2015年1月29日 星期四

2015-01-30 Singapore Health


TODAYonline
   
A*STAR institute develops rapid test kit for dengue detection   
TODAYonline
SINGAPORE — Finding out whether you've been infected with dengue may soon be as easy as spitting into a disposable test kit. The Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) at A*STAR has developed a paper-based tool that can detect, from ...

Portable Microfluidic Device Detects Dengue in Minutes   Medgadget.com (blog)
Paper-based nanoparticle test kit detects dengue antibodies from saliva   Nanowerk
Rapid test kit detects dengue antibodies from saliva   Phys.Org
AsiaOne   
Channel News Asia   
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AsiaOne
   
Mother 'freaked out' by his eyeball tattoos   
AsiaOne
Eyeball tattoos are gaining a small following in countries like the United States, but experts here warn of the severe risks. This extreme form of modification involves dyeing the whites of the eyes by injecting ink into the eye's protective outer layer, called the ...

Eyeing an eyeball tattoo? Risks high, say experts   The Straits Times

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AsiaOne
   
Philippine Department of Health urges ban of 'toxic' plastic   
AsiaOne
MANILA, Philippines - An environment and consumer safety watch group has urged the Department of Health (DOH) to issue a directive that would ban a chemical commonly used to make plastic, which has been proven to be toxic. The EcoWaste Coalition ...


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Foreign workers make up one third of HKL dengue patients   
The Star Online
KUALA LUMPUR: Migrant workers seeking treatment at Hospital Kuala Lumpur in recent days made up one-third of the dengue patients at its wards. Its internal medicine physician Dr Saiful Safuan Md Sani said the workers were mostly Indonesian, Pakistani, ...


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Aljazeera.com
   
Ebola infections in West Africa going down   
Aljazeera.com
World Health Organisation says it is now shifting efforts from slowing spread of virus to stamping it out. 29 Jan 2015 19:45 GMT | Human Rights, Humanitarian crises, Science & Technology, Health, Africa. All Social. Weekly Ebola infections in West Africa have ...

March meeting to plan rebuilding of Ebola-hit states   Firstpost
WHO says Ebola epidemic on the decline   Business Standard

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Fox News
   
Norway finds first case of mad cow disease, says food safe   
TODAYonline
OSLO — Norway reported its first ever case of mad cow disease today (Jan 29), saying the instance was an isolated one and telling consumers it was still safe to eat beef and drink milk. Tests at a British laboratory confirmed the disease, also known as bovine ...

Vet lab confirms Norway's first-ever BSE case   Meat & Poultry (registration)
Mad cow disease confirmed in Trøndelag   Views and News from Norway
Atypical BSE Case Confirmed in Norway   TheCattleSite
Yahoo News UK   
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Times of India
   
China Sees 13 Million Abortions a Year, 91% Percent of Pregnant Teens Have ...   
LifeNews.com
According to China's National Health and Family Commission, 13 million abortions occur in their country each year. The United States, by comparison, reports that there are one million abortions annually. Additionally, 91% of teenagers who get pregnant in ...

China Performs 13 Million Abortions Per Year, State Media Says   Wall Street Journal (blog)
Over 13 million women abort in China every year   indiatvnews.com (press release) (blog)

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CNN International
   
Twins need liver transplants; dad can only help one   
CNN International
An Ontario father of adopted twins who both need liver transplants is a match to donate part of his organ, but can only help one. CBC News has more. Your Health (12). dnt crest toothpaste change plastic microbeads_00000702.jpg. <img alt="dnt crest ...

Parents' Desperate Search to Find Twins a Liver Donor   ABC News
Man can only donate liver to one of his dying twin daughters   AsiaOne
Family seeks donors for twin daughters in need of liver transplant   KPLC-TV

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Free Malaysia Today
   
Plastic chemicals linked to earlier menopause   
Free Malaysia Today
Ovarian function is important because without it, women are infertile and may be at risk for earlier development of heart disease, osteoporosis and other health problems. woman Women whose bodies contained high levels of certain chemicals found in ...

Common chemicals linked to early onset menopause   Local 8 Now
PCBs, Phtalates Linked to Earlier Menopause   HCPLive
Chemical Exposure Linked With Early Menopause   RTT News
Huffington Post   
International Business Times, India Edition   
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Asia needs more cash, campaigns, law changes to end HIV epidemic: UN   
Reuters
BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The Asia-Pacific region will not meet the goal of ending the HIV epidemic in 15 years unless it changes laws and attitudes hostile to people living with HIV, the head of the United Nations agency on AIDS said on ...


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