2015年9月17日 星期四

2015-09-18 Singapore Health


AsiaOne
   
Help for households, seniors to cope with haze   
AsiaOne
Nearly 60,000 households and senior citizens will get equipment to cope with the haze, as air quality remained in the unhealthy range for most of yesterday. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong kicked off two nationwide distribution exercises that will ...
Face masks, supplies given to the vulnerable to cope with haze   TODAYonline

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AsiaOne
   
Bigger and better with $880 worth of goodies   
AsiaOne
More than 18,000 participants took part in The New Paper Big Walk 2014, an event held annually since 1991. Photo: The New Paper. Bigger and better with $880 worth of goodies. The New Paper | Seow Yun Rong, Siti Nur Aisha Omar | Friday, Sep 18, 2015.
Expect goodies galore in SG50 Jubilee Big Walk goodie bag   The New Paper

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AsiaOne
   
Man loses hand and legs to infection   
AsiaOne
The bacteria infection caused Mr Chew's limbs to turn black. Doctors cut off his left hand and legs, to save his life. Wanbao. Friday, Sep 18, 2015. My Paper. A gardener has had his two legs and left hand amputated after suffering from bacteria ...

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Manila cafe promotes understanding of autism   
Channel News Asia
MANILA - Along with food and drinks the Puzzle Cafe in downtown Manila is serving up heaps of understanding about autism and helping people with the developmental disorder integrate and interact with customers. Nine waiters at the brightly-colored cafe ...

Why this cafe employs people with autism   ABS CBN News

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The Straits Times
   
Eelyn Kok gives hope to those with depression   
The Straits Times
Local TV actress Eelyn Kok was so down she locked herself in her room for six months. Now, she wants to help others facing the same plight. Gwendolyn Ng · nggwen@sph.com.sg. Actress Eelyn Kok, 36, is a picture of bliss at this interview. She is all ...

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AsiaOne
   
S'pore scientist on prestigious innovators list   
AsiaOne
A prestigious American magazine has named Singaporean scientist Benjamin Tee Chee Keong as an innovator to watch, after he developed an electronic skin that could make prosthetic limbs as sensitive as human ones. Dr Tee, 33, a scientist at the Agency ...


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Channel News Asia
   
NIH takes next steps in Obama's Precision Medicine plan   
Channel News Asia
The National Institutes of Health on Thursday approved a blueprint for U.S. President Barack Obama's Precision Medicine Initiative and named an NIH insider as interim director of the project, which aims to enroll 1 million volunteers in the next three ...
Blueprint in hand, NIH embarks on study of a million people   Science /AAAS
NIH Moves Forward on Genetic Database While Hoping for Funding   Wall Street Journal
NIH framework points the way forward for building national, large-scale ...   National Institutes of Health (press release)
Bio-IT World   
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Asian Scientist Magazine
   
Takeda Joins WIPO Re:Search To Accelerate R&D   
Asian Scientist Magazine
Through the WIPO Re:Search consortium, Japanese pharmaceutical Takeda plans to share intellectual property assets to facilitate R&D in neglected tropical diseases. Asian Scientist Newsroom | September 18, 2015 | Pharma. AsianScientist (Sep. 18, 2015) ...

Takeda speeds new treatments for neglected tropical diseases   Vaccine News Daily

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Mumbrella Asia
   
Marketing denim to women is no longer about sexuality and femininity, says ...   
Mumbrella Asia
Lee Jeans targets women Lee Jeans is targeting women in Asia for the first time with a region-wide digital campaign called 'Life is our canvas'. The campaign, which will run in Hong Kong, Mainland China, Taiwan, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam ...

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Channel News Asia
   
Vision impairment linked to worse quality of life   
Channel News Asia
While vision impairment can lead to lower quality of life on its own, the negative impact on daily activities may be even more pronounced for people who also suffer from other chronic health problems, a Korean study suggests. POSTED: 18 Sep 2015 02:40.

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