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H7N9 bird flu update- 130 cases, 32 deaths

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Singapore: National Health and Family Planning Commission, China, has notified the WHO of two additional laboratory-confirmed cases of human infection with avian influenza A (H7N9) virus. Until date, a total of 130 laboratory-confirmed... Read more

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Study: Eating candy or sweets dont make you fat


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Singapore: A new study conducted by the Center for Chemical Regulation & Food Safety, which is part of US-based firm Exponent,... Read more

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Study: Brain is the root cause of obesity


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Singapore: Researchers at Brown University, US, have discovered a molecular chain of events in the brains of obese rats that... Read more

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H7N9 bird flu spreads from China to Taiwan

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Singapore: One laboratory-confirmed case of human infection with the virus has been reported by the Taipei Centres for Disease Control (CDC).... Read more

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Increased DHA intake helps infant development in womb

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Singapore: A research conducted by scientists at the University of Kansas revealed that increased dietary intake of docosahexaenoic acid... Read more

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NZ funding process is opaque, lacks new medicines

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  • By Saptarshi Chaudhuri
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Medicines New Zealand is the industry association representing companies engaged in the research, development, manufacture and marketing... Read more

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Singapore study indentifies new type of lymphoma

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Singapore: Researchers at the lymphoma study group at Singapore General Hospital (SGH) and the National Cancer Center of Singapore (NCCS)... Read more

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WHO, UNICEF to curb pneumonia, diarrhoea in children

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New Delhi: The WHO and theUNICEF have released the 'Global action plan for the prevention and control of pneumonia and diarrhoea' (GAPPD)... Read more

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World Health Summit concludes in Singapore

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Singapore: The World Health Summit Regional Meeting - Asia (WHSRMA) 2013 came to a conclusion at Ritz-Carlton in Singapore on April 10,... Read more

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Health cloud to help monitor asthma data

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Singapore: Medical technology company iSonea launched its latest smartphone asthma management application, AsthmaSense Cloud, to enable... Read more

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China bird flu: Detection of new H7N9 strain is hard

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Singapore: Since February 2013, more than 20 people in Shanghai in three provinces in China have been infected with the a new bird flu strain,... Read more

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Study: 2010 US dementia care costs were $215 bn

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Singapore: According to estimates by researchers at Rand Corporation and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, US, costs of caring for... Read more

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