2015年3月23日 星期一

2015-03-24 Singapore Health


AsiaOne
   
Luck runs out for bogus doc   
AsiaOne
FOR four years a bogus doctor had treated and dispensed medicines to unsuspecting patients in Kuala Lumpur but her luck ran out on Saturday, reported Harian Metro. Officers from the Health Ministry's Private Medical Practice Control Unit (Ukaps) along ...


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AsiaOne
   
Patient with Hepatitis B throws infected needle at doctor   
AsiaOne
What she did next underscores the rising incidences of abuse which patients heap on doctors and nurses here. She pulled out the needle that had been inserted into her arm and threw it at the doctor.

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Eyewitness News
   
TB 'superbug' threatens to kill 75 million by 2050   
Eyewitness News
If left untackled, the spread of TB superbugs threatens to shrink the world economy by 0.63 percent annually. Hospital casualty entrance. Picture: EWN. Tuberculosis · Tuberculosis epidemics · Tuberculosis superbug. tuberculosis,tuberculosis epidemics ...

Drug-resistant TB threatens to kill 75 million people by 2050, cost US$16.7 trillion   Channel News Asia

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Channel News Asia
   
Big box gyms may be fitter, when it comes to muscling out competition   
Channel News Asia
Cut-rate clubs and small studios catering to niche tastes from barre classes to yoga have crowded the U.S. fitness landscape, but big box gyms that can keep up with rapidly changing trends may be in a better position to flex their muscles in the future.
Big Box Gyms in Good Shape to Take on Smaller Competition   DailyFinance
Big box gyms out-muscle the competition   Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin

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USA TODAY
   
In Brazil, Water Is Power   
Huffington Post
Of the many stories I heard about the drought while I was in Brazil earlier this month, one stands out: a colleague was riding the elevator in her building and saw a note from a concerned neighbor. "Dear neighbors," the note read, "As you know we are in a ...

Sao Paulo to fine people who shame breastfeeding moms   USA TODAY
Brazilian Government To Fine People for Shaming Breastfeeding Mothers   Diabetes Insider
São Paulo Law Will Fine People Trying to Shame or Stop Women From Nursing   Latina
FutureGov Magazine   
News Every day   
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Asian Scientist Magazine
   
Only 0.2% Of Chinese Population Has Ideal Heart Health   
Asian Scientist Magazine
The authors of a study on cardiovascular health in China warn of a looming epidemic of heart disease. Asian Scientist Newsroom | March 24, 2015 | Health. AsianScientist (Mar. 23, 2015) - Nearly three out of four Chinese adults have poor cardiovascular ...

Angry Outbursts Really Do Hurt Your Health, Doctors Find   Wall Street Journal
5 Diseases Nutrition Can Help Prevent   Sunrise Senior Living Blog (blog)

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Nigerian Tribune
   
Bird flu, threat to Nigeria's economy —Farmers   
Nigerian Tribune
Poultry farmers in Plateau on Sunday cried out that bird flu remains a serious threat to the nation's economy and called on the Federal Government to tackle it. The farmers also called on government and other relevant authorities to expedite action on the ...

UPDATE 1-US developing bird flu vaccine, no distribution plans yet   Reuters
US developing bird flu vaccine, no distribution plans yet   Reuters UK
Is it That Bad? US Reportedly Developing Vaccine For New Bird Flu Strain   Yibada (English Edition)
Chillicothe Gazette   
Times of India   
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Kenyan schoolboys save girls from rape after learning 'no means no'   
TODAYonline
NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The schoolboy watched as a man tried to remove the nappy of a little girl he was dragging along a Nairobi riverbank, suspecting that he was going to rape her. Having been trained to defend girls against sexual ...


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San Antonio Express-News
   
New health product business is banking on much needed breast milk   
San Antonio Express-News
Scott Elster, the chief executive of Prolacta Bioscience, which markets condensed, fortified breast milk for use in neonatal intensive care units, at the company’s facility in City of Industry, Calif., Feb. 16, 2015. The commercialization of donated breast milk is ...

Lawmakers look to get donor breast milk to more critically ill Kan. babies   hays Post
Women are selling their breast milk online. Fist pump   Telegraph.co.uk
For-profit breast milk? It's her body, and it must be her choice   The Guardian
Taipei Times   
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TIME
   
Firms make Sh650,000 for every tobacco death - Report   
The Star
A cigarette smoker's life might be worth just Sh650,000. A new report claims this is the amount the tobacco industry makes for each person who dies from smoking-related diseases. The fifth world Tobacco Atlas says that in 2013, the last year for which detailed ...

Global tobacco fight grows   HeraldNet
Global conference declares all tobacco products harmful   Channel News Asia
Youth need help to avoid the deadly smoking habit   The Age

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