2015年4月22日 星期三

2015-04-23 Singapore Health


Channel News Asia
   
NUH teaching frontline staff to draw blood samples   
Channel News Asia
A new programme at the National University Hospital will equip frontline staff to draw blood samples from patients. The hospital says this course will reduce patients' waiting time in the clinic for the procedure. PHOTOS; VIDEOS. File photo: Blood sample ...

NUH patient service associates to be trained to draw blood   TODAYonline

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The Online Citizen
   
Yet another high record set for COE of motorcycles   
The Online Citizen
Certificate of Entitlement (COE) for Motorcycles has broken new record again in the COE bidding exercise yesterday at $6,801, breaking the previous record of $6,312 (1st Bidding Exercise of April 2015) by almost $500. Previous high was $5,800 from the ...

Big-car COE premium up; goods vehicles' slumps   THE BUSINESS TIMES

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Key role of community hospitals   
The Straits Times
THE opening of government-run community hospitals is not meant to nudge out voluntary welfare organisations that have long shaped this sector. The aim is to sharpen the current model of integrated care for patients in need of rehabilitation. The key role ...

Singapore's New Yishun Community Hospital to open in December   Enterprise Innovation

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The Straits Times
   
Father of cryonically preserved Thai girl: I will just hug her if we meet again   
The Straits Times
Dr Sahatorn Naovaratpong (right) and his wife Dr Nareerat Naovaratpong hold a picture of their daughter Matheryn at the garden where the girl used to play at their family home. -- ST PHOTO: TAN HUI YEE. By Tan Hui Yee, Thailand Correspondent.

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Charlotte Observer
   
Bird Flu 'Catastrophe' Mounts Amid Concern Virus May Be Airborne   
Bloomberg
Turkeys stand in a barn at a poultry farm in Minnesota. The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday confirmed that avian influenza was found in 13 turkey flocks in Minnesota with at least 430,300 birds. Source: Bethany Hahn via AP Photo ...

Michigan ready to respond if bird flu outbreak hits here   MLive.com
Federal scientists working on bird flu vaccines   Minneapolis Star Tribune
CDC working on human vaccine for bird flu   KETV Omaha
San Antonio Express-News   
Siouxland Matters   
Patch.com   
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Channel News Asia
   
Extreme 'morning sickness' tied to children's neurological problems   
Reuters
(Reuters Health) - The children born to women who suffered severe nausea and vomiting during pregnancy are more likely to be diagnosed with neurological developmental disorders, according to a small U.S. study. Compared to children of women without ...

Morning sickness linked to ADHD and speech delays   The Times (subscription)

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International Business Times
   
Obesity Epidemic In America: Prescription Weight-Loss Drug Saxenda Launches ...   
International Business Times
Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk launched Saxenda, a drug to treat obesity, Wednesday in the U.S. Above, Lars Sorensen, CEO of Novo Nordisk, has said drug customers will increase alongside rates of obesity. He is shown at the company's headquarters in ...

Eyeing big niche in obesity, Novo rolls out Saxenda at $1000 per month   FiercePharma
UPDATE 2-Novo launches Saxenda in US, sees more launches in 2015   Reuters UK
Saxenda for Chronic Weight Management Now Available   Monthly Prescribing Reference
WTAQ   
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Reuters
   
Mandatory naps may decrease young children's nighttime sleep   
Reuters
(Reuters Health) - For children four to seven years old, a required daily nap of more than an hour at school or daycare may lastingly reduce sleep time at night, according to a new study in Australia. Kids in childcare settings with mandatory nap times of 60 ...


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MedPage Today
   
Pentoxifylline did not improve OS in patients with alcoholic hepatitis   
Healio
In a clinical study of 1,103 patients with alcoholic hepatitis, pentoxifylline treatment did not increase short-term or medium-term survival, according to newly published findings in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Recommended treatments for alcoholic hepatitis 'fail to keep patients alive'   GlobalPost (blog)

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Channel News Asia
   
New campaign helps at-risk families test for celiac disease   
Reuters UK
(Reuters Health) - A new campaign is encouraging people with celiac disease to talk with their at-risk relatives about getting tested for the condition – and providing tools to make the conversations more productive. The National Foundation for Celiac ...

People with Celiac Encouraged to Educate Family Members   Youth Health Magzine
How are gluten sensitivities diagnosed?   4029tv

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