World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan and health ministers from around the world met Thursday in Cancun, Mexico for a two-day summit to design strategies for combating the swine-flu pandemic.
July 4th, 2009 | No Comments »JEDDAH - The World Health Organization commended Saudi Arabia’s elaborate preparations to prevent the spread of various infectious diseases, particularly swine flu, during the current Umrah season and upcoming Haj season.
July 4th, 2009 | No Comments »RIYADH - The Ministry of Health announced yesterday nine more people tested positive for the swine flu virus, bringing the total number of people infected in the Kingdom to 98, the Saudi Press Agency reported. “Eighty of the swine flu patients have recovered and are leading normal lives while all remaining cases are stable and expected to fully recover after treatment,” the statement said.
July 4th, 2009 | No Comments »The Public Health and Population Ministry announced on Tuesday the discovery of a new case of swine flu in a 47-year-old Yemeni who arrived from the United States. The officials have confirmed the country’s seventh case of swine flu.
July 4th, 2009 | No Comments »DUBAI — The UAE Ministry of Health has suspended importing and distribution of all new herbal drugs and food supplements until the new registration procedure requirements are met.
July 4th, 2009 | No Comments »bu Dhabi: Shaikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, in his capacity as Chairman of the Board of the Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation signed an agreement with Richard Branson of the Virgin Unite foundation on Thursday to work on joint education and health initiatives.
July 4th, 2009 | No Comments »TAIPEI, Taiwan — Up to 87.5 percent of cold noodle products recently tested by the Consumers Foundation were found to contain
July 4th, 2009 | No Comments »TAIPEI, Taiwan — A batch of Ovalteenies was found by the Department of Health to contain a bacterium over the safety level yesterday and was recalled, reported local media. The Cabinet-level health department notified its local counterparts on the finding of the bacteria Bacilluscereus in Ovalteenies batched EXP11051 03E1, continued the report.
July 4th, 2009 | No Comments »P. Gunasegaram
The Star
Publication Date: 03-07-2009
Sometimes we get frightened to death and paralysed by stories of a pandemic from diseases overseas and ignore the real danger literally lurking and killing in our very own backyards.
July 4th, 2009 | No Comments »TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan has recorded another imported case of swine flu, officially known as influenza A(H1N1), a Department of Health (DOH) official said yesterday.
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