2014年10月29日 星期三

2014-10-30 Singapore Health

  The Straits Times   
30% rise in Medifund applications approved  TODAYonline
SINGAPORE — The amount paid out by the Medifund scheme to help needy patients between April last year and March this year jumped 27 per cent to S$130 million, compared with the previous financial year, based on the fund's annual report released ...

More people receiving aid from Medifund   Channel News Asia
More money paid out by Medifund this financial year: MOH   The Straits Times

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  BBC News   
Ebola quarantine test looms in US  BBC News
A nurse who cared for Ebola patients in Sierra Leone is fighting the US state of Maine over its right to quarantine her against her will. In a test case for returning US health workers, Kaci Hickox has vowed to leave her home on Thursday if the state does not lift ...

Quarantined Ebola nurse goes outside; police watch   The Hindu
WHO's Chan Slams US, Australia Travel Curbs for Ebola   Businessweek
US Nurse Fights Ebola Quarantine, Says Will Not be Bullied   NDTV
Irish Independent   
WMTW Portland   
13abc Action News   
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  Kansas City Star   
Cases of Ebola 'are slowing in Liberia'  Herald Scotland
THE World Health Organisation (WHO) says the rate of Ebola cases in Liberia seems to be slowing, although experts are still examining the data to make sure it is reliable. THE World Health Organisation (WHO) says the rate of Ebola cases in Liberia seems to ...

S Leone Ebola chief blasts ambulance attacks   News24
Rate of new Ebola infections in Liberia is slowing, WHO says   Washington Post
New Ebola cases slowing in Liberia, but too soon to celebrate: WHO   Bangkok Post
Irish Examiner   
The Straits Times   
USA TODAY   
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  NDTV   
Africans in New York Complain of Ebola Stigma  NDTV
New York: Members of the west African community in New York complained Wednesday that their children were being bullied at school and businesses were losing money because of hysteria over Ebola. Panic has gripped many Americans since a Liberian ...

Africans in New York complain of bullying, harassment due to hysteria over Ebola   The Straits Times

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  TIME   
Learning From Past Viral Epidemics, Asia Readies for Possible Ebola Outbreak  TIME
Philippines Ebola Government health workers practice wearing Ebola protective suits on the first day of training on hospital management for Ebola virus at the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine in the Philippine city of Muntinlupa on Oct. 28, 2014 Bullit ...

Ebola, beyond Africa   Indian Express
Keeping Ebola Away from Asia: Lessons from Sars   The Establishment Post
Alternative venues for top fruit exports: Pears to Asia   FreshPlaza

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'Sunshine cream' seems to slow weight gain in mice  Futurity: Research News
When researchers exposed overfed mice to UV light, they gained less weight. The mice also displayed fewer warning signs linked to diabetes, such as abnormal glucose levels and resistance to insulin. Next the researchers applied a cream containing nitric ...


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  CTV News   
Families benefit from multiple means of communication: study  CTV News
When children leave the nest to start their own lives, being able to contact mom and dad using a variety of digital means -- including text messaging and Facebook -- could be beneficial to their relationship, according to researchers from the University of ...


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  Channel 4 News (blog)   
Why we are on the verge of diabetes & tuberculosis epidemic  Channel 4 News (blog)
Experts warn that the world needs to 'wake up' to an emerging epidemic of diabetes and tuberculosis. Figures show that diabetes triples the risk of a person developing TB and with cases 'skyrocketing' around the world, doctors said there was a risk that the ...

The Lethality of TB is Increased By Diabetes   Dumb-Out
Diabetes set to accelerate TB cases due to lowered immunity   Health24.com
Experts warn for TB-diabetes co-epidemic   Niticentral
RTT News   
Science Times   
Pakistan Christian Post   
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Joint US Military Team Trains to Treat Ebola Patients  Yahoo Singapore News
A 30-person joint military team completed training in caring for patients infected with the Ebola virus on Monday, October 27. This video features footage of the medical staff practising putting on and removing protective medical gowns and equipment. Credit: ...


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  Zee News   
Asthma attacks can be controlled by Vitamin D  Zee News
London: An Israeli research has found that asthma flare ups can be helpped by boosting the level of Vitamin D in deficients asthmatics. Dr Ronit Confino-Cohen from University's Sackler Faculty of Medicine, said that Vitamin D has significant ...

Vitamin D Deficiency Aggravates Asthma   Pharmacy Times
Vitamin D can help asthma patients breathe easier   Business Standard
Vitamin D deficiency linked to increased risk of asthma attacks   Medical News Today
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