s compelling healthcare opportunities. Malaysian Biotechnology Corporation (BiotechCorp) CEO Datuk Dr Mohd Nazlee Kamal said Malaysia’s healthcare industry is growing at a rapid pace, driven by incremental healthcare spending, […]
Thinner doesn’t mean healthy for Asian-Americans
Asian-Americans tend to be skinnier than white, black or Hispanic Americans, but that doesn’t necessarily equal healthy, new national data reminds. People of Asian descent still struggle with health issues associated with being overweight, like hypertension and high cholesterol. The […]
India looks for WHO to recognize Asian country as being polio-free
India, which had once been the polio capital of the world, has now been free of the debilitating disease for three years. The Asian country will now look forward to being officially declared polio-free by the World Health Organization (WHO) […]
Doctor shortage predicted in major urban areas in 2035
JAPAN -There will be a critical shortage of doctors in major urban areas-including the Tokyo metropolitan area, Aichi Prefecture and Osaka Prefecture-in 2035, when people aged 75 or older will account for about 20 per cent of the nation’s population, […]
Obesity not seen as big problem among Asians, but diabetes still can be
Asians, who now make up an estimated 5 percent of the population. But Tran and others say the comparatively low obesity rate can be misleading, because Asians experience a higher prevalence of obesity-related diseases, such as diabetes and heart disease, […]
Family planning gets left behind in Burma
MAE SOT – Despite donor funding to advance Burma’s healthcare system, experts say more work is needed in life-saving family planning services, which have yet to receive the support they need. “Two-thirds of the population lives in remote, rural areas […]
Asian cities meeting in Manila on ways to combat deadlier, faster-spreading infections
MANILA – As big cities in Asia grapple with deadlier, faster-spreading infections, health professionals, medical associations and researchers, and officials in at least 13 cities in the region will gather in the Philippines next month to share lessons and best […]
East Asian genes may solve the skin cancer puzzle
Europeans fall prey to skin cancer because of their lighter skin, while Africans’ dark skin protects them. But East Asians, whose skin colour resembles that of Europeans, are similar to Africans in their low susceptibility to melanoma – the deadliest […]
