2015年6月18日 星期四

2015-06-19 Singapore Health


CNN
   
S.Korea: MERS outbreak has 'levelled off,' watching for more cases   
Reuters
SEOUL, June 19 A health official said South Korea's outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) appeared to have levelled off, after authorities reported just one new case on Friday, bringing total infections in the country to 166. "Given the current ...

South Korea Fin Min: Economy faces growing uncertainties   Financial Express
Thailand confirms first Mers case   BBC News
Thailand: First MERS Case Confirmed   New York Times
NDTV   
The Globe and Mail   
Channel News Asia   
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The Straits Times
   
Fitbit Surge: Expensive for a fitness tracker   
The Straits Times
Fitbit calls Surge the fitness super watch. It certainly is hard to pigeonhole the Surge. I am not quite sure if it is a smartwatch that can track fitness stats or a fitness tracker that displays notifications. You see, Surge is Fitbit's flagship fitness tracker that combines ...

Fitbit steps out on Wall Street with first stock sale   Washington Times
Win a Smartwatch in the Triple Fitbit Surge Giveaway   Technabob (blog)

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THE BUSINESS TIMES
   
Healthcare sector must align with SkillsFuture movement, say industry players   
THE BUSINESS TIMES
The Multi-dose Medication Management (MMM) system designed by the National Healthcare Group (NHG) Pharmacy and the Health Ministry's Integrated Health Information Systems (IHiS) packs medicine in sachets by what needs to be taken per dose ...


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The Straits Times
   
Mers not over, but South Korea's streets safe: Envoy   
The Straits Times
Ambassador Suh Chung Ha said there was no evidence those strolling in the streets were infected by Mers. -- PHOTO: EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA. By Melissa Lin. Nearly a thousand Singaporeans have cancelled their trips to South Korea this ...

Here comes the science bit   New Statesman

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Biotechin.Asia
   
Ageing a treatable condition? – Anti-ageing pill as a bona fide drug   
Biotechin.Asia
Doctors and scientists want drug regulators and research funding agencies to consider medicines that delay ageing-related disease as legitimate drugs. Such treatments have a physiological basis, researchers say, and could extend a person's healthy years ...

Is Getting Old A Disease?   Popular Science
Aging As a Disease   Corante

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Live Trading News
   
What type of sleeper are you?   
New Zealand Herald
Does the way you sleep affect your health? Cherill Hicks rounds up the seven most common sleep problems and has a warning for those planning to sleep in this weekend. So what kind of sleeper are you? And should you be worrying about how your ...

8 Reasons You're Waking Up in the Middle of the Night   Care2.com
Good night's sleep key to better days   The Fort Campbell Courier
Beat Insomnia, Turn Off Electronics At Night   Live Trading News
The Debrief   
Fort Leavenworth Lamp   
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Asian Scientist Magazine
   
Fast Evolving Flu Viruses Spread More Among Adults   
Asian Scientist Magazine
Scientists have shown how both human behavior and virus biology affect which strains of influenza are in circulation. Asian Scientist Newsroom | June 19, 2015 | In the Lab. AsianScientist (Jun. 19, 2015) - Research from The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection ...

H3N2 flu active again, claims 16 lives in HK in 6 days   EJ Insight
Hong Kong enters summer flu season   7thSpace Interactive (press release)

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Channel News Asia
   
Merck to pay $5.9M to settle off-label promotion case   
Seeking Alpha
Merck (MRK +1.5%) agrees to pay $5.9M to settle a Justice Department case involving the promotion of a treatment for bacterial conjunctivitis or pink eye, for an unapproved (off-label) indication. The alleged misbehavior occurred in its Inspire Pharmaceuticals ...

Inspire Pharma – with deep Triangle roots – settles civil fraud claim   Triangle Business Journal
Conway announces settlement with Inspire Pharmaceuticals   The Floyd County Times
Merck inks $5.9M settlement to wrap up AzaSite off-label investigation   FiercePharma
Reuters   
Channel News Asia   
Wall Street Journal   
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Huffington Post
   
Feds Arrest 243 People On Charges Of Medicare Fraud   
Huffington Post
By Megan Cassella. (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice said on Thursday that 243 people have been arrested across the country, charged with submitting fake billing for Medicare, a government healthcare program, that totaled $712 million. Attorney ...

25 From Illinois Charged in Federal Health Care Fraud Sweep   CBS Local
Feds announce nationwide health care fraud sweeps   Boston Globe
2 LA doctors charged with multimillion-dollar Medicare fraud   U-T San Diego
McKnight's Long Term Care News   
WAVE 3   
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The News International
   
Stop Harboring Sick People: Official Cautions Over Ebola > Monro   
Front Page Africa
Monrovia - Liberia's Assistant Health Minister says Ebola could return to Liberia if Liberians keep harboring sick people form Guinea and Sierra Leone. Speaking at the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism (MICAT) press briefing held at the Redemption ...

Gene Mapping Yields Clues to Recent Ebola Outbreak   U.S. News & World Report
Toddler playing with fruit bat sparked Ebola outbreak   Telegraph.co.uk
Thousands of Liberians in 'post-Ebola syndrome' study   Times LIVE
CBC.ca   
Reuters   
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