2015年8月23日 星期日

2015-08-24 Singapore Health


TODAYonline
   
GBS infections fall after curbs on sale of raw-fish dishes   
TODAYonline
SINGAPORE — The number of cases of Group B Streptococcus (GBS) infections has gone down since mid-July this year, following restrictions on the sale of certain types of raw fish dishes, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) today (Aug 23). The number of ...

Home Briefs: GBS cases down   The Straits Times
Number of GBS cases fall after restrictions on raw fish dishes: MOH   Channel News Asia

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The Straits Times
   
Tours to S. Korea cheaper   
The Straits Times
Travel agencies are slashing the prices of tour packages to South Korea by as much as $500 to attract Singaporeans back to the East Asian country recovering from an infectious disease outbreak. An eight-day tour now costs $1,258 at Dynasty Travel, down ...

South Korea aims to lure tourists back post-MERS   Channel News Asia
Tax breaks to give South Korea's tourism a facelift after MERS   WantChinaTimes

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Medical Robots on the riseArthur Visser   
LinkedIn
Robots for specialized medical applications such as surgery bring together robotics and biology, and we're seeing an increase in the number of robots specifically designed and developed for this market sector. These robots are clearly different from ...

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AsiaOne
   
Scientists develop robotic suit cooler than Iron Man   
AsiaOne
In the US movie Iron Man, businessman Tony Stark developed a robotic suit that gave him inexhaustible power to fight the bad guys. The reality of the suit, however, was that it was so heavy and unwieldy that even actor Don Cheadle in Iron Man 3 ...
This Is The Australian Defence Force's Take On Exoskeleton Technology   Kotaku Australia

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The Straits Times
   
'IVF triplets' reunite with S'pore medical team   
The Straits Times
(Above, from left) Indonesian triplets Aisya Anjani, Aditya Harimurti and Artha Pradipta, nine, with younger sister Adinda Rania, seven. PHOTO: COURTESY OF EVA MAZRIEVA. (Above, from left) Indonesian triplets Aisya Anjani, Aditya Harimurti and Artha ...


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AsiaOne
   
Choosing how we die   
AsiaOne
Three years later, she was in an "essentially vegetative state", according to her case records, and a court was deciding whether to honour her previously expressed wish not to be resuscitated if she died. The court ruled in her favour, establishing ...
End-of-life planning: Are we finally ready to talk?   Minneapolis Star Tribune

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AsiaOne
   
The unbearable weight of dying   
AsiaOne
Some want to choose the time and manner of their exit. There is a third way that allows the dying space to die - with kindness. The conversation with N began tentatively. A congenial man in his 70s, he was recently diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic ...

Is Hospice Use Alone a Good Indicator of Quality of End-of-Life Care?   HealthCanal.com

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Biotechin.Asia
   
Cancer-detecting dogs approved for NHS trial   
Biotechin.Asia
You would have heard many stories as to how your beloved pet dogs can help save lives by sniffing out cancer. For example, Josie Conlan's life was saved by her pet dog, Ted, when he sniffed out her breast cancer. Frankie is another dog that sniffs out ...

For Cancer-Detecting Canines, The Nose Knows   KUNC

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PPP Focus.com
   
Saudi Arabia reports fresh MERS fatality, 6 new cases   
PPP Focus.com
As camels are the species primarily thought to be the reason how humans have been infected by the MERS virus, this result offers hope that the transmission cycle for the disease can be broken by the vaccine. Saudi Arabia registered one death due to the ...

MERS fears haunting millions of haj pilgrims   Jakarta Post
National Guard staff advised against travel   Yahoo! Maktoob News
NEW VACCINE NEEDED TO FIGHT RISING CASES OF MERS COV IN KSA   Weekly Observer
iFreePress.com (blog)   
The Weather Space   
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Sexual crimes on the rise in Singapore   
The Star Online
And given that minors may find it harder than adults to pick up the pieces, experts are urging parents to build open relationships with their children so they will feel safe in opening up about possible wrongdoing. Last year, there were 272 cases filed ...

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