en-my-hotdailynews: 2015-10-10 Malaysia Health

Penang govt lifts order to cull strays, no rabies cases reported
The Borneo Post
GEORGE TOWN: The Penang government yesterday lifted the Rabies-infected Area Order (Penang) 2015 which came into effect on Sept 15, as no cases of rabies have been reported since last month. Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng announced that the Order ...

Animal activists welcome news and call for mass vaccinations   The Star Online
Penang cops arrest youths who abused council officers   Malay Mail Online
SKSV hails revoke of order to cull stray dogs in Penang   The Sun Daily
The Rakyat Post
Free Malaysia Today
malaysiandigest.com
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People With Diabetes At Risk Of Developing Blindness - Expert
Bernama
PETALING JAYA, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Approximately 30 per cent of the country's population, believed to have diabetes, are at risk of developing blindness, according to a senior consultant ophthalmologist. Dr Pall Singh, who is Tun Hussein Onn National ...
Smart clinic ahead of World Sight Day   Yahoo! Maktoob News
Diabetics run risk of getting eye damage   Deccan Herald

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The Nation

China's smoking death toll to double to 2 million in 2030
The Nation
Cigarette smoking will kill about two million Chinese in 2030, double the 2010 toll, said researchers Friday who warned of a “growing epidemic of premature death” in the world's most populous nation. On current trends, one in three young Chinese men ...
One in three young men in China 'will die from smoking'   Irish Independent
Smoking will kill 2m Chinese annually by 2030: Study   Times of India
Smoking may claim lives of 1 in 3 young Chinese men   ecns
CRIENGLISH.com
CBS News
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AsiaOne

Public hospitals explain their infection control measures
AsiaOne
Tan Tock Seng Hospital says that although it uses around 700 types of injectable drugs, only 13 make use of multi-dose vials. Its medical board chairman Thomas Lew says these drugs are usually not commonly administered and not available in single doses.
Singapore screens hundreds after hepatitis C outbreak   The Rakyat Post
TTSH 'strengthening overall system, vigilance' in wake of SGH Hepatitis C cluster   Channel News Asia

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The Rakyat Post

Act tough against tobacco
Deccan Herald
Tobacco kills 150 people every hour and 1.3 million annually in the WHO South-East Asia Region. The use of tobacco in the region is unacceptably high, and is increasing alarmingly. The region has 260 million smokers and 290 million smokeless tobacco ...

Tobacco Giants Say They Shouldn't Be Singled Out under Trans-Pacific ...   SYS-CON Media (press release)
Is TPP anti-tobacco?   The Rakyat Post

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Channel News Asia

Second suspected MERS case in Thailand
Channel News Asia
A 62-year-old man is currently in quarantine and being tested and hospitalised in special treatment care. POSTED: 09 Oct 2015 17:01; UPDATED: 09 Oct 2015 17:14. PHOTOS. A group of tourists wear masks to prevent contracting Middle East Respiratory ...

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Livemint

Do you snore? Get checked for diabetes
Livemint
Social anxiety and the urge to be a part of a group can lead to addiction of social networking sites like Facebook, which in turn can have a bad effect on a person's health, says a new study. Researchers from The Ohio State University, Hope College in ...

Snoring, apnea linked to diabetes risk in older adults   Free Malaysia Today
Study Links Sleep Breathing Problems with Type 2 Diabetes   Dispatch Times
Diabetes symptoms now include snoring, sleep apnea: study   Latinos Health
Science World Report
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The Cannabist

California acts to regulate pot industry
USA TODAY
SAN FRANCISCO — California took a big step Friday toward regulating its legalized pot industry. Gov. Gerry Brown signed three bills that create a new state agency and develop guidelines for licensing, producing and testing marijuana within the ...
California Gov. Jerry Brown signs medical marijuana regulations into law   cleveland.com
Finally: California medical marijuana regulations OK'd by Gov. Jerry Brown   The Cannabist

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