2015年10月28日 星期三

2015-10-29 Singapore Health


AsiaOne
   
SGH to screen 350 more patients for hepatitis C   
The Straits Times
An independent committee looking into a hepatitis C outbreak at Singapore General Hospital (SGH) has recommended that more people be screened for the virus. This is to verify that the precautionary measures put in place by the hospital have been ...

SGH Hep C outbreak: About 350 more patients to be screened   TODAYonline
Hepatitis C cluster at SGH: Screening period to be extended   Channel News Asia
Screening period for Hepatitis C cluster at SGH should be extended: review ...   THE BUSINESS TIMES
AsiaOne   
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NDTV
   
Germany's Answer to WHO Study: Don't Be Scared of Sausages   
NDTV
Germany's Answer to WHO Study: Don't Be Scared of Sausages Sausages, like sunshine, are beneficial in moderation, Germany's agriculture minister said on Tuesday, after a World Health Organization (WHO) report warned that eating processed meats can ...

Fear not, eat bratwurst: German minister   Sky News Australia
UPDATE 1-Germany's answer to WHO study: Don't be scared of sausages   Reuters
Fear not, eat bratwurst, says German food minister   The Straits Times

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AsiaOne
   
Jeju Olle launches hiking courses for foreign tourists   
AsiaOne
JEJUDO ISLAND - What is it about hiking and backpacking on a long trail that is so alluring? There have been movies like "The Way" and "Wild" that tell the stories of characters trekking long distances to their destination. Like in the movies, it is ...
Get a warm welcome from a Jeju grandma. Photo courtesy Jeju Olle Foundation   The Jeju Weekly

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Digital News Asia
   
Practo Tech forays into Malaysia   
Financial Express
Continuing its expansion outside the Indian market, Practo Technologies, India's leading online doctor service, announced its entry into the Malaysian market - enabling users to search for doctors across more than 350 clinics and 500 doctors listed on ...
Practo expands to Malaysia, fourth outside India   Business Standard
After Indonesia, healthcare platform Practo enters Malaysia   Economic Times
Healthcare appointment platform Practo launches in Malaysia   Digital News Asia
Livemint   
Biotechin.Asia   
e27   
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AsiaOne
   
Global initiative to improve first 1000 days of a child's life   
AsiaOne
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and China Children and Teenagers' Fund (CCTF) have launched a year-long initiative to improve nutrition and future outcomes for mothers and young children in the first 1,000 days of life. Jointly, the WFP ...

WFP Launches Campaign to Improve Maternal, Infant Nutrition in China, Nepal   Women of China

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Outbreak News Today
   
Philippines dengue cases up 32 percent in 2015, Thailand's case count nears 100000   
Outbreak News Today
During the first nine months of 2014, health officials in the Philippines saw 82,000 cases of the mosquito borne viral disease, dengue fever, nationwide. With the massive surge in cases in recent months, Philippine officials now put the case tally so ...
Thailand reports spike in dengue cases amongst adults   Channel News Asia

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Channel News Asia
   
On World Psoriasis Day, a chance to challenge social stigma   
Channel News Asia
A recently-released survey shows psoriasis patients in Singapore often suffer from public humiliation and discrimination. A 23-year-old with the skin condition tells Channel NewsAsia her story. By Ray Yeh; POSTED: 29 Oct 2015 08:00; UPDATED: 29 Oct ...


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AsiaOne
   
Red meat bad? Eat llamas instead: Bolivia   
AsiaOne
BOLIVIA'S health ministry announced a novel idea on Tuesday to cheer up carnivores worried by a United Nations agency's warning that red meat "probably" causes cancer: Switch to llamas. "We have very good meats like llama, with a low percentage of fat, ...


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Channel News Asia
   
Medtech industry players target Asian solutions   
Channel News Asia
SINGAPORE: A smart toilet, currently on trial at the National University Hospital urology department, measures the volume of urine passed by patients with enlarged prostates. In future, the same smart toilet could be used to measure glucose in urine to ...

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The Straits Times
   
Good for firms to be good to older staff   
The Straits Times
OVERCOMING PERCEPTIONS: Older workers themselves internalise some of these perceptions. They feel that because of their age, they can't cope as well as those younger than them. - MS HELEN KO, executive director of social enterprise Beyond Age.

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