2015年2月3日 星期二

2015-02-04 Singapore Health


MiamiHerald.com
   
Britain allows 'three-parent' babies: 5 things about mitochondrial donation   
The Straits Times
The British House of Commons voted on Feb 3 to allow the use of a 'three-parent' IVF technique, despite criticisms that it is a step towards designer babies. The technique for in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) is called mitochondrial donation, and babies will have ...

UK vote clears the way for three-parent families   Irish Independent
Triple DNA babies backed   Irish Examiner
World's first three-person babies to be born next year after British MPs lift ban   The Australian (blog)
Slate Magazine (blog)   
Sydney Morning Herald   
VICE News   
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Channel News Asia
   
Local start-up unveils online caregiving portal   
Channel News Asia
TODAY reports: Caregiver Asia is looking to match those seeking care services with qualified professionals through its online portal. PHOTOS. File photo of an elderly person in a wheelchair. (Photo: Francine Lim). Enlarge; Caption. SINGAPORE: A local ...

On-call caregivers coming to a portal near you   Malay Mail Online

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AsiaOne
   
Nobel laureate buoyed by progress of cancer research   
AsiaOne
Active immunity against tumours may result in the eradication of cancer in the future, said 2011 Nobel Laureate for Medicine Prof Bruce A Beutler. But Beutler, a leading immunologist who spoke in Bangkok yesterday, offered a caveat when he said that ...


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AsiaOne
   
Condom vending machines to make a return at educational institutes   
Thailand National News Bureau
BANGKOK, 4 February 2015 (NNT) – The Ministry of Public Health is planning to slowly revive an earlier drive to install condom vending machines inside educational institutes. Deputy Prime Minister Yongyuth Yuthavong, in his capacity as the chairman of the ...

Some Thai schools to get condom vending machines   AsiaOne

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The Southland Times
   
Could beer help fend off Alzheimer's and Parkinson's?   
The Southland Times
But while there has been much deliberation about the health benefits of wine, beer has been largely ignored – until now. Writing for the American Chemical Society, scientists have suggested that a compound found in beer could protect brain cells from ...

Could beer help fend off Alzheimers?   Sydney Morning Herald
Lots of beer builds lager mentality   Times LIVE
Beer could help 'protect brain against Parkinson's and Alzheimer's'   Telegraph.co.uk
Lab Manager Laboratory News   
Asian Scientist Magazine   
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South China Morning Post (subscription)
   
When it comes to sex, we're either stayers or strayers, scientists say   
South China Morning Post (subscription)
Scientists have amassed the first evidence to back theories that people fall into two broad categories - promiscuous or faithful - when it comes to sex. The findings belie the alternative notion that these behaviours lie at opposite extremes and the most people ...

Length of finger shows promiscuity, faithfulness: Study   AsiaOne
Stay or stray? Oxford University study delves into sexual behaviour   The Straits Times

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Wall Street Journal
   
Watch What You Eat—and When   
Wall Street Journal
Researchers have found that time-restricted diets such as eating only within an eight-hour period of the day can lead to weight loss. Dr. Satchidananda Panda discusses his research with Sara Murray. Photo: iStock/monkeybusinessimages. Transcript +.
Researchers say when you eat each day may be crucial to weight loss   AsiaOne

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Yahoo!7 News
   
Baby dies after being dragged along hospital corridor   
Yahoo!7 News
A baby boy died when he was dragged several feet along the floor by his umbilical chord when paramedics failed to notice he had been born. The boy suffered fatal head injuries when his mother gave birth as paramedics took her into surgery in a wheelchair ...

Chinese Newborn Dies After Being Dragged Along Floor By Umbilical Cord   The Inquisitr
Newborn baby dies after being dragged across the floor by umbilical cord   The New Age Online
GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING: Baby dies after being dragged down a corridor ...   Best Daily
Closer   
Daily Mail   
Mirror.co.uk   
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New York Post
   
Chinese woman wakes from coma speaking only English   
Daily Times
Doctors have been left baffled after an elderly Chinese woman awoke from a coma two weeks after suffering a stroke - but can only speak English, mirror.co.uk reports. Ninety-four-year-old Liu Jieyu formerly worked as an English teacher, but her family insist ...

Chinese teacher wakes up after stroke speaking English but no Chinese   Daily Mail
Elderly Chinese woman wakes up from coma only speaking English   New York Post
Chinese woman wakes from coma only speaking English   Fox News
BBC News   
9news.com.au   
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AsiaOne
   
Nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea now sign of possible dengue   
The Sun Daily
PETALING JAYA: Medical practitioners are being alerted that the symptoms for dengue fever have changed from just fever, rash, headache and body ache to include nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea. Health Ministry deputy director-general Datuk Dr ...

Drastic actions needed to reduce dengue cases   The Star Online

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