Japan heatwave kills 12
A severe heatwave that hit Japan a week ago has claimed at least a dozen lives, reports said Friday.
Jul 12, 2013
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Suicides hit all-time high in Singapore in 2012
Suicides in Singapore hit an all-time high of 487 in 2012 as more young people bogged down by stress and relationship woes took their own lives, a charity group dealing with the problem said Friday.
Jul 12, 2013
UAE announces first case of MERS-virus infection
Health authorities in the UAE have announced that an 82-year-old man has been diagnosed with the MERS coronavirus infection, the first case to be recorded in the Gulf state.
Jul 12, 2013
Health care technology blossoms in hospitals, clinics
A slip of paper at the nurses' station indicated a certain medication dose was due for a patient. Dallas Fulton knew better. Actually, his hand-held computer knew better.
Jul 12, 2013
Melanoma drug holding up well after further testing
Merck's late-stage melanoma drug, lambrolizumab, continues to show great promise in shrinking the deadly tumors, particularly when taken at the highest dosage offered in trials, according to a study published Thursday in ...
Jul 12, 2013
Irish deputies back abortion in limited cases
Irish lawmakers voted early Friday to back controversial new legislation that will allow abortion in limited cases, after the death last year of an Indian woman due to complications from her pregnancy.
Jul 12, 2013
China island centenarians claim secret of long life
The elderly residents of one Chinese county have endured invasion, civil war and famine, and many live in unheated concrete shacks on only a few dollars a day. But they are apparently among the longest-lived people on earth.
Jul 12, 2013
A hidden epidemic: Street children show high levels of drug use
Drug use is common among street children, posing serious threats to both their health and their chances for reintegration into society. It's difficult to reduce drug use among street children without a good understanding ...
Jul 12, 2013
