02.27.08

Germany to double benefits for thalidomide victims

Posted in Health at 2:37 pm by heaven

Berlin - After a public outcry against Germany's limited help for aging thalidomide victims, the country's two ruling parties agreed Wednesday to double the monthly stipend paid to people disabled by the drug. Put on the market in October 1957 by the...

Taiwan warns local doctors against practicing in China

Posted in Health at 11:24 am by heaven

Taipei - Taiwan Wednesday warned local doctors to be cautious in practicing medicine in China because they would lack the legal protection they enjoy in Taiwan. Without an official agreement to protect the interest of Taiwanese doctors practicing in...

Philippine authorities use graphic posters to discourage smoking

Posted in Health at 10:18 am by heaven

Manila - Philippine health authorities on Wednesday intensified the government's anti-tobacco campaign by mounting posters in public places that graphically show the health hazards of smoking. Health Secretary Francisco Duque said the Department of H...

Space crunch prompts hospitals to turn offices into treatment areas

Posted in Health at 12:00 am by heaven

Singapore - A space crunch is prompting Singapore's public hospitals to turn office rooms into clinic facilities, news reports said Wednesday. At Tan Tock Seng Hospital, chief executive Lim Suet Wun is moving out of his office, and administrative sta...

02.26.08

HIV rates surge in Hong Kong as more gay men indulge in unsafe sex

Posted in Health at 7:44 am by heaven

Hong Kong - Hong Kong recorded its highest ever annual number of HIV infections in 2007 as the virus spreads rapidly among gay men practicing unsafe sex, doctors announced Tuesday. The city of 6.9 million saw 414 new cases in 2007, an 11 per cent inc...

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