Category: Health
Health Ministry: ‘Round Balls Each-A-Cup’ from Taiwan free from maleic acid
The health ministry has confirmed that the food product from Taiwan, known as ‘Round Balls Each-A-Cup,’ is free from maleic acid. The ministry’s food safety [...]
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Haze continues to affect Singapore as three-hour PSI reading hits 88
All regions in Singapore were hazy on Friday, as the three-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) reading soared to 88 at 4pm. This is in the moderate range, according to the [...]
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Vietnam is one of the key dog meat markets in Southeast Asia
According to statistics, each year approximately five million dogs are killed for meat, causing threats to human health. The ACPA was established in May 2013 to put an end to [...]
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Dengue endemic in more than 100 countries
Dengue is one of the fastest growing infectious diseases in the world and a major cause of fever that international travellers take home with them, said World Health [...]
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Roche drug approved in Japan for treatment of brain cancer
Japan’s health ministry has approved drug Avastin for the treatment of aggressive brain cancer in Japan, Swiss pharmaceuticals company Roche said on Monday. Avastin is [...]
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Asia dengue fever update: Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines
Dengue fever is being reported in the tens of thousands in parts of southeast Asia, unsurprisingly, as recently as January, the mosquito borne viral disease was given the [...]
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A clear and present danger in the Philippine coconut industry
The cause of the explosion inside a unit in Serendra last May 31 was a suspected gas leak, not a bomb as speculated earlier. DILG Secretary March Roxas said that they are not [...]
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Blackened lives in Philippine charcoal slum
A sinewy man covered in thick soot stands in a grey cloud of smoke, watching over a slow-burning pile of wood that sustains his life but may also eventually kill him. Nearby, [...]
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Haze situation expected to worsen in Malaysia
The haze, which is affecting several parts of the country, is set to worsen with hotter and drier weather expected over the next few months. The air quality in six towns in [...]
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CDC Launches First National HBV Testing Campaign for Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has launched Know Hepatitis B, the first national multi-lingual, multi-year communications campaign to increase testing [...]
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Taiwan self-sufficient in blood supply: foundation
Taiwan has been self-sufficient in medical blood supply since 1991, according to the Taiwan Blood Services Foundation, the only blood donation and supply organisation in [...]
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Breast cancer risk has risen for South Asian women
The breast cancer risk for British Asian women has increased, a study carried out in Leicester suggests. Historically women from this ethnic group have had a lower risk of [...]
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Number of diabetics in Malaysia alarming
An alarming 3.6 million adults are estimated to be affected by diabetes in Malaysia, according to the Obesity Prevention Council President, Jong Koi Chong. Jong said the [...]
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2 babies among 3 dengue fever fatalities in Malaysia
Three people, including two babies, died of dengue-related complications over the past week as Malaysia saw a rise in deaths related to the pandemic during the first six [...]
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Foot-and-mouth disease confirmed in Tibet
An outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has been confirmed in cattle in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, the Ministry of Agriculture said Thursday. A pasture in [...]
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