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Malaysia nabs award for access to affordable hepatitis C medicine
Malaysia has received the Leadership Award in Intellectual Property and Access to Medicines. The victory came after the country successfully invoked the Sofosbuvir compulsory licence to gain access to hepatitis C medicine at an affordable price. The Malaysian Government received […]
Residents of low-income neighbourhoods have harder time accessing resources to manage their diabetes
People with diabetes who live in poor communities with limited access to exercise facilities or grocery stores may have a harder time managing their symptoms than diabetics living in more affluent areas, a U.S. study suggests. Communities with lower employment, […]
Gardening helps cancer survivors eat better, feel better
Researchers say that three seasons of home vegetable gardening may increase physical activity, fruits and vegetables in the diet and also enhance feelings of self-worth among cancer survivors. Possibly as a result of these healthy behaviours, gardeners in the small […]
China’s 2017 birth rates fell 3.5 %
Births in mainland China fell by 3.5 % to 17.23 million last year, according to a recent China Daily report which cited figures from the country’s statistics bureau. The fall in the number of births in 2017 came despite a […]
Post Basic Haemodialysis (PBHD) Nursing Programme trains nurses in Malaysia to specialize in dialysis care
As of 2016, there are 65, 000 Malaysians on dialysis and that there is an increase of 15 % in dialysis patients per annum nationwide. The biggest increase can be seen among those 65 years and older and that the […]
Man’s throat ruptured after trying to suppress a high-force sneeze
Doctors are warning that stifling a sneeze by clamping your nose and mouth shut can cause serious physical damage. The warning came after medics in Leicester treated a 34-year-old man who ruptured his throat while trying to stop a high-force […]
Smelling the scent of their partner can ease a woman’s anxiety
A study has found that women who feel stressful may have their anxiety eased by smelling the scent of their partner. Stress levels dropped in women who smelled their partner’s shirt during a stress test but rose in women who […]
Longer breastfeeding lowers risk of diabetes for mothers
A new U.S. study has found that the longer a woman breastfeeds her child, the less likely she will develop diabetes, even a decade later. Paediatricians recommend that mothers exclusively breastfeed infants until they’re at least six months old because […]
Girls who hit puberty early more likely to suffer heart disease and stroke in womanhood
A U.K. study has found that girls who start menstruating before the age of 12 may have a greater risk of heart disease and stroke later in life than their peers who go through puberty later. For the study, researchers […]
The higher your work stress gets, the more likely you will get diabetes
A recent study suggests that workers who experience an increase in stress on the job over time may be more likely to develop diabetes than their co-workers who don’t. Researchers examined data on 3,730 petroleum industry workers in China. At […]
