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Hong Kong to quarantine 17 people over bird flu case
HONG KONG – Hong Kong will quarantine 17 people after the city confirmed its first human case of the deadly H7N9 bird flu, officials said Tuesday. The 17 are mostly relatives of the employer of a 36-year-old Indonesian domestic helper, […]
Treating hair loss in women
Hair loss is a distressing condition that will affect many women any time from their late 20s to the menopausal stage. Hair is not only crucial to a woman’s attractiveness, it is also fundamental to her gender identity and sexuality. […]
Soften dry lips with these cool tips
The cold weather can sap your lips of their essential moisture. Keep them soft and hydrated, make sure you choose your lip balm carefully. Here are simple tips to ensure you have soft and supple lips during winter, reports femalefirst.co.uk: […]
MERS death in Dubai raises global toll to 70
DUBAI: Health authorities in the capital of the United Arab Emirates say a woman has died from the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS. The health authority in Abu Dhabi reported the death of the Jordanian woman, 38, on Tuesday. […]
Deeper knowledge about spa
BEIJING-Besides being a popular way to relax, visiting a spa is also known to have various health benefits. A spa’s curative power lies in the minerals found in the water. A warm mineral spa can be effective in curing the […]
Bats are original carriers of Sars virus
SINGAPORE – It’s final. A decade after the Sars outbreak killed close to 800 people worldwide, scientists have fingered bats as the original carriers, or “reservoirs”, of the disease that later jumped to humans. They are also the likely culprits […]
Juices packed with life
King coconut, more popularly known as thambili, is loved by everyone for its refreshing taste and soothing properties. It has for centuries been used by Ayurvedic practitioners as a remedy for various ailments, especially as a laxative and heat expeller […]
No need to lift a finger to have vital signs read
SINGAPORE – Putting on cumbersome devices to measure your heart rate, breathing and body movements may soon be a thing of the past. Instead, a person does not have to do much besides sit down on a chair, or lie […]
Epidemic might break out in Tacloban
If the piles of garbage and bodies still buried in the rubble and garbage are not collected, there might soon be an epidemic in Tacloban City and other places that were battered by Supertyphoon “Yolanda.” The streets were still littered […]
China reports 70,000 new HIV infections in 9 months
BEIJING- China reported some 70,000 cases of new HIV infections in the first nine months of the year, bringing the total number of people living with HIV/AIDS to 434,000, the country’s health authority said Sunday. From January to September, 80.7 […]
