2015年1月20日 星期二

2015-01-21 Singapore Health


AsiaOne
   
S'pore Sports Institute looking for in-house doctor: Minister   
TODAYonline
SINGAPORE — The Singapore Sports Institute (SSI), which has been without a resident doctor for the past two years, is searching for an in-house medical officer, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Lawrence Wong told Parliament yesterday. He was ...

Singapore Sports Institute looking for resident medical director: Lawrence Wong   Channel News Asia
Push to grow sports base   AsiaOne

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AsiaOne
   
Weekend help for those with elderly dependants   
AsiaOne
MADAM Tan Sok Meng had been looking for help to take care of her 89-year-old mother on weekends. Her mother is cared for at the Hong Kah North Day Care Centre from Mondays to Fridays. But on some weekends, Madam Tan, 52, needs some free time ...

More centres to offer weekend care for those with elderly dependants   The Straits Times

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Obama Calls for Medical-Research Expansion   
Wall Street Journal
President Barack Obama called for a new medical research push in his State of the Union address, which the White House says will include fighting antibiotic resistance and the pursuit of targeted therapy based on a patient's genetic makeup. The beefed-up ...


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WPVI-TV
   
No American apples with deadly bacteria found in Bangkok   
Pattaya Mail
BANGKOK, 20 January 2015 - The National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards (ACFS) says no imported apples distributed by American companies are found contaminated in Thailand. The ACFS has taken samples of American apples, ...

Recall for Granny Smith, Gala Apples Due to Listeria monocytogenes   WTRF
Malaysian ban on Gala, Granny Smith apples causes confusion   Channel News Asia
Granny Smith, Gala apples recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes   WTVD-TV

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Channel News Asia
   
EAST calls for release of bird flu information   
China Post
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Environment and Animal Society of Taiwan (EAST) Chief Executive Chu Tseng-hung (朱增宏) stated during a press conference yesterday morning that the government should release solid scientific evidence pertaining to the H5 strains of ...

Group urges government to provide proof of claims   Taipei Times
Bird flu-hit Taiwan mulls poultry imports   Channel News Asia
Taiwan to import chickens if avian flu outbreak worsens   Focus Taiwan News Channel
WantChinaTimes   
WorldPoultry.net   
Yahoo!7 News   
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The Nation
   
New campaign highlights impact of violence on kids   
The Nation
MORE THAN 19,000 children - up to 52 a day - were taken to hospital in 2013 for physical and sexual abuse, a study by the Public Health Ministry has found. The study was cited at the launch on Monday of a new campaign to boost awareness on the adverse ...


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AsiaOne
   
Gym time won't cancel out too much sitting   
AsiaOne
People who are too sedentary, even if they do exercise frequently, are more likely to develop heart disease, cancer and diabetes, a new report says. It's well known that too much sitting time is bad for our health. "What we didn't know was whether the sitting ...

Sitting all day increases risk of disease, even with exercise   Vox
Study: Excessive sitting linked to risk of heart disease, cancer   USA TODAY
Even Regular Exercise Isn't Enough To Cancel Out Too Much Sitting   Huffington Post
Calgary Herald   
New York Daily News   
National Post   
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Montreal Gazette
   
Couples who try to shape up together have better odds of success   
Los Angeles Times
If you want to improve your odds of losing weight, quitting smoking or sticking with an exercise plan, researchers in England have this advice: Get your spouse to do it with you. lRelated Getting angry with your spouse? Quick, eat something! Science Now ...

Health unit wants to help smokers STOP   Niagara Falls Review
KFL&A Public Health Challenges Smokers to Quit   CKWS
Want to REALLY quit smoking or lose weight? Then do it with your partner, study ...   Mirror.co.uk
TIME   
Huffington Post   
Reuters   
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North Country Public Radio
   
Study shows asthma is not more prevalent in the inner city   
Boston Globe
For more than 50 years, researchers have described childhood asthma as a plague of the inner city — urban areas where 20 percent or more of the population lives below the poverty line. But a new study by researchers from Johns Hopkins University School ...

Study: Asthma Not More Prevalent In Cities   CBS Local
Inner City Life is Not Linked to Asthma, Study Suggests   Daily Science Journal
Living in US inner city doesn't raise asthma risk, say researchers   Malay Mail Online
Yahoo News   
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WDTV
   
One Alcoholic Drink a Day Could Lower Risk for Heart Failure   
WDTV
A new study published in the European Heart Journal studied nearly 15,000 men and women and found drinking up to seven alcoholic beverages per week could reduce heart failure by 20% in men and 16% in women. A single drink for this study was ...

What a Daily Drink Might Do for Your Heart   dailyRx
Harvard study suggests moderate alcohol consumption linked to lower risk of ...   Syracuse.com
A drink a day may protect heart more than abstaining   Fox News
The Independent   
WSAW   
Vancouver Desi   
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