2015年9月18日 星期五

2015-09-19 Singapore Health


AsiaOne
   
New National Cancer Centre by 2020   
AsiaOne
The next piece in the multibillion-dollar redevelopment plan for the Outram Campus is a new National Cancer Centre by 2020. It will be bigger and better than the current place, boosting treatment for patients. The new facility will be able to ...

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The Straits Times
   
PM Lee launches two exercises to distribute items to help people cope with the ...   
The Straits Times
SINGAPORE - Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Wednesday evening kicked off two exercises to distribute items that will help people here to better cope with the haze. As guest-of-honour at the COMNET@ Teck Ghee Senior Activity Centre in Ang Mo Kio, ...


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AsiaOne
   
Nearly 1000 dogs culled in Malaysia to arrest rabies outbreak   
AsiaOne
GEORGE TOWN - A battle is on to keep rabies at bay within Penang, Kedah and Perlis. To date, 919 dogs have been culled in the three states under measures to contain and eradicate the disease. The exercise is now in full swing with some 200 personnel ...

Rabies outbreak in Perlis, Kedah and Penang   The Straits Times
NGOs decry decision to kill strays   Malay Mail Online
Petition set up to save dogs after Penang's decision to cull strays   The Rakyat Post
The Borneo Post   
Free Malaysia Today   
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The Nation
   
Dying Dutchman's last wish of building brain cancer app   
The Nation
AMSTERDAM - Dying of a brain tumour, Frederik van den Broek had one last wish on his “bucket list”: serving as his own guinea pig to build a smartphone app for fellow cancer patients. Now Dutch neurologists say the input from Van den Broek, who died ...
Final gift to fellow cancer patients   The Straits Times

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Racism linked to mortality for both blacks and whites in US   
Channel News Asia
(Reuters Health) - In U.S. communities with high levels of racial prejudice, both blacks and whites may have worse survival odds than people who live in more tolerant places, a study suggests. Researchers examined U.S. survey data on racial attitudes ...

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U.S. News & World Report
   
3-year-old with Type 2 diabetes youngest diagnosed in world   
Bulletin Leader
Heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular damage kill about half of Type 2 diabetes patients, as excess sugar in their blood steadily damages the heart and blood vessels. At only three years old, an American toddler has become one of the youngest ...

Jardiance®is the only diabetes medication to show a significant reduction in ...   Financial Express
Obese three-year-old diagnosed in US with diabetes   Rapid News Network
Long Daytime Naps Linked To Higher Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes   Tech Times
Houston Chronicle (subscription)   
TestCountry.com (blog)   
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CBS Local
   
US may use heat to kill poultry if bird flu strikes again   
Channel News Asia
CHICAGO: U.S. agriculture officials seeking to control deadly bird flu have approved a method of killing infected poultry that entails sealing barns shut, turning up the heat and shutting off ventilation systems, an option that has been condemned by ...
USDA says heat stress can be used to kill poultry in bird flu outbreak   The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines
USDA adds suffocation to bird flu euthanasia methods   New Zealand Herald
US may kill poultry with heat stress to stop bird flu   Alberta Express

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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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AsiaOne
   
Dog owners in Malaysia rush to vaccinate their pets after rabies outbreak   
AsiaOne
GEORGE TOWN - News of rabies resurfacing in Penang was cause for worry among dog owners here with many rushing to vaccinate their pets while some, shockingly, wanted to get rid of them. A check at Gill's Veterinary Clinic in Bagan Jermal at about 2pm ...


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Unsupervised teens more likely to use tobacco, pot and alcohol   
Channel News Asia
Reuters Health) - A small U.S. study appears to confirm adult fears that teens who spend more than the average amount of unsupervised time “hanging out” with peers have higher odds of smoking cigarettes and marijuana and drinking alcohol. Researchers ...


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