SINGAPORE, (PNA/Xinhua) — Singapore shares closed 0.17 percent lower, as investors took profit after disappointing U.S. jobs data raised expectations for the tapering of Federal Reserve stimulus to be postponed to next…
China’s crude oil output rises 2.3%
BEIJING, (PNA/Xinhua) — China’s crude oil output reached 155.19 million tonnes in the first three quarters, a year-on-year increase of 2.3 percent, according to data from the country’s top economic planner. During…
Tibetan culture well preserved, developed: white paper
BEIJING, (PNA/Xinhua) –Tibetan culture has been well preserved and developed, and freedom of religious belief has been respected and protected, says a white paper issued on Tuesday. The study and use of…
President Putin oks stiffer fines for smoking in public
MOSCOW, (PNA/RIA Novosti) -– Russian President Vladimir Putin signed off Monday on the introduction of stiffer penalties for smoking in public as the government continues in its battle to improve health standards…
U.S. to test if vitamin D prevents diabetes
WASHINGTON, (PNA/Xinhua) — U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) said Monday that it’s to launch a large-scale clinical trial to investigate if a vitamin D supplement helps prevent or delay type 2…
Bottle feeding may increase risk of stomach obstruction in infants: study
WASHINGTON, (PNA/Xinhua) — Infants who were bottle fed were more likely to be at risk of developing hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (HPS), a form of stomach obstruction, than those who were breastfed, U.S….
Incinerators are safe – Ministry secretary-general
KUALA LUMPUR, (PNA/Bernama) –Thermal treatment technology or incinerators are safe and will not have an adverse effect on human health and nature, and it can actually help resolve related issues. Secretary-general of…
Positive activities help youth avoid drugs, says health official
MANILA, (PNA) — There is no doubt the youth would be too busy preoccupied with positive activities to even have time to participate is risky behavior such as drugs. This, according to…
St. Luke’s performs PHL’s first successful renal denervation
MANILA, (PNA) — St. Luke’s Medical Center-Global City Heart Institute conducted two successful procedures this October after successfully performing the first renal sympathetic denervation in the country last July 1 to a…
56 die in Central Mindanao due to dengue
KIDAPAWAN CITY, (PNA) –The Department of Health in SOCCSKSARGEN region reported that 11,020 cases of dengue have been reported in the region since January 1 up to this date. Of this number,…
DOH conducts Regional Tobacco Control Network Meeting in Zamboanga
ZAMBOANGA CITY, (PNA) -– The Department of Health (DOH) has conducted Tuesday a Regional Tobacco Control Network Meeting in this city in a bid to set up a coalition of different stakeholders…
Public warned vs. food tainted with coloring dyes unregistered at FDA
MANILA, (PNA) — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) discovered several food products tainted with coloring dyes unregistered and non compliant with food product labeling standards. These products were collected from ambulant…
Cambodia reports 21st bird flu case in 2013
PHNOM PENH, (PNA/Xinhua) — An eight-year-old girl from Cambodia’s eastern Kampong Thom province has been confirmed for the H5N1 virus, bringing the number of the cases to 21 so far this year,…
DOH chief visits Zambo evacuees, checks health facilities
ZAMBOANGA CITY, (PNA) -– Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Dr. Enrique Ona visited this city Tuesday to check on the plight of the evacuees as well as the status of the government-run…
Gains in TB control at risk due to 3-M missed patients and drug resistance
GENEVA, (PNA/IRNA) — Tuberculosis (TB) treatment has saved the lives of more than 22 million people, according to the WHO Global tuberculosis report 2013 published on Wednesday. IRNA reporter in Geneva said…