2015年2月19日 星期四

2015-02-20 Malaysia Health


The Star Online
   
High-tech contact lenses zoom with a wink of an eye   
The Star Online
JUST WINK FOR A CLOSE VIEW: The Swiss are developing a 1.55mm-thick contact lens that is activated by winks. — AFP/RelaxNews. Swiss researchers are developing contact lenses that contain tiny telescopes to boost vision and zoom in and out with the ...

Contact lens zooms in and out   Investor's Business Daily
Telescopic contact lenses zoom forward with a wink   Toronto Star
High-tech telescopic contact lenses nudged by a wink   Sydney Morning Herald
Discovery News   
Next Big Future   
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Wall Street Journal
   
FDA knew of design flaw in scope linked to UCLA superbug   
Los Angeles Times
A commonly used medical scope linked to a deadly bacterial outbreak at UCLA may be so flawed it cannot be properly cleaned, federal officials conceded Thursday. But they stopped short of recalling the device or outlining any new sterilization procedures.
'Superbug' may have infected 179 patients at LA hospital   Christian Science Monitor
Here's Why California's Superbug Outbreak Isn't As Scary As It Seems   NPR (blog)
Officials: UCLA Superbug No Public Health Threat   Wall Street Journal
Minneapolis Star Tribune   
Reuters UK   
Washington Post   
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NDTV
   
Drug-Resistant Malaria Found Close to Myanmar Border With India   
NDTV
Malaria with total resistance to the antimalarial drug artemisinin has taken hold in Myanmar and spread close to the border with India, threatening to repeat history and render crucial medicines useless, scientists said on Friday. If the spread of ...

Drug-Resistant Malaria Near India Seen Posing Global Threat   Bloomberg
Resistant Strain of Malaria Spreads Across Myanmar, Nears India   Voice of America
Drug resistant malaria strain in Myanmar causes alarm   The Straits Times
New Vision   
BBC News   
New York Times   
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Health Aim
   
Teenage Fathers Mostly Pass Genetic Mutations: 5 Things DNA Passes On   
Health Aim
Recent experiments say that children born to teenage fathers are very most likely to get genetic mutations from them. And these genetic mutations may not go on the positive side; they can be in the form of birth defects. A guy can attain puberty but the ...

Teen dads no good for kids' health   iAfrica.com
Young sperm, bad sperm   Deutsche Welle
A New Risk for Teenage Fathers   Pacific Standard
The Independent   
Business Standard   
Telegraph.co.uk   
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The National Business Review (subscription)
   
Chinese frozen berry hepatitis cases rise in Australia   
The National Business Review (subscription)
Free audio stream, including stories that are padlocked on our site. Listen on any device, anywhere. Updated twice daily. The audio stream takes several seconds to start on Android devices. Launch Radio player. The outbreak of hepatitis A cases from eating ...

Government responds to food safety scandal   MacroBusiness (blog)
Tainted Chinese berries may spur reform of Australian food labelling   Reuters Africa
Nanna's Frozen Mixed Berries case: 50 schools advise kids may be impacted   Herald Sun

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NBCNews.com
   
UN Ebola chief cautions Liberians against complacency despite progress   
Xinhua
MONROVIA, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- The head of United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed cautioned Liberians against complacency as new cases are emerging in the country despite progress made. The UN ...

More unsafe burials in Ebola-hit states   Independent Online
Liberia Ebola fight success hailed   Irish Independent
Ebola in Guinea   The Economist
Kansas City Star   
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Malaysiakini (subscription)
   
Simple solution, just let the patient decide   
Malaysiakini (subscription)
YOURSAY 'I have yet to meet a poor doctor, why do they need to sell drugs?' 'Docs will hike consultation fees if not giving medicine' Fairperson: Former MMA president Dr NKS Tharmaseelan should not view this dispensing separation like a commoner.
In need of a system: tracking pharmaceutical errors   Riviera Maya News

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New York Times
   
Federal panel: Eat less meat for the planet's sake   
San Francisco Chronicle
When the federal government doles out diet advice to Americans this year, it may take an extra step — looking out not only for the health of people's bodies but the vigor of the planet. An advisory panel charged with helping update the closely-watched ...

US food panel: Go nuts on coffee, kill your sugar intake   Mashable
Cholesterol no longer a concern: US experts   AsiaOne
Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Releases Recommendations   Hoosier Ag Today
NorthJersey.com   
WRCB-TV   
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Los Angeles Times
   
How the sun can damage your skin even in the dark   
Los Angeles Times
The damage the sun inflicts on your skin may be even more insidious than was previously thought, according to new research. A study published Thursday in Science finds that the effects of sun exposure can continue to wreak havoc on your DNA -- even in ...

Sunlight continues to damage skin hours after exposure   BBC News
Sun damage keeps happening even after you go inside according to study   Sydney Morning Herald
Sun Can Still Damage Skin Even After You Go To Bed   Headlines & Global News
The Weather Network   
GlobalPost   
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CBS Local
   
A Michigan doctor refuses to treat lesbian couple's baby, citing religion   
Al Jazeera America
A Detroit-area pediatrician refused to treat a newborn baby girl because her parents are lesbians, according to local media reports that have highlighted a lack of legal protections for LGBT people in many states. Krista and Jami Contreras brought their ...

Pediatrician refuses to care for baby with two moms   CBS News
Christian Pediatrician Won't Treat Baby Girl Whose Parents Are Lesbians   FOX News Radio
Michigan doctor refuses to treat baby of same-sex couple   KTAR.com
Media Matters for America (blog)   
The Detroit News   
WKRC TV Cincinnati   
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