2015年9月24日 星期四

2015-09-25 Singapore Health


AsiaOne
   
Japanese book features handsome staff to boost nursing care's image   
AsiaOne
A book featuring handsome young male employees at nursing care facilities was published this month in an effort to improve the image of the nursing care profession. Titled "Kaigo-danshi Studies" (Male nursing care worker studies), the book was created ...

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Over long term, diet and exercise are best to prevent diabetes   
Channel News Asia
(Reuters Health) - In a head-to-head comparison over 15 years, diet and exercise outperformed the drug metformin in preventing people at high risk for diabetes from developing the disease. Metformin, which helps control blood sugar and can be used ...

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TODAYonline
   
PA, other agencies step up efforts to help the vulnerable   
TODAYonline
SINGAPORE — Following an initial raft of measures last week to ensure that the vulnerable — such as the elderly living alone — are prepared to deal with the effects of the haze, the People's Association is stepping up its efforts. It is setting up ...

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The Straits Times
   
Fast food chains suspend delivery service, Sports Hub halts outdoor activities ...   
The Straits Times
SINGAPORE - Fast food chains McDonald's, KFC and Pizza Hut have suspended delivery service due to the worsening haze. McDonald's, in a Facebook post, said: "Due to the current state of the haze, and to ensure the safety of our McDelivery riders, we ...

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Science World Report
   
Kids with asthma fare worse when they live with smokers   
Channel News Asia
(Reuters Health) - Kids with asthma are more likely to have breathing problems and be hospitalized when they live with a smoker, a research review suggests. The team analyzed data from 25 studies that included a combined total of more than 430,000 ...

Secondhand Smoke Doubles Hospitalization Risk In Kids With Asthma   Science World Report
Secondhand smoke doubles the risk of hospitalisation of kids with asthma   International Business Times AU
Household Secondhand Smoke Worsens Kid Asthma   Youth Health Magzine
University Herald   
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Reuters
   
Japan Tobacco may be interested in Reynolds subsidiary   
Winston-Salem Journal
Japan Tobacco and Reynolds American Inc. may be in advanced talks for another cigarette-access-for-debt-relief deal, according to an industry analyst and media reports. The speculation this time, as first reported by Bloomberg News, is that Japan ...
Japan Tobacco in talks to buy Reynolds American assets: Bloomberg   Channel News Asia
Report : Japan Tobacco In Talks For $5 Bln Reynolds American Assets   Nasdaq
Japan Tobacco In Talks To Buy $5 Billion Reynolds Assets: Bloomberg   Barron's (blog)

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Business Insurance
   
Generic drugs are potentially high-priced apples, ripe for the picking   
Business Insurance
A pharmaceutical company's move to raise the price of a generic drug by more than 5,000% has some pointing to the lack of regulatory controls over the market system. Turing Pharmaceuticals faced backlash after it announced it would raise the price of ...

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Express.co.uk
   
Daily dose of vitamin C can slash your risk of heart attacks   
Express.co.uk
A DAILY dose of vitamin C could By Tony Brooks prevent strokes and heart attacks and provide protection against blindness and diabetes. By Tony Brooks. PUBLISHED: 20:08, Thu, Sep 24, 2015 | UPDATED: 20:26, Thu, Sep 24, 2015. Older people eating ...


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AsiaOne
   
Taiwan suffers deadliest-ever dengue outbreak, with record high of 42 people dead   
AsiaOne
TAIPEI - Taiwan is suffering its deadliest ever outbreak of mosquito-borne dengue fever with a record high of 42 deaths, the authorities said on Thursday (Sept 24), double the number that died in 2014. Last year saw 15,732 cases - by far the highest in ...
Dengue fever cases rise to record high in Taiwan   Focus Taiwan News Channel
Dengue fever cases top 15000 in Taiwan   WantChinaTimes

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Channel News Asia
   
Haze conditions deteriorate, air quality enters mid section of Very Unhealthy ...   
Channel News Asia
Given the air quality forecast for the next 24 hours, healthy people should reduce prolonged or strenuous outdoor physical exertion, said the NEA. The elderly, pregnant women and children should minimise outdoor activity, while those with chronic lung ...

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