2015年2月16日 星期一

2015-02-17 Singapore Health


inSing.com News
   
PM Lee's surgery for prostate cancer 'successful'   
inSing.com News
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong underwent successful surgery for prostate cancer on Monday and is expected to recover fully, his office said. It is the second bout with cancer for 63-year-old Lee, who had also undergone chemotherapy for ...

PM Lee's prostate surgery 'went very smoothly'   TODAYonline
Prostate cancer: What you need to know   AsiaOne

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Daily Mail
   
When fake news goes viral, blame the media, says study   
Daily Mail
In fact, according to a study by media researchers, many news organizations fail to do enough to separate fact from fiction, and often help unverified rumors and reports to go viral online. "Rather than acting as a source of accurate information, online media ...

Not All Trending News Online Is True, Study Says   News Every day

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AsiaOne
   
Kiwis want ban on smoking in cars with children - lobby group   
TVNZ
An anti-smoking lobby group says there's a strong case for cars to be smokefree in New Zealand if children are passengers. From October 1, motorists in England will be fined $100 if they are caught smoking with children in a vehicle. Action on Smoking and ...

Still in primary school, but already smoking   AsiaOne
More students caught smoking; schools install detection devices   The Straits Times
Second Hand Smoke A Problem In Multi Unit Housing   WXPR
News Guardian   
Birmingham Post   
Sleaford Today   
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BBC News
   
Cigarette packet law 'would save lives'   
BBC News
All the evidence suggests standardised cigarette packs would save lives by reducing the number of people who start smoking, the journal Addiction reports. Its summary of the scientific evidence suggests stopping one in 20 people from taking up the habit ...

Plain tobacco packs likely to deter smoking, studies show   Channel News Asia
Cigarette research backs plain packaging   Financial Times
Tougher tobacco regulations will better protect youths   TheNewsTribune.com

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Channel News Asia
   
Peritoneal dialysis: A gentler treatment process for kidney patients   
Channel News Asia
TODAY reports: Few kidney patients in Singapore choose to take up peritoneal dialysis (PD), which can be done at home - but is shunned by many patients due to concerns about having to perform the procedure by themselves. PHOTOS. Mr Yassin Buang ...


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Free Malaysia Today
   
Racial gaps in diabetes not tied to social, economic status   
Free Malaysia Today
kids-health Social and economic status does not explain the racial gaps in the care and outcomes of kids with type 1 diabetes, according to a new study. The finding suggests researchers look to other factors that may explain the racial gap in type 1 diabetes ...

Disparities in type 1 diabetes not explained by socioeconomic status alone   2 Minute Medicine

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ABC Online
   
Berry hepatitis A contamination a wake-up call for food companies: food safety ...   
ABC Online
A food safety expert says the contamination of frozen berries from China should serve as a call to action to the food industry to improve compliance with safety regulations. Technology manager with the newly-established Fresh Produce Safety Centre Richard ...

Berry products removed from shelves after Australian health scare   The Straits Times
Hepatitis A: Blood donors who have eaten recalled berries told to contact Red ...   Sydney Morning Herald
9 Australians get hepatitis A from contaminated berries packed in China   Channel News Asia
ABS CBN News   
Daily Mail   
The Guardian   
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International Business Times AU
   
How Smoking Harms The Brain   
International Business Times AU
Smokers have a thinner outer brain layer than non smokers, scientists have discovered. Scientists in Edinburgh and Montreal have found that the brain cortex is thicker in non smokers than in smokers. The cortex is the outer layer of the brain in which critical ...

Research reveals: Smoking thins the brain   AsiaOne
Damage to brain from smoking can be reversed   South China Morning Post (subscription)
Smoking Hurts Your Brain   Youth Health Magzine
The New Age Online   
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AsiaOne
   
'I'll keep him happy until the end', says wife of terminally ill patient   
AsiaOne
Her husband, Mr Wong Boon Meng, a 60-year-old former foreman of a demolition company, suffers from chronic end-stage interstitial lung disease and is on the last leg of his life journey. When he was diagnosed with the terminal lung disease in 2012, ...


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AsiaOne
   
NTU Singapore setting up new institute to find cures for human diseases   
News-Medical.net
Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) is setting up a new institute to advance research in the life sciences, with a focus on ramping up Singapore's efforts in finding cures for human diseases. The new $30 million NTU Institute of Structural ...

NTU setting up $30m institute to tackle health issues   AsiaOne

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