Tainan welcomes dengue fever ‘cleanup consultants’
Taiwan As the total number of confirmed dengue fever cases yesterday reached 12,766 nationwide since the start of summer, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) sent a group of “cleanup consultants” to Tainan to help with efforts to prevent the…
Young Taiwanese opting for life-changing experiences overseas
Taiwan Hung Sheng-kai (洪聖凱, left) and his patient in Burkina Faso. Photo courtesy of HungBy Elaine Hou, CNA staff reporter Teaching people in Africa how to take medicine properly and advising them to get tested for HIV are not the typical tasks…
Insurance covers asthma treatment with device
Japan By Kiyohiko Yoneyama / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff WriterAsthma causes coughing and difficulty breathing. The predominant method of treating asthma is having patients use inhalers that expand the bronchial tubes, but this year in April, a…
No more backyard business for alternative medicine
Philippines The health and wellness sector has experienced significant growth over the past decade as more people became conscious of their lifestyles. A recent Accenture study said, “health conscious consumers are demanding more from the health and…
Time to end ‘doctor diagnose, pharmacist dispense’ debate
Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia Consumers Movement (MCM) is calling for holistic consultation with all stakeholders before a decision is made on the “doctor diagnose, pharmacist dispense” proposal which is being hotly debated in the social media.…
Pharmac funds first rare disorder medicine
New Zealand People with the potentially life-threatening blood condition hereditary angioedema (HAE) will be the first to benefit from Pharmac's decision to fund medicines for rare disorders. Pharmac has announced the first medicine it will fund under…
AGENDA FOR THE 54TH MEETING OF THE MEDICINES CLASSIFICATION COMMITTEE
New ZealandAGENDA FOR THE 54TH MEETING OF THE MEDICINES CLASSIFICATION COMMITTEE TO BE HELD AT THE RYDGES WELLINGTON, 75 FEATHERSTON STREET, PIPITEA, WELLINGTON ON TUESDAY 24 NOVEMBER 2015 AT 9:30 AM 1 WELCOME 2 APOLOGIES 3 CONFIRMATION…
This pill could change how we take medicine forever
Australia “Edible” and “battery” are two words that traditionally don’t make a lot of sense together. Neither do “smart” and “pill”. This is set to change in the coming years. We all know the human body is extraordinarily complicated.…
World drug map shows how Australia compares to others on recreational substance abuse
AustraliaYOU’D expect different drugs to be more or less popular in different countries around the globe. And for reasons of availability, culture and market forces they tend to be — as this fascinating interactive map shows. Opiates are big for…
Explainer: why are off-label medicines prescribed?
Australia The off-label use of medicines is not illegal and it doesn’t mean regulators have specifically “disapproved” its use. But there are a number of issues to consider before using a medicine off-label. Before prescription medicines can be…