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Two health workers among latest Saudi cases of Mers virus
Two Saudi health workers who had been in contact for patients with Middle East respiratory syndrome (Mers) coronavirus infections are among three new cases reported to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the United Nations (UN) agency said on Thursday. The […]
Vaccines ensure rabies won’t jump to humans
TAIPEI, TAIWAN – There will be no human rabies outbreak because the government has prepared ample vaccines, according to Centers for Disease Control (CDC) chief Chang Feng-yee (張峰義). Anyone bitten or scratched by a wild mammal or a stray cat […]
Specially empowered broccoli to fight chronic disease
Chronic diseases for instance, Type 2 diabetes and heart disease can be battled with some secrets from our own kitchen, a special broccoli, which researchers say can do wonders for health . The special broccoli created by scientists at the […]
Chicken sales banned in Nepal
Nepal has banned the sale of chicken after bird flu outbreak at several poultry farms on the outskirts of the capital Kathmandu, say officials. Officials at Kathmandu District Animal Health Office said the government had imposed a week-long ban on […]
Healing stones
BEIJING-Several traditional therapies have embraced hot rocks for their potentially restorative powers, and spas are taking advantage of the trend, Wang Hongyi reports in Shanghai. The summer’s sizzle has already made people around the country sweaty and restless. While people […]
Indonesia’s schizophrenic patients go untreated
INDONESIA – The Health Ministry has revealed that more than 90 per cent of people diagnosed with schizophrenia in the country have no access to medical treatment. “The ministry estimates only around 10 per cent of people with schizophrenia are […]
Study finds ‘cell phones do up cancer risk’
A new study has showed heavy cell phone users’ saliva shows higher risk factors for cancer. Dr. Yaniv Hamzany of Tel Aviv University’s Sackler Faculty of Medicine and the Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Department at the Rabin Medical Center, […]
Japanese researchers develop breathalyzer that tells you how many calories you have burnt
Researchers in Japan have developed a new portable breathalyzer that can calculate how many calories your body is managing to burn up, according to a new study published in the Journal of Breath Research. The device has been developed by […]
Scientists develop glass scaffold that can help heal bone injuries
A type of glass implant that could help in regeneration of injured bone was developed by scientists. The study conducted by Missouri University of Science and Technology has found that it could help in repairing the bones in the arms, […]
One new HIV case reported in every two hours in Philippines
MANILA- The Philippine Department of Health (DOH) said Tuesday that one new case of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has been reported every two hours in the country so far this year. For June alone, there were 431 new HIV cases, […]
