Category: Top Story
From street stalls to bourses, South East Asia’s traditional medicine makers promise panacea
On rainy days in Jakarta, a canny street merchant like Emi can sell two dozen sachets of herbal cold cure Tolak Angin to office workers and labourers sniffling by her roadside stall. “Herbal medicine is good for the body because […]
Can you really squeeze more joy out of life?
Happiness is a serious subject for many researchers these days. Some studies show that you have some control over how happy you feel. Sonja Lyubomirsky, a psychology professor and happiness researcher, writes that your genes decide about 50% of your […]
Fitness brings a positive change in your life
Here’s how to bring about a positive change. The most common New Year resolution is to focus on fitness. Joe Turner, personal trainer and lead tutor at www.thetrainingroom.com shares tips to help you materialise your New Year fitness resolution, reports […]
20 things to let go of before the New Year
How much stress are you carrying around? Do you feel burdened by life’s circumstances and emotional issues? Becoming more grounded and happy starts with letting go of worry and stress. I learned this in my own journey, through overcoming drug […]
World Bank sets goal for access to health care
TOKYO – Ensuring greater access to affordable health care is a crucial factor in alleviating poverty and promoting economic growth, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said Friday in announcing ambitious targets for preventing and treating chronic illnesses in developing […]
Top concerns for Asia: Mental Health, Obesity, NCDs
Mental health, obesity and non-communicable diseases are growing threats and should be among development targets being negotiated at the United Nations between 2015 and 2030, according to a statement issued by experts representing nine Asian countries and Australia at a […]
Global malaria fight needs greater resources to ensure success: UN officials
UNITED NATIONS- UN officials on Thursday said that much more is needed to prevent hundreds of thousands of deaths a year from malaria while financing has increased substantially and enabled great progress in the fight against the disease. While more […]
Integrated healthcare
LIKE most countries in the region, healthcare in Pakistan is delivered through a mixed public-private system. While private healthcare provision was initially on a small scale, it has grown exponentially over the years, so much so that according to a […]
Winning the battle against hepatitis
HEPATITIS B and C are major health hazards in the country that are often overlooked. Hepatitis B has already infected chronically about 16.7 % or 7.3 million adults. This means that one out of seven Filipinos are living with the […]
Many Asian countries ignoring looming Osteoporosis crisis, says IOF
SINGAPORE – A new report launched Thursday by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) shows osteoporosis is a looming crisis throughout Asia Pacific with the number of fracture sufferers to rise dramatically in the coming decades. Produced with the support of […]
