Category: World News

Korea confirms foot-and-mouth disease case

South Korea confirmed a case of foot-and-mouth disease at a dairy farm, the agriculture ministry in Sejong said Monday. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said that 195 cows at the farm in Boeun, 180 kilometers southeast of Seoul, of North Chungcheong Province, tested positive for the animal disease.

The day a princess became a Queen

Sixty-five years ago, Princess Elizabeth ascended to the throne of England, but for at least a day, the 25-year-old didn’t even know she was Queen. On January 31, 1952, King George VI farewelled his daughter and the Duke of Edinburgh, who were leaving the UK to embark on an ambitious tour of the Commonwealth that would include visits to South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.

Pain relievers during flu may up heart attack risk

Taipei: People who use pain killers for treating respiratory infections like common cold or flu may be at an increased risk of heart attack, researchers have warned. The findings showed that using the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs during an acute respiratory infection could raise the risk for a heart attack by 3.4-fold.

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The family of a mother-of-three who has an aggressive form of cervical cancer are asking people to donate money to help fund treatment that is her last hope. Louise Gleadell, daughter of Leicester Riders’ assistant coach Phil Gleadell, was diagnosed with severe cervical cancer last year, despite never having missed a smear test.

Megan’s spinal surgery trip total leaps to A 5,000

THE family of an aspiring young gymnast are a step closer to accessing surgery that could change her life, following a fantastic fundraising event. Ten-year-old Megan Sadler will travel to America later this month, for a consultation with doctors at the Shriners Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia.

Del Grou with his beard that he grew for more than a year

A High Wycombe man raised more than A 1,000 for a cancer charity, smashing his A 600 target, by growing his beard for more than a year. Del Grou, 44, who is originally from Marlow, decided he was going to grow his beard last January for Cancer Research, after three members of his family – his wife, brother and aunt – were diagnosed with the disease.

More culling in Japan after bird flu strain detected

Tokyo, Feb 5 – Authorities in Japan’s Saga province have begun culling more chickens after detecting a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu in dead birds at a farm, the media reported on Sunday. The culling began late Saturday, after the presence of a subtype of the H5 virus was detected at a farm in Kohoku locality.

NMS runs out of anti-malaria drugs

Dr Jimmy Opigo, the programme manager of the National Malarial Control programme at the Ministry of Health noted that “the drug stock out is life threatening at a time when there is high malaria transmission more than any other time in the past years during the same period.” At the end of last year, the NMS general manager Moses Kamabare expressed concern over the then looming drug stock outs for both anti-malarial drugs and antiretroviral drugs due to limited funds in their current budget.

Concealing HIV-Aids ground for annulment

… his or her status. But, under Section 34 that “any person with HIV is obliged to disclose his or her HIV status and health condition to his or her spouse or sexual partner at the earliest opportune time.” He made the statement after one participant …

Seasonal Influenza Therapeutic and Drug Pipeline Review H2

PUNE, INDIA, February 3, 2017 / EINPresswire.com / — Summary Influenza, often referred to as the flu, is an acute infection caused by one of the three closely related viruses, designated as influenza Type A, B, and C. The infection’s rapid onset and potential for high morbidity and mortality, particularly in high-risk patient populations such as the elderly and young children, make prompt and effective treatment with antiviral medication very difficult. For these reasons, prophylactic vaccination is the preferred intervention for seasonal influenza .

The Latest: White House still assessing Israeli settlements

The White House says new Israeli settlements or the expansion of existing ones beyond their current borders may not help achieve peace between the Israelis and Palestinians. Spokesman Sean Spicer says President Donald Trump’s administration doesn’t believe the existence of settlements is an impediment to peace, although it has yet to take an official position on settlement construction.

Free drugs, anyone? How India’s Punjab candidates are canvassing for votes

Congress party Vice President Rahul Gandhi, center, joins hands and raises them with former chief minister of Punjab state Amarinder Singh, second right, former Indian cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu, second left, and other party leaders during an election campaign rally in Amritsar, India, Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. Punjab state will go to the polls on Feb. 4. Source: AP Photo/Prabhjot Gill DRUGS and booze are allegedly being distributed in the addiction-blighted state of Punjab, India, in return for votes in the coming state elections.

Japan OKs retinal cell transplant using others’ iPS cells

Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare on Wednesday approved transplant of retinal cells to treat patients using induced pluripotent stem cells derived from another person. According to Japan’s public broadcaster NHK, the the application was filed in October last year by Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, the government-backed Riken institute in Kobe, Kyoto University and Osaka University.

Climate Clown Prince Charles Might Lecture President Trump

Trump aides have raised concerns that Prince Charles, the crown prince who thinks Mad King George was “misunderstood” , will use an upcoming state visit to try to humiliate President Trump in front of international media. Donald Trump’s aides have raised concerns that a likely meeting with Prince Charles during his state visit could backfire because of the pair’s differences on climate change.

Adult swaddling therapy fad hits Tokyo

Wrapped up from head to toe in a white bag and gently rocking from side to side, five Japanese mothers are hopeful Tokyo’s latest health trend can cure their post-pregnancy aches and pains. According to its exponents, Otonamaki, which translates as “adult wrapping”, was devised by a Kyoto midwife who thought replicating how children are swaddled at birth could help mothers overcome post labor shoulder and hip pain.

Living at high altitudes linked to lower risk of developing Metabolic Syndrome

Could something as simple as the geographic area in which you live contribute to your risk of developing heart disease and diabetes, or suffering a stroke? A new study, published in the open-access journal Frontiers in Physiology , has revealed that the incidence of Metabolic Syndrome could be linked to the altitude of where a person lives. Metabolic syndrome is the medical term for the combination of high blood pressure, sugar and cholesterol levels, as well as excess body fat around the waist, and contributes to serious health problems.

Healthcare Center Gets the PENETRON Treatment

… says Claudio Neves Ourives, General Manager of PENETRON Brazil. UniMed, a Brazilian medical service cooperative and health insurance operator is the largest of its kind in the world, with 367 local member cooperatives. To expand its Belo Horizonte …

Hugo Chavez returns to life in TV show criticized by allies

In this Jan. 25, 2017 photo, Colombia’s actor Andres Parra plays the role of Venezuela’s former President Hugo Chavez during the filming of “El Comandante” in Bogota, Colombia. The life of Chavez, who mesmerized Venezuela’s impoverished masses before dying of cancer in 2013, is being dramatized in a Spanish-language TV series that is generating a backlash even before it airs.

Diabetes may be an early warning sign for pancreatic cancer

London, Jan 30 – The onset of diabetes, or a rapid deterioration in existing diabetes that requires more aggressive treatment, could be a sign of early, hidden pancreatic cancer, warns a new study. The findings are based on an analysis linking nearly a million patients with Type-2 diabetes in Italy and Belgium with recorded cases of pancreatic cancer.

PM: Hospital investments to be covered from excise tax

Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka want a part of the revenue from the excise tax on alcohol and tobacco to go to a fund, from which investments of public hospitals would be covered, he said on Friday. Health Minister Miloslav Ludvik said the health insurance payments that the hospitals receive can cover their operation costs but not their investments.

Dust threatens public health

… from the government on the steps taken to remove dust, smoke and other deadly elements causing damage to public health in four city corporations — DSCC, DNCC, Gazipur and Narayanganj. Contacted, DSCC Chief Executive Officer Khan Mohammad Bilal said …

Beware: Four Refugee Myth Busters

Quietly and without fanfare, violence, or struggle 1,600 to 1,800 refugees are arriving at the transit sites from South Sudan every day – day after day. They line up quietly waiting for Medical Team International staff, working with translators, to poke at them and their children and determine their bill of health.