2015年4月25日 星期六

2015-04-26 Singapore Health


AsiaOne
   
MOH sets guidelines to ensure quality care for the elderly   
AsiaOne
SINGAPORE - New guidelines for home and daycare services were introduced by the Ministry of Health (MOH) yesterday, to help service providers work towards delivering quality care for the elderly. They spell out the expected outcomes in four areas: the ...

New guidelines on providing better care for seniors introduced   TODAYonline
New guidelines for day care and home care for the elderly   The Straits Times

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AsiaOne
   
Medicine in different shoes   
AsiaOne
A doctor does not work alone. This is especially true at the Emergency Department where a good team is needed to ensure all aspects of patient care are met. Apart from doctors, the backbone of the team primarily comprises assistant medical officers (AMOs), ...


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The Star Online
   
Patients can't get enough of antibiotics   
The Star Online
PETALING JAYA: Repeated warnings on the dangers of antibiotic abuse have fallen on deaf ears as private healthcare providers continue to indulge patients who ask for it for every ailment. Multi-drug resistant organisms have spooked patients worldwide, but ...

The love affair with antibiotics   AsiaOne

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The Sun Daily
   
Abusing dietary supplements could increase risk of cancer   
The Sun Daily
Scientists observed that beta-carotene, an antioxidant used in these products, increased the risk of lung cancer by 18% in Finland and by 28% in the USA. AFP RELAXNEWS. NEARLY one in two Americans and one in four Frenchwomen use dietary ...

Dietary supplements in excess shown to increase cancer risk   Biotechin.Asia
Excess Supplements May Trigger Cancer   The New Indian Express

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Pampa News
   
Bouncin' Around   
Pampa News
April is Parkinson's Awareness Month. There is often a misconception of what this disease is. I can tell you what it isn't: It is not an “old people's disease.” More and more young people are being diagnosed with Parkinson's, even some as young as infants.
Retired police chief in fight of his life   Stevenspointjournal
9 Things You Need to Know About Parkinson Disease   Yahoo Singapore News

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NDTV
   
New avian flu viruses send US scientists scrambling   
Reuters
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Three highly pathogenic avian flu viruses that have infected poultry and wild birds in the U.S. Midwest appear unlikely to present a significant risk to humans. But the presence of the viruses in North America has scientists scrambling to ...

Scientists are scrambling to understand three highly pathogenic avian flu viruses ...   Business Insider

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Business Insider Australia
   
India and China are in the middle of one of the greatest gender imbalances in ...   
Business Insider Australia
It's what happens when cultural norms and state policies combine in places like China and India to make the birthrates of boys greatly outpace those of girls. Then, when those boys come of age, there aren't enough would-be brides to go around. This is a ...

Why China and India face a marriage crisis   Aquila Style
The shame of India and the world   Las Vegas Informer

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Al-Arabiya
   
Amended China law curbs tobacco ads in land of smokers   
Al-Arabiya
China's parliament has passed legislation that restricts tobacco advertising in public, strengthening efforts to curb smoking in a country where more than a billion people are smokers or exposed to second-hand smoke. A revised Advertisement Law approved ...


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AsiaOne
   
Overconfidence puts elderly climbers at risk   
AsiaOne
More than 40 per cent of the people who ran into trouble during mountain climbing season last year in Nagano Prefecture, the area with the most climbing accidents in the nation, were veterans aged at least 60 and with 10 or more years of experience, ...


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Uncover California
   
Polluted air affects brain adversely   
Uncover California
According to a new study, breathing polluted air every day could change a person's brain and could cause cognitive impairment. In order to conduct the study, researchers examined 943 healthy adults, who were at least 60 years old and lived in the New ...

Can polluting the air cause the size of your brain to decrease?   National Monitor
Air Pollution Can Shrink Brain, Lead To Dementia   International Business Times
Learn How Air Pollution Affects the Brain   Youth Health Magzine
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The Market Business   
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