Category: Top Story
What India can teach the rest of the world about living well
India has been described by some traditional texts as Sa Prathama Sanskrati Vishvavara, the first and supreme culture in the world. To this day, the South Asian country remains a hotspring of ancient wisdom on mind-body health and spirituality. This […]
United Nations predicts HIV-AIDS could be eradicated in the Asia-Pacific within 15 years
The United Nations says the “end of AIDS” in the Asia-Pacific is achievable within the next 15 years, but the organisation’s regional special envoy has warned against complacency. “Many countries are progressing. There are only four, five countries where we […]
Bangladesh outperforms Asian neighbours despite low spending on health care
Exceptional improvements in the survival of infants and children under 5 years of age, life expectancy, immunisation coverage, and tuberculosis control in Bangladesh are part of a remarkable success story for health in the South Asian country, according to a […]
Consortium to develop natural materials for heart regeneration gets EU funding
MAJOR new EU funding for research into heart disease has been announced by a group led by Ireland-based RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland) and AMBER (Advanced Materials and Bio-Engineering Research). Receiving EUR8.7 million in total funding (EUR6.8 million […]
WHO Confirms: Air pollution causes cancer
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the specialized cancer agency of World Health Organization (WHO), recently classified outdoor air pollution as carcinogenic to humans. After reviewing the scientific literature on the subject, the IARC Monographs Program concluded that […]
Asia’s rapid urbanisation gives rise to killer diseases
EXPERTS, representing nine Asian nations and Australia who participated at the recently staged Regional Workshop on Sustainable Development Goals: Priorities and Solutions held in Malaysia discussed how certain health and medical conditions have raised the alarm in the region that’s […]
Resistance to malaria drugs has spread in Southeast Asia
U.S. experts are raising the alarm over the spread of drug-resistant malaria in several Southeast Asian countries, endangering major global gains in fighting the mosquito-borne disease that kills more than 600,000 people annually. While the communicable disease wreaks its heaviest […]
Now is the time to invest in Telehealth in Asia
The global market for telehealth – comprising of telemedicine, remote patient monitoring and mHealth – presents considerable opportunities for healthcare companies as well as information, communication and technology (ICT) firms. With global revenue for consumer medical devices set to reach […]
mHealthcare: Medical and healthcare access on the go
Mobile devices are no longer limited to communicating among family members, peers and colleagues. The device is now utilised as a tool to save lives and extend health care services, especially where mobility or access is impinged. mHealth or mobile […]
Inmarsat and Cisco form partnership for eHealth Services
Inmarsat, a leading British provider of global mobile satellite communications services, has announced a new collaboration with Cisco to provide the satellite connectivity needed to make Cisco’s mobile telemedicine system, the Cisco TelePresence VX Clinical Assistant, available in the world’s […]
