2015年2月18日 星期三

2015-02-19 Singapore Health


The Star Online
   
Fighting to break the dengue cycle   
The Star Online
ANYONE walking into a hospital in an urban area these days is likely to be swarmed by dengue or suspected dengue patients. Last year, an astronomical 108,698 dengue cases with 215 deaths were reported to the Health Ministry, more than double the ...


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Irish Independent
   
People in Connacht and Ulster are least likely to be smokers   
Irish Independent
PEOPLE in Connacht and Ulster are the least likely to light up - but Dubliners smoke the most in the country, according to a new report. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. The smoking rate in the west and north west ...

Make it tough to enjoy a puff   The Straits Times

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AsiaOne
   
Treat prostate cancer early   
AsiaOne
CONCERNED: Dr Wong Seng Weng is concerned that people may misunderstand that prostate cancer can be left untreated. Thursday, Feb 19, 2015. The New Paper By Foo Jie Ying. After being diagnosed with prostate cancer in January, Prime Minister Lee ...

Testosterone May Prove an Unlikely Ally in Fight Against Prostate Cancer   Pharmacy Times (registration)

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Daily Mail
   
Is your smoothie going to make you sick? Juice bars distance themselves from ...   
Daily Mail
Australia's largest juice bar chain Boost Juice has distanced itself from a growing Hepatitis A scandal after it emerged the company sources frozen berries from China. Other major chains have taken Chinese Goji berries off the menu as a precaution amid ...

Queensland school warns frozen berries used in tuckshop   Brisbane Times
Class action looms for Patties   FOOD Magazine - Australia
Hepatitis A action from government   North Queensland Register
Queensland Country Life   
The West Australian   
TripleM Sydney (blog)   
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The Straits Times
   
Hong Kong flu deaths hit 237 as public awaits vaccine   
Al Jazeera America
Nine people in Hong Kong died of flu on Wednesday, raising the death toll since the beginning of the year to 237 as authorities scramble to make a vaccine for the deadly H3N2 strain of the influenza virus available to the public by April, reported the South ...

Little cheer as Hong Kong welcomes CNY amid flu outbreak and air pollution   The Straits Times
A Flu Vaccine to Combat All Strains   Legal Examiner

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Health Aim
   
Teenage Boys Have Mutant Sperm Cells   
Health Aim
Teenage boys were found to have mutated sperm cells. Children born to teenage fathers are more at risk of birth defects like autism, schizophrenia, and spina bifida. teenager. Click image to view larger image. The study, published by Royal Society ...

Young sperm, bad sperm   Deutsche Welle
Teenage fathers carry 30 percent higher risk of mutated sperm   Riviera Maya News
Teenage fathers 'more likely' to pass on genetic mutations to children   The Independent
Fusion   
Business Standard   
Telegraph.co.uk   
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ThaiTech Asia
   
Health Ministry: Stop Lighting Joss Sticks Near Ritual Food Offerings   
ThaiTech Asia
The Thai health ministry is urging people to stop lighting joss sticks and placing them near food offerings during the Lunar New Year celebrations. Joss or incense sticks have long been a part of Lunar New Year celebrations. But Thai's health ministry is urging ...

Thai health ministry incensed over Chinese New Year joss sticks   Reuters
Doctors warn on toxic incense, joss papers | Bangkok Post: news   Bangkok Post

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The News International
   
Nano-drones may knock cholesterol out of bloodstream   
Yahoo News
Miami (AFP) - Tiny nano-particles that act like miniature drones could deliver a knock-out punch to plaque buildup in the arteries, according to an experimental approach described by US scientists on Wednesday. So far the anti-cholesterol treatment has been ...

Keeping Atherosclerosis in-check with Novel Targeted Inflammation-Resolving ...   HealthCanal.com

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The Guardian
   
70000 drop in number of smokers last year, says HSE   
Irish Examiner
The number of people smoking in Ireland fell by 70,000 last year, official research has shown. The rate is now down to less than one fifth of the over 15 population — the largest annual drop in five years —compared to 21.5% in 2013, and 28% when the ...

Anti-smoking efforts   DAWN.com
Largest annual drop in smoking last year since 2009   Irish Times
Smoking numbers fall by 70000   Irish Independent
TIME   
The Guardian   
BBC News   
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Daily News & Analysis
   
Sierra Leone investigates alleged misuse of Ebola funds   
Irish Times
Sierra Leone's anti-corruption commission is investigating the government's emergency Ebola funds following a damning report. It has called on 40 individuals, including high-profile medical officials and local leaders, to report to its offices immediately with ...

Britain will half ebola help in Sierra Leone in coming weeks   Daily Mail
Ebola cases fall in West Africa, but challenges remain - WHO   Reuters Africa
UN Ebola chief says community action key to ending Ebola   Business Standard

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