2015年2月28日 星期六

2015-03-01 Singapore Health


The Straits Times
   
Social workers sound alert on young drinkers   
The Straits Times
The National Addictions Management Service (NAMS) deals with 10 to 15 cases of problem drinking among youth aged 19 or below each year. -- PHOTO: THE NEW PAPER. By Danson Cheong ...


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AsiaOne
   
Health-care boon for kids with rare diseases   
AsiaOne
The groups yesterday launched a book, Love Is Not Rare: Uncommon Stories Of Hope, that celebrates the lives of those with rare disease in Asia. It will be given to paediatricians in hospitals to raise awareness of rare diseases and used as a conference ...

Rare Disease Day Offers Hope for Those with Mysterious Illnesses   Healthline
RARE DISEASE DAY: Raise awareness with the Hope for Hollie Foundation   MK News

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Toronto Star
   
Restrictions reinstated in Sierra Leone after new Ebola cases   
Toronto Star
FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE—President Ernest Bai Koroma reinstated restrictions in Sierra Leone in response to the rise in confirmed cases of Ebola. Even his vice-president, Samuel Sam-Sumana, went into self-imposed 21-day quarantine on Saturday ...

Sierra Leone vice president admits himself into quarantine after Ebola kills ...   ABC Online
At cusp of zero cases, Ebola returned by sea   The Seattle Times
Sierra Leone VP in Ebola quarantine   Sky News Australia
NBCNews.com   
Voice of America   
The Guardian   
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AsiaOne
   
Japan's top robot maker's device assesses health of elderly   
AsiaOne
KITAKYUSHU, Japan - A leading robot manufacturer has developed a machine to measure the fitness levels of elderly people based on how they move their feet. The machine was invented by Yasukawa Electric Corp., a Kitakyushu-based company that ...

Japanese robot firm develops health-measurement device for elderly   Cihan News Agency
Top robot maker's device assesses health of elderly   The Japan News

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Channel News Asia
   
Alcon (NVS) Reports RTH258 Phase 2 Met Primary Endpoint   
StreetInsider.com
Alcon -- a unit of Novartis (NYSE: NVS) -- presented positive results from its second Phase II clinical study of RTH258 during the 38th Annual Macula Society Meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona. This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of the compound versus ...

Novartis treatment for vision loss meets goals in study   KFGO
Positive phase II data highlights benefits of Alcon's RTH258 for patients with ...   PharmiWeb.com (press release)

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Malay Mail Online
   
Conjoined Brazilian twin dies after surgery   
Malay Mail Online
A five-year-old Brazilian boy has died after surgery to separate him from his conjoined twin brother. File picture shows conjoined twins Stuti and Aradhna before a surgical operation to separate them at the Mission Hospital in Betul district, some 270 kms from ...


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Design & Trend
   
Scientists Find First Physical Marker For Chronic Fatigue Syndrome   
Design & Trend
(Photo : Getty Images/Scott Wintrow) Chronic Fatigue Syndrome has long polarized some doctors and sufferers. Scientists say they have found the first "robust evidence" that the debilitating condition known as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) or myalgic ...

Scientists want to rename chronic fatigue syndrome   National Monitor
Scientists seek to rename the chronic fatigue syndrome   SMN Weekly
Chronic fatigue syndrome a physical illness, not psychological   eMaxHealth
UPI.com   
PerfScience   
Business Standard   
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South China Morning Post (subscription)
   
WHO's warning about hearing loss may not be music to your ears   
South China Morning Post (subscription)
People who use personal audio players should limit their use to an hour a day and turn down the volume to prevent permanent hearing loss, the World Health Organisation said. The UN agency said young people were particularly at risk. Almost half of all 12- ...

One Billion Young People Risk Hearing Loss Due to Loud Music   Slate Magazine (blog)
Music fans should cut their intake to just one hour a day: WHO   9news.com.au
'Turn it down,' WHO tells portable music generation   Deutsche Welle
The Seattle Times   
Economic Times   
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Newsweek
   
Now It's Transgender Head Transplants?   
National Review Online
We are losing our ever-loving minds. An article in Newsweek takes the notion of performing head transplants as a treatment for gender dysphoria seriously. From the story: An Italian neuroscientist researching the possibility of human head transplants believes ...

Human head transplants could soon become reality   Tech Gen Mag
Head Transplants Are Real. And A Terrible Idea.   Daily Beast
Suggestion Of Full Body Transplant Ignites Horror Among Other Surgeons   Franchise Herald
Daily News & Analysis   
Newsweek   
Information Nigeria   
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Daily News & Analysis
   
'Feast-and-famine diet' could help in extending lifespan, reveals new study   
Daily News & Analysis
A new research has found that feast-and-famine diet extends the lifespan of an individual and prevents from the age-related diseases. A new research has found that feast-and-famine diet extends the lifespan of an individual and prevents from the age-related ...

Intermittent Fasting Can Extend Life and Slow Aging, Study Finds   Headlines & Global News
Fasting could actually extend your lifespan!   TheHealthSite
Feast And Famine Diet Could Extend Lifespan, Study Shows   Food World News
Pioneer News   
Oxford Mail   
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