2015年8月19日 星期三

2015-08-20 Singapore Health


AsiaOne
   
NUS concoction may extend cut fruit's shelf life   
AsiaOne
YUMMY IDEA: Prof Yang (right) is part of the NUS team which has developed a mixture that could more than double the shelf life of cut fruit while retaining its taste. Photo: The Straits Times. NUS concoction may extend cut fruit's shelf life. My Paper ...
NUS team finds way to keep cut fruit fresh longer   The Straits Times

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The Straits Times
   
Bonding opportunity for dads at adventure hub   
The Straits Times
The Centre For Fathering (CFF) launched a Dads Adventure Hub at The Tennery in Bukit Panjang yesterday. The all-weather space is available year-round for adventure camps and other activities such as fathering workshops and counselling. The 4,450 sq ft ...

New activity hub to help fathers bond with kids   Channel News Asia

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Telegraph.co.uk
   
British Study Says Electronic Cigarettes Curb Smoking Risks   
New York Times
British health officials on Wednesday reported the results of a government-funded study concluding that the use of electronic cigarettes can reduce the health risks of smoking by 95 percent and may also help smokers quit the habit. The study, issued by ...
State Senate panel approves package of six anti-tobacco bills   Los Angeles Times
Britain's Public Health: Doctors should prescribe e-cigarettes to smokers   The Star Online
E-cigarettes 95 pct less harmful than tobacco   Xinhua
Thorne Gazette   
City A.M.   
BBC News   
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Reuters
   
Scientists call for new review of herbicide, cite 'flawed' US regulations   
Reuters
U.S. regulators have relied on flawed and outdated research to allow expanded use of an herbicide linked to cancer, and new assessments should be urgently conducted, according to a column published in the New England Journal of Medicine on ...

Genetically Modified Foods, Herbicides and Human Safety   U.S. News & World Report
New GMO Controversy: Are the Herbicides Dangerous?   Live Science

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Daily News & Analysis
   
Ministry swamped by feedback on smoking   
The Straits Times
NEW DELHI • Bulging sacks of letters gathering dust at India's health ministry are the latest obstacle to a push for tougher laws to curb smoking as more than 100,000 unread messages from members of the public overwhelm officials and stall legislation.
Flood of letters stalls India's tougher smoking laws   TODAYonline
Sacks of unread letters hold up India's fight against tobacco   Reuters
Sacks of unread letters slows down India's fight against tobacco   Hindustan Times

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AsiaOne
   
Surgeons perform cutting-edge robotic kidney transplant   
AsiaOne
A sister-to-sister kidney transplant in France reported on Wednesday is the first to combine robotics, vaginal access and the donated organ's immediate implant after removal, according to the surgeons. The procedure at the University Hospital Centre in ...

Robots pull off a major kidney transplant   Times LIVE
World first as surgeons perform a sister-to-sister kidney transplant through ...   Daily Mail
World's first robotic Kidney Transplant through vagina   FreeDistrict

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Mumbrella Asia
   
Bug spray app alerts Indians to areas at risk from malaria and dengue   
Mumbrella Asia
Track the bite The digital arm of Lowe Lintas, Linteractive, has created an app for bug spray Kala HIT that informs people in India when they are near areas at risk from dengue and malaria. The location-based mobile app gives information in real-time ...

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The Straits Times
   
Tourists to get tax refund for South Korean cosmetic ops   
The Straits Times
South Korean group Hello Venus performing at a concert in Seoul this month. The concert was free for foreigners, in a bid to recover the tourist numbers lost during the Mers outbreak. The government hopes to give the sector a further boost by ...
S. Korea Offers Tax Breaks for Nose Jobs, Breast Augmentation   New America Media
S. Koreans going abroad jump amid drop in foreign visitors: data   The Korea Observer
It may be cheaper but is it worth the risk? The dangers of Cosmetic Surgery ...   Harley Medical News
CNBC   
Bloomberg   
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Jakarta Post
   
Indonesia to lose spot as world's fourth most populous nation by 2050   
Jakarta Post
Indonesia's population is expected to reach 366.5 million by 2050, which according to recent data from Population Reference Bureau (PRB), would see it become the world's fifth most populous country. The data predicts that Indonesia's population will ...
Three African nations will be among the 10 most densely populated in 2050 ...   Catholic Online
Five ways the world will look dramatically different in 2100   Herald and News
World Population Shift By 2050: What To Expect   Headlines & Global News
CNNMoney   
Bloomberg   
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UPROXX
   
Spicy Foods Help You Live Longer, So Here Are Six Life-Extending Meals For You   
UPROXX
Does the little devil on your shoulder ever tempt you to order “extra spicy” at the Thai restaurant, or to load up your burrito with fire sauce? Does your inner face-melter dare you to pick up that chili pepper swimming in your Chinese food and shock ...
Study: Eating spicy food may lead to longer life   Newsday
It's Spicy and Good For You   Millionaire Corner
People who eat spicy food have a 14% chance of living longer, says study   Biotechin.Asia
CBS Local   
One Green Planet   
Broadway World   
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