Singapore - Singapore was hit by the second outbreak of mass food-poisoning case in two weeks, as a dozen people fell ill after eating the same food, local media reported Sunday. The Health Ministry said it was notified Saturday of 12 cases, all stemming from soup eaten at a restaurant the night before, Channel News Asia said.
Peshawar, Apr. 12 : At least ten NATO supply trucks were destroyed on Sunday when some unidentified militants fired rockets at the NATO supply terminal located on the Ring Road here.
According to The News, several rockets were fired at the terminal, igniting a major fire which engulfed the supply laden vehicles.
Several fire tenders were pressed in to service to douse the fire. The fire fighters were struggling to overcome the flames till reports last came-in.
London, Apr 12: Failure to control type 2 diabetes may lead to poorer memory and diminished brain power, a new study has found.
According to University of Edinburgh team, severe hypoglycaemic episodes - hypos - occur when blood sugar levels drop dangerously low.
Hypoglycaemia is caused by a lack of sugar (glucose) reaching the brain, which uses it as fuel. Its symptoms include sweating, fatigue, hunger, feeling dizzy, feeling weak, a higher heart rate than usual and blurred vision
Washington, Apr 12 : For people considering weight loss surgery, the operation can offer significant health benefits ranging from reversal of Type 2 diabetes to improving fertility and increasing an individual's lifespan, says an expert.
Dr Nick Nicholson, weight loss surgeon on the medical staff at Baylor Regional Medical Centre at Plano revealed how the surgery can actually improve certain health conditions.
Washington, Apr 12 : For those wondering how to improve their employees' productivity, `Meetings on Move' concept might do the needful.
Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis have revealed that implementing the `Meetings on Move' concept would significantly increase productivity and improve employees'' health by getting them up from their desks and on the move.
"Forty percent of the population are absolute couch potatoes," said Dr Debra Haire-Joshu, and professor of social work at Washington University.
Hong Kong- A Hong Kong anti-smoking campaigner who for a quarter of a century has been a thorn in the side of the tobacco industry in Asia was Sunday celebrating a major international award for her crusading work. Dr Judith Mackay, labeled one of the three most dangerous people in the world in a leaked tobacco industry document in the 1980s, has received the British Medical Journal Group's first ever lifetime achievement award.
Singapore - Singapore was hit by the second outbreak of mass food-poisoning case in two weeks, as a dozen people fell ill after eating the same food, local media reported Sunday. The Health Ministry said it was notified Saturday of 12 cases, all stemming from soup eaten at a restaurant the night before, Channel News Asia said.
Peshawar, Apr. 12 : At least ten NATO supply trucks were destroyed on Sunday when some unidentified militants fired rockets at the NATO supply terminal located on the Ring Road here.
London, Apr 12: Failure to control type 2 diabetes may lead to poorer memory and diminished brain power, a new study has found.
Washington, Apr 12 : For people considering weight loss surgery, the operation can offer significant health benefits ranging from reversal of Type 2 diabetes to improving fertility and increasing an individual's lifespan, says an expert.
Washington, Apr 12 : For those wondering how to improve their employees' productivity, `Meetings on Move' concept might do the needful.
Hong Kong- A Hong Kong anti-smoking campaigner who for a quarter of a century has been a thorn in the side of the tobacco industry in Asia was Sunday celebrating a major international award for her crusading work. Dr Judith Mackay, labeled one of the three most dangerous people in the world in a leaked tobacco industry document in the 1980s, has received the British Medical Journal Group's first ever lifetime achievement award.
