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TMOF Pill Starves Mosquito Larvae to Death
MALAYSIA – Biotechnology company, EntoGenex introduces a “diet pill” that can help fight off dengue. The pill contains a protein called Trypsin Modulating Oostatic Factor (TMOF) that shuts down mosquito larvae digestive system, starving them to death before they can […]
Med-Health Insurance Conference to Define Industry Outlook
MALAYSIA – Following the success of last year’s conference, The Malaysian Insurance Institute will once again set the stage for the 2012 Medical and Health Insurance Conference (MHI 2012) with the theme “Defining the Future of Medical and Health Insurance”. […]
Holy Cow! Getting into the Thick of Things
MALAYSIA – Before swallowing your gel capsule, have you already read its ingredients? More specifically, do you know where the gel is made from? Chances are you haven’t. Studies have found that people don’t really read labels and that half […]
Vietnam Partners With Australia To Combat TB
VIETNAM – Australia and Vietnam have joined forces to tackle tuberculosis (TB) in Vietnam, which has one of the highest rates of the disease in Asia. The partnership with an initial budget of US$1.3 million involves Australian TB experts providing […]
Boy contracted Bird Flu
HONG KONG – A two-year-old boy in Hong Kong has been confirmed as having contracted the Avian Influenza A (H5N1) virus. The boy is currently receiving isolation treatment at the Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) and his condition is reported to […]
Goggles Trick you to Go on Diet
JAPAN – Another bizarre tool for losing weight has been invented by a group of researchers at the University of Tokyo. Goggles that trick the wearer into thinking the plain snakc in their hand is a chocolate cookie, or make […]
H5N1 Bird Flu Diagnostic Kit Detects all Strains with a Single Test
SINGAPORE – The close collaboration between scientists from the Experimental Therapeutics Centre (ETC) under the Agency for Science and Technology Research (A*STAR) and clinicians from Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) has enabled the successful development of the most comprehensive and […]
A Second Look at Air Purifiers
Air pollution is likely to kill more more than car accidents, according to a study commissioned by Hewlett Foundation. The study also captures the cost to families of missed days of work because of illness related to air pollution (ozone […]
Abbott, Syngene To Open First Nutrition R&D Center In India
INDIA – Health care company Abbott and Syngene, a subsidiary of Indian biotechnology company Biocon, announced plans to establish its first nutrition research and development center in India. The Abbott Nutrition R&D Center at Biocon Park in Bangalore will focus […]
Thirty-six percent Of Malaria Drugs In Southeast Asia Are Fake
UNITED STATES – One-third of the malaria drugs sold across Southeast Asia are either poor quality or fake, according to a National Institutes of Health (NIH) study published in The Lancet Infectious Disease journal. According to the authors, poor quality antimalarial […]
