KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry will launch a national health screening initiative this July to detect non-communicable diseases (NCD), says Khairy Jamaluddin. The Health Minister said the ministry aims to provide 1.5 million people above the age of 40 who never had health screenings with free health screenings - including fecal occult blood stool testing (FOCB) for … [Read more...] about Khairy: National health screening to be launched in July to detect non-communicable diseases
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Singapore’s democracy is a system that works: Lee Hsien Loong
TOKYO (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (pic) on Thursday (May 26) described the Republic's brand of democracy as a system that works and has yielded results such as law and order, growth and efficient governance. He was responding to a question by Nikkei Asia editor-in-chief Shigesaburo Okumura, at a discussion at the 27th … [Read more...] about Singapore’s democracy is a system that works: Lee Hsien Loong
Houston braces for protests crying for gun control as gun lobby group kicks off convention
HOUSTON, May 27 (Xinhua) -- Houston, the largest city of the southwestern U.S. state of Texas, is bracing for multiple protests crying for gun control, as the National Rifle Association (NRA) kicks off its annual convention in the city center on Friday, just days after the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting claiming 21 lives. Former U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to … [Read more...] about Houston braces for protests crying for gun control as gun lobby group kicks off convention
A tale of two political clans – from Indonesia to the Philipines: The Marcos and Suhartos
JAKARTA, May 27 (Jakarta Post/ANN): The landslide victory of Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., the namesake son of the Philippines’ late dictator, in the May 9 presidential election has prompted questions over the fate of the Suharto clan in Indonesia, 24 years after the late president was toppled. Soeharto family members have made repeated attempts in the past to get into … [Read more...] about A tale of two political clans – from Indonesia to the Philipines: The Marcos and Suhartos
Old frozen vax to be tested on monkeypox
Mock-up vials labeled "Monkeypox vaccine" and medical syringe are seen in this illustration. (Reuters photo) The Department of Medical Sciences (DMSC) plans to test a freeze-dried version of a live attenuated smallpox vaccine that has been stored in Thailand for more than four decades, to see if it can effectively combat monkeypox. Supakit Sirilak, director-general of the … [Read more...] about Old frozen vax to be tested on monkeypox