2015年9月5日 星期六

2015-09-06 Singapore Health


AsiaOne
   
HFMD risk not higher at mega childcare centres   
AsiaOne
With cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) rising this year, some parents have raised concerns over the risks posed by upcoming mega childcare centres. In the first eight months of this year, HFMD cases roseby 35 per cent against last year.

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Growing old an issue for all ages   
The Straits Times
Few individuals in the prime of their youth are likely to think about ageing and plan ahead for it. Indeed, entire nations are also in a state of denial. A third of the countries surveyed by HelpAge International are simply not doing enough despite ...

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The Straits Times
   
To cancer hell and back   
The Straits Times
SYDNEY • I often wondered what it would be like to have a cancer growing inside one's body. To discover suddenly that you are carrying something that is eating you away, growing in an ugly, consuming mass in or around your bones or organs. To be ...
Was it cancer? Julia Baird on getting the diagnosis   Daily Life

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Inquirer.net
   
Nonlethal Ebola strain found in PH monkeys   
Inquirer.net
The Department of Health on Saturday confirmed that monkeys in a research and breeding facility in the country had been infected with an Ebola virus strain that it said was nonlethal to humans. Health Secretary Janette Garin said the Ebola Reston Virus ...

Ebola scare at monkey breeding centre blows over   gulfnews.com
Philippine monkeys found infected with Ebola strain   Gulf Today
Philippine monkeys infected with Ebola   Times of India
ABS CBN News   
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New York Times
   
Smart Workers Seek Out Advice, Study Suggests   
New York Times
Every day, employees have the opportunity to learn new information that could improve their performance, yet many fail to take advantage of it. They are afraid to ask for advice. People are often hesitant to seek advice because they fear it will make ...

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FierceBiotech IT
   
Google hooks up with Sanofi to continue diabetes drive   
FierceBiotech IT
Google ($GOOG) is keeping up the pace of its push into diabetes. Having got the ball rolling by allying with Novartis ($NVS) in 2014, Google has now added Sanofi ($SNY) to its burgeoning list of diabetes collaborators. The latest deal sees Sanofi team ...
Google, Sanofi Partner on New Diabetes R&D Project   Drug Discovery & Development
Google Life Sciences and Sanofi collaborate in fight against diabetes   Diabetes.co.uk
Google and Sanofi Join Forces on Diabetes Monitoring and Treatment   Biotechin.Asia

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SDE Entertainment News
   
Could the sting of a WASP be the key to curing cancer?   
SDE Entertainment News
The venom is found in the social wasp Polybia paulista which protects itself against predators by producing venom. The toxin known as MP1 Polybia-MP1 interacts with lipids that are abnormally distributed on the surface of cancer cells, creating gaping ...
Hope for cancer sufferers: Brazilian wasp's venom can kill cancer cells, says ...   ChristianToday
New class of cancer drugs found in wasp venom   tce today
Venom From This Brazilian Wasp Can Kill Cancer Cells! [PHOTOS]   Food World News
AZERTAC News   
Biotechin.Asia   
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Informing athletes about concussions may not change behavior   
Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Educating athletes about the risk of concussion may do little to change long-term behavior, a new qualitative research review has found. Based on 89 peer-reviewed articles, two books and two Web sites, researchers say the ...


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Derry Journal
   
Derry woman died from lack of oxygen to brain: inquest told   
Derry Journal
A physiotherapist from Derry who died after visiting an Indonesian volcano may not have had an adequate supply of oxygen to her brain, an inquest has heard. A court in Singapore also heard Lisa Orsi may not have received timely medical care.
Woman who died after trekking in Indonesia had stroke symptoms   AsiaOne

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IBNLive
   
Smart devices to help put insomniacs to sleep   
IBNLive
Berlin: Insomniacs, light sleepers and others who blink bleary eyes every morning could be the next target of technology companies looking to come up with ideas to improve any given aspect of consumers' lives. Samsung Electronics Co and Panasonic Corp ...


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