Provides the latest RSS feeds for Public Health News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Singapore Star.com http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/cat/fb382975d494227f/ en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:19:37 -0400 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:19:37 -0400 30 Women exposed to high levels of air pollution while pregnant were up to twice as likely to have a child with autism as women who lived in areas with low pollution, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). It is the first large national study to examine links between autism and air pollution across the U.S. The researchers examined data from Nurses' Health Study II, ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215288772/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:20:02 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215288772/scat/fb382975d494227f Brazil plans to produce vaccines against the influenza H1N1 virus, Health Minister Alexandre Padilha said. Nationwide production of the vaccine will help the country have an easier and faster access to the drug in case of an epidemic, he said Tuesday. "When Brazil has the technology, no economic crisis, exchange rate fluctuations, nor unilateral decision from a company can put patient treatment ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215288764/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:10:01 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215288764/scat/fb382975d494227f Millions of people each year have polyps successfully removed during colonoscopies. But when a suspicious polyp is bigger than a marble or in a hard-to-reach location, patients are referred for surgery to remove a portion of their colon - even if doctors aren't sure whether the polyp is cancerous or not. Since only 15 percent of all polyps turn out to be malignant, many patients are ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215290840/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:34:14 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215290840/scat/fb382975d494227f Campaign to Fix the Deb t and its efforts to cut Social Security and Medicare. Just to remind everyone, the Campaign to Fix the Debt (CFD) is yet another Peter Peterson-inspired initiative that has as its main goal cutting and/or privatizing Social Security and Medicare. Peterson has used the billions of dollars he earned as a Wall Street investment banker and private equity fund manager to ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215289915/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:06:12 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215289915/scat/fb382975d494227f United States The American Medical Association (AMA) has voted to recognise obesity as a disease, describing it as an "epidemic" gripping the US.At its annual meeting, the AMA noted that obesity rates in the US have doubled among adults in the past 20 years and tripled among children in a generation.More than one-third of US adults are obese.The World Health Organisation and the US ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215288948/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:16:37 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215288948/scat/fb382975d494227f A group representing 225,000 U.S. doctors called for a ban on marketing energy drinks, such as those from Red Bull GmbH and Monster Beverage Corp., to youths. The American Medical Association, in a vote at its annual policy meeting in Chicago, Tuesday endorsed a policy that called for limiting how the caffeinated beverages are sold to those younger than 18. The group cited studies that link the ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215288068/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:56:55 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215288068/scat/fb382975d494227f Cancer Care Programme (NCCP).However, Dr Ray Walley, chairman of the GP committee in the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO), said this would mean an extra workload for GPs and those with a medical card may have to be charged."The HSE is failing to fund or invest in cancer-care services in general practice, thereby passing all costs on to patients, including medical-card patients."Patients ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215286429/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:11:00 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215286429/scat/fb382975d494227f Foreign workers owe public health institutions a staggering 26 million ringgit (US$8.2 million) in medical fees, said Home Minister Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. He said many foreigners did not settle their medical bills at public hospitals. Due to this, the government would review policies for insurance packages and medical coverage for such workers. Dr Ahmad Zahid said the study would be part of an ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215286430/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:06:45 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215286430/scat/fb382975d494227f BISSOONDAYE Geeta Seenath was allowed by doctors to have solid food as part of her diet on Monday, as she continues to recover from the harrowing ordeal of being lost in the Toco forest for seven ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215285516/scat/fb382975d494227f Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:14:17 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215285516/scat/fb382975d494227f Fibromyalgia , a widespread deep tissue pain, affects about ten million people in the US. The condition causes tenderness in the hands and feet, fatigue, sleep disorders and cognitive decline. For years, the disorder was believed to be imaginary and often even attributed to patients making up the illness. The latest research not only proves its existence, but it has also pinpointed the source. ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215285577/scat/fb382975d494227f Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:10:15 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215285577/scat/fb382975d494227f The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, on Tuesday, said it was currently prosecuting over 10 fake medical doctors that were apprehended at various times while disguising as ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215282504/scat/fb382975d494227f Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:51:09 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215282504/scat/fb382975d494227f WASHINGTON -- Medicare begins a major change next month that could save older diabetics money and time when they buy crucial supplies to test their blood sugar - but it also may cause some confusion as patients figure out the new system.On July 1, Medicare opens a national mail-order program that will dramatically drop the prices the government pays for those products but patients will have to ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215277701/scat/fb382975d494227f Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:27:38 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215277701/scat/fb382975d494227f new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health finds. Doctors especially need to start bringing up these topics more with young men. Nearly one in five sexually active boys report that they’ve never heard anything about condoms or contraceptives from their teachers or their doctors. National guidelines for medical professionals already stipulate that doctors must discuss these type of ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215277691/scat/fb382975d494227f Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:17:46 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215277691/scat/fb382975d494227f Even though the emails were never sent, govt prosecutors argue that they help establish a pattern of Apple serving as a "ringleader" in a conspiracy with the publishers to force the retail book industry to adopt higher prices of ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215277697/scat/fb382975d494227f Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:01:14 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215277697/scat/fb382975d494227f ST. CHARLES, Mo. (KSDK) - The St. Charles County Division of Environmental Health and Protection is asking homeowners to help reduce mosquitoes breeding areas and curtail incidences of the winged pest other biting insects. According to the health department, the county's mosquito control program only sprays when residents notify staff that mosquitoes are a problem in their neighborhood. ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215274865/scat/fb382975d494227f Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:10:53 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215274865/scat/fb382975d494227f Manama, June 18. (BNA) -- Health Minister Dr. Sadeq Al-Shehabi has praised the directives of His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa to devise an effective system to reduce the waiting time of sickle cell patients and enable those in severe pain to receive urgent and proper treatment, in line with his keenness to shorten waiting time of those patients at Salmaniya ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215273329/scat/fb382975d494227f Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:57:35 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215273329/scat/fb382975d494227f The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday sharply criticized the food industry’s decision to market its unhealthy products to children, saying that strategy has been ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215273048/scat/fb382975d494227f Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:55:11 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215273048/scat/fb382975d494227f The federal Medicare program has dropped nearly a third of the companies chosen to continue supplying home medical equipment to beneficiaries statewide, leaving even fewer suppliers as part of its controversial competitive bidding program set to kick off in Tennessee in less than two weeks. The contracts were voided because those 30 out-of-state suppliers that had won didn't meet Tennessee ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215269236/scat/fb382975d494227f Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:55:27 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215269236/scat/fb382975d494227f See your ad here HUNTER Medicare Local staff and members are calling on the board to reinstate outgoing chief executive officer Dr Mark Foster whose contract is not being renewed.It is understood that 250 staff and members have signed a petition asking for the return of Dr Foster, who has been CEO for six years.His contract was due to expire on June 30 and the board's decision not to renew ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215269237/scat/fb382975d494227f Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:53:47 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215269237/scat/fb382975d494227f Dr Kwame Addo-Kufuor has charged newly qualified medical doctors from the University of Cape Coast (UCC) to make God their partners in their practice. Addressing the first batch of final year medical students of the university, Dr Addo-Kufuor said "my personal experience as a Christian doctor practising for almost four and a half decades, I can testify it is God's blessing that makes ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215269225/scat/fb382975d494227f Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:42:26 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215269225/scat/fb382975d494227f /enpproperty--> A national doctor association has set up a fund to help doctors assaulted by patients, Beijing Times reported on Monday. The Chinese Medical Doctor Association will invest 10 million yuan ($1.63 million) into the fund every year for the next five years. Doctors assaulted by patients and who are financially challenged can apply for grants from the fund to support themselves in ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215265905/scat/fb382975d494227f Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:31:16 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215265905/scat/fb382975d494227f The White House promised to veto a bill in the Republican-controlled House that would ban abortions in the United States after 22 weeks of pregnancy. "Forty years ago, the Supreme Court affirmed a woman's constitutional right to privacy, including the right to choose," the White House said in a statement. "This bill is a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade and shows contempt for ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215265262/scat/fb382975d494227f Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:02:00 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215265262/scat/fb382975d494227f WAM ABU DHABI, June 18th, 2013 (WAM) -- The rotavirus is a highly infectious pathogen that strikes vulnerable young children, afflicting most with severe diarrhoea, vomiting and fever. It can lead to dehydration, discomfort and distress, making for a miserable illness for children, caregivers and parents alike, said a UAE paper. "Rotavirus is highly contagious, particularly where children ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215264180/scat/fb382975d494227f Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:54:37 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215264180/scat/fb382975d494227f Within the United States, health care workers have come under relentless attack by large hospital corporations, which have sought to slash benefits, reduce wages and increase workloads. This has been stepped up as mergers and acquisitions have led to a greater monopolization of the industry and staffing levels have been cut as part of the cost-cutting measures at the heart of President ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215262469/scat/fb382975d494227f Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:31:38 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215262469/scat/fb382975d494227f Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut; Susan J. Waddell, Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General for New England; and Kimberly K. Mertz, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced that a federal jury in Hartford has found Samir Zaky, 38, of Brookfield, guilty of 14 counts ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215262479/scat/fb382975d494227f Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:10:00 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215262479/scat/fb382975d494227f A health worker walks out of a hospital in the eastern Saudi Arabia city of Khobar, on June 17, 2013. Four more people have died in Saudi Arabia from SARS-like coronavirus, Saudi Arabia's Health Ministry said, bringing to 32 the number of death from the desease in the kingdom, 49 the number of infection. (Xinhua/Wang ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215261673/scat/fb382975d494227f Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:16:51 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215261673/scat/fb382975d494227f 6/17/2013 B.C's Health Minister says wheelchair fees in long term residential care homes are not unusual and are administered fairly, including exempting those who can't afford it. Terry Lake says it boils down to if a senior has the means then they have to foot the bill for their wheelchair. Lake says those that don't will have a wheelchair provided. He says the issue is ... http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215261666/scat/fb382975d494227f Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:47:22 -0400 http://www.singaporestar.com/index.php/sid/215261666/scat/fb382975d494227f