2015年2月19日 星期四

2015-02-20 Singapore Health


Wall Street Journal
   
FDA knew of design flaw in scope linked to UCLA superbug   
Los Angeles Times
A commonly used medical scope linked to a deadly bacterial outbreak at UCLA may be so flawed it cannot be properly cleaned, federal officials conceded Thursday. But they stopped short of recalling the device or outlining any new sterilization procedures.
'Superbug' may have infected 179 patients at LA hospital   Christian Science Monitor
Here's Why California's Superbug Outbreak Isn't As Scary As It Seems   NPR (blog)
Officials: UCLA Superbug No Public Health Threat   Wall Street Journal
Minneapolis Star Tribune   
Reuters UK   
Reuters   
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The Straits Times
   
Looming shortage of doctors to deliver babies   
The Straits Times
A person has up to 24 years from birth to sue a doctor for any negligence or accident that caused permanent damage. Compensation can easily top the million-dollar mark. The change in the terms of insurance plans for doctors such that they will no longer be ...


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Bangkok Post
   
Doctors warn on toxic incense, joss papers | Bangkok Post: news   
Bangkok Post
The Year of the Goat begins Thursday on the lunar calendar, with plenty of festivities featuring parades, parties and banquets - without incense or gold in the food. (Photo by Patipat Janthong). - + ...

Health Ministry: Stop Lighting Joss Sticks Near Ritual Food Offerings   ThaiTech Asia
Thai health ministry incensed over Chinese New Year joss sticks   Bayoubuzz

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NDTV
   
Drug-Resistant Malaria Found Close to Myanmar Border With India   
NDTV
Malaria with total resistance to the antimalarial drug artemisinin has taken hold in Myanmar and spread close to the border with India, threatening to repeat history and render crucial medicines useless, scientists said on Friday. If the spread of ...

Drug-Resistant Malaria Near India Seen Posing Global Threat   Bloomberg
Resistant Strain of Malaria Spreads Across Myanmar, Nears India   Voice of America
Drug resistant malaria strain in Myanmar causes alarm   The Straits Times
BBC News   
New Vision   
New York Times   
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Channel News Asia
   
Health Minister Gan spreads cheer at hospital visit   
Channel News Asia
Health Minister Gan Kim Yong was at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital on the first day of the Chinese New Year to spread some cheer to staff as well as patients. PHOTOS; VIDEOS. Health Minister Gan Kim Yong distributing oranges and red packets to staff of Khoo ...


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The National Business Review (subscription)
   
Chinese frozen berry hepatitis cases rise in Australia   
The National Business Review (subscription)
Free audio stream, including stories that are padlocked on our site. Listen on any device, anywhere. Updated twice daily. The audio stream takes several seconds to start on Android devices. Launch Radio player. The outbreak of hepatitis A cases from eating ...

Government responds to food safety scandal   MacroBusiness (blog)
Tainted Chinese berries may spur reform of Australian food labelling   Reuters Africa
'Australian-made' fish's long journey from the Atlantic Ocean   Herald Sun

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The Pharmaceutical Journal
   
US FDA gives green light for thyroid cancer drug lenvatinib   
The Pharmaceutical Journal
Researchers now have the tools to unlock the potential of previously uncultivated microbes, prompting a return to drug discovery from natural products. Learning · Inhaled corticosteroids: managing side effects. 18 FEB 2015 11:32. Multiple sclerosis: ...

FDA Approves Lenvatinib for Thyroid Cancer   Cancer Network

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RT
   
Nano 'drones' could help prevent certain type of heart attack - study   
RT
Targeted nanomedicines 1000 times smaller than the tip of a human hair may be able to deliver anti-inflammatory drugs to arterial fat deposits in order to combat atherosclerotic plaque buildup, thus preventing heart attack risk, according to a new study.
Nano-drones may knock cholesterol out of bloodstream: study   Daily Times

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Reuters UK
   
In Japan, women amputees step out of the shadows   
Reuters UK
1 of 4. Women wearing prosthetic legs participate in a public photo session at the Hasselblad and Profoto booth, during the CP+ camera and imaging equipment trade fair in Yokohama south of Tokyo, February 14, 2015. Credit: Reuters/Thomas Peter ...


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NBCNews.com
   
UN Ebola chief cautions Liberians against complacency despite progress   
Xinhua
MONROVIA, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- The head of United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed cautioned Liberians against complacency as new cases are emerging in the country despite progress made. The UN ...

More unsafe burials in Ebola-hit states   Independent Online
Liberia Ebola fight success hailed   Irish Independent
Ebola in Guinea   The Economist
Kansas City Star   
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