2014年12月23日 星期二

2014-12-24 Singapore Health


Channel News Asia
   
Metformin Seems Safe for Some With Impaired Kidney Function   
Doctors Lounge
For individuals with impaired kidney function, evidence suggests that metformin use is safe in those with mild or moderate disease, according to a review published in the Dec. 24/31 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. TUESDAY, Dec.
Diabetes Rx May Be Safe for Kidney Patients   dailyRx
Diabetes Drug Metformin Safe for Patients With Kidney Disease: Review   HealthDay
Popular diabetes drug may be safe for patients with kidney disease   Medical Xpress
Channel News Asia   
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The Straits Times
   
Let MediShield Life give more patients a new lease of life   
The Straits Times
A man dressed as Santa Claus talks to a cancer patient undergoing chemotherapy in the Cancer Institute in Sao Paulo on Dec 19, 2014. In Singapore, MediShield Life, which would have come into effect by then, will greatly increase coverage for cancer care.
Taking stock of new healthcare initiatives in Singapore   Channel News Asia

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AsiaOne
   
For Babies, Bigger Isn't Always Better   
AsiaOne
Many parents believe chubbiness in babies is a bragging right. And traditional clinical practice often focuses on making sure infants are gaining enough weight, not worrying about whether it is too much. But babies who top the charts and gain weight too ...


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IBNLive
   
India's birth rate shrinks   
Jakarta Post
India's birth rate declined dramatically in the last two decades due in part to rising female literacy, a new study shows, but experts warned against complacency in the country of 1.2 billion. The Total Fertility Rate -- the number of children the average woman ...

India birthrate plunged in 2 decades: Report   Press TV
India's birth rate declines   IBNLive

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Live Trading News
   
Ohio Not Prepared for Infectious Disease   
Live Trading News
Ohio ranked among the least prepared states to handle infectious disease outbreaks, according to a report released Thursday on preparedness nationwide. The state was given low marks for cutting public health spending and not meeting goals to vaccinate ...


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International Business Times AU
   
Eight-Year-Old HIV-Positive Boy Shunned By Villagers; Incident Met With Anger ...   
International Business Times AU
An 8-year-old boy, dubbed as Kunkun by the media, was targeted and shunned by villagers in the southwestern province of Sichuan because he was HIV-positive. His mother left the village in 2006 and his father left after Kunkun's diagnosis of HIV came, and ...

Beijing to give HIV-positive boy - who was targeted by village for expulsion ...   The Straits Times
China promises medical care for HIV-positive boy: state media   inSing.com News
Boy threatened with expulsion from village because he has HIV   Metro
The Age   
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The Star Online
   
Japan scientists develop micro-fine adhesive sensors   
The Star Online
GETTING TO THE HEART OF THE MATTER: Tiny sensors can now be placed on the skin to monitor hearts. — AFP. Scientists in Japan have developed a sticky sheet of tiny sensors that can be put directly on moving joints, beating hearts or other living tissues ...


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South China Morning Post (subscription)
   
'Good doctor' in Cambodian village faces life sentence for allegedly infecting at ...   
South China Morning Post (subscription)
Many of Yem Chrin's former patients still refer to him as "the good doctor", but others say the life sentence he faces for allegedly infecting more than 140 people in a Cambodian village with HIV is not enough. "We want to kill him," said Seoum Chhorm, 63, ...

Unlicensed doctor charged for HIV outbreak in Cambodia   UPI.com
Cambodian Village Hit By HIV Mass Infection   Asian Scientist Magazine
Survey Launched to Find Source Of HIV's Spread in Battambang   The Cambodia Daily (subscription)
ChristianToday   
Channel 2 News   
Latin American Herald Tribune   
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Daily Caller
   
Persecuted Flocks Prepare For Christmas   
Daily Caller
As Christmas approaches on Thursday for the majority of Christians, persecuted communities continue to demonstrate their survival and resilience. In a letter released on Sunday, Pope Francis called the hardships that face Christians in the Middle East “a ...

Francis' Gift to Catholics   New York Times
Blunt words from Pope Francis   Chicago Tribune
Why the Pope rocked in 2014   NEWS.com.au
Toronto Star   
Irish Times   
USA TODAY   
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Telegraph.co.uk
   
French doctors strike in protest at 'NHS-style' reforms   
Telegraph.co.uk
Thousands of French doctors went on strike on Tuesday to protest against a new health reform modelled on Britain's NHS system, and which they say will make them victims of state red tape. The GPs and specialists began an eight-day walkout in protest ...

French doctors' strike bites into health services   Kuwait News Agency
French doctors kick off Christmas strike   The Sun Daily

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