Markets welcome WHO virus declaration
January 31, 2020 | 15:54
Markets rose in Asia on Friday (Jan 31) after the World Health Organization declared a global health emergency over the deadly new virus sweeping China.
Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay US$344 million over pelvic mesh claims
January 31, 2020 | 10:22
A US judge on Thursday (Jan 30) ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay US$344 million for false and deceptive marketing of pelvic mesh products used by tens of thousands of women in California.
Juve defender Demiral faces surgery after knee injury
January 14, 2020 | 08:19
Juventus and Turkey defender Merih Demiral will undergo surgery for a knee injury, the Turin club said on Monday, potentially ruling him out of the rest of the season and Euro 2020.
Indian doctors remove giant 7.4kg kidney from man
November 26, 2019 | 15:45
Indian surgeons have cut a kidney weighing the same as a bowling ball out of a man with a life-threatening genetic condition, a surgeon said on Monday (Nov 25).
Thailand to ban glyphosate and other high-profile pesticides
October 23, 2019 | 09:02
Thailand edged closer on Tuesday (Oct 22) to banning glyphosate and two other controversial pesticides despite protests from farmers in a multi-billion-dollar agriculture industry aiming to be the "kitchen of the world".
WHO decries Big Tobacco bid to rebrand World No Tobacco Day
May 30, 2019 | 08:49
The World Health Organisation on Wednesday (May 29) condemned efforts by the world's biggest cigarette vendor to rebrand a day dedicated to raising awareness about the dangers of tobacco use.
French anaesthesiologist suspected in 17 more poisoning cases
May 17, 2019 | 11:20
A French doctor already under investigation for poisoning seven patients has been charged with poisoning 17 more people at a clinic in eastern France, one of his lawyers said on Thursday (May 16).
Pele to stay in Paris hospital for extra night
April 08, 2019 | 15:01
Brazilian football legend Pele will spend one more night in hospital in Paris "as a precaution" after being taken ill earlier this week, his advisor told AFP on Sunday (Apr 7).
Thailand to start testing medical marijuana on patients
March 09, 2019 | 10:52
Thailand is poised to start its first tests of cannabis oil on patients, a health official said on Friday (Mar 8), as excitement swirls around a new industry that could create money-making avenues for entrepreneurs while offering relief for suffering patients.
Myanmar seizes heroin haul worth US$4.7 million: Police
December 11, 2018 | 08:58
Myanmar has seized 370 kilogrammes (815 pounds) of heroin worth US$4.7 million during a raid in the northeast, police said, the latest big bust in the world's second-largest opium producer after Afghanistan.
Superbugs to 'kill millions' by 2050 unless countries act
November 08, 2018 | 10:52
PARIS: Millions of people in Europe, North America and Australia will die from superbug infections unless countries prioritise fighting the growing threat posed by bacteria immune to most known drugs, experts predicted on Wednesday (Nov 7).
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