Universiade hosts bullish despite MERS fears

Universiade hosts bullish despite MERS fears picture from: https://s.yimg.com/ea/img/-/150701/94a691404d8c886fb6b847da9431c420edc29f62-1ap6ov2.jpg   Seoul (AFP) - The World University Games will open in Gwangju Friday with defiant…

Health D-G: Private hospitals must justify high medical bills to patients

Health D-G: Private hospitals must justify high medical bills to patients BY LOH FOON FONG PETALING JAYA: The private healthcare sector has been warned that it must address patients’ complaints over high fees charged.  This followed…

Chinese medicine’s mention in free trade deal ‘a tragedy for Australian science’, critic warns

Chinese medicine's mention in free trade deal 'a tragedy for Australian science', critic warns picture from: http://www.abc.net.au/news/image/5530404-3x2-340x227.jpg The inclusion of traditional Chinese medicine in the free trade agreement…

DOH confirms 2nd MERS case in Philippines

DOH confirms 2nd MERS case in Philippines picture from:http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20150707/Patients-at-the-Research-Institute--3.jpg MANILA, Philippines - A foreigner who arrived from Dubai last month tested…

Pharmacy Guild disappointed over oral contraceptive decision

Pharmacy Guild disappointed over oral contraceptive decision picture from:http://www.pharmacytoday.co.nz//media/811628/pharmacist_holding_array_of_pills__web_.jpg   The Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand (the Guild) is extremely disappointed…

New Kiwi research disputes medicine’s one-heart-fits-all approach

New Kiwi research disputes medicine's one-heart-fits-all approach   picture from:http://ppt.cc/bfGUe Some people are literally bigger-hearted than others, a Kiwi researcher has found. Despite a person's heart size being critical in diagnosing…

Hunt on for the saviour of antibiotic medicine

Hunt on for the saviour of antibiotic medicine   picture from:http://cdn.3news.co.nz/3news/AM/2015/6/18/b6ad67cf-4c03-4a41-b84d-47cad4255aa3/antibiotics.jpg?width=700 With bacteria becoming increasingly resilient to modern medicine, there…

College of Pharmcy represents AdU in 2015 PPhA national convention

College of Pharmcy represents AdU in 2015 PPhA national convention Date Posted: May 19, 2015 at 04:18:11 PM   Pharmacists from all over the country gathered at SMX Convention Center in Bacolod City—known as the City of Smiles—from…

Anticoagulant Also Inhibits Diarrhea Bug Read more from Asian Scientist Magazine

Anticoagulant Also Inhibits Diarrhea Bug    The discovery that heparin dose-dependently inhibits Cryptosporidium infection could lead to the development of new anti-cryptosporidial agents. Asian Scientist Newsroom | July 8, 2015 |…

Japanese doctors offer help treat hundreds of burn victims in Taiwan

Japanese doctors offer help treat hundreds of burn victims in TaiwanKYODO   JUL 6, 2015  TAIPEI – Japanese doctors and nurses are offering to help their Taiwanese counterparts care for victims of the fatal flash fire that killed two people…