Aiming to attract the increasing numbers of global medical tourists, Taiwan has launched five “health liaison centres”, with four in airports. These centres will provide medical consultations, aiming to “enhance… Read more »
International health news Top health stories from 2013 — Deadly infections, post-menopausal pregnancy, and an HIV cure are among the top medical stories this year. Reading a novel changes your brain… Read more »
International health news E-cigarette industry difficult to regulate — Hundreds of e-cigarette products are available with little or no regulation of their content in some countries. Irregular heartbeat “growing global health… Read more »
It’s expected the average Brit will consume 6,000 calories (kcal) on Christmas day, compared with the recommended daily intake of 2,000kcal for women and 2,500kcal for men. In addition to… Read more »
International health news Global cancer cases skyrocket – The number of cancer cases has leaped to 14 million cases annually, a shift in developing countries’ lifestyles is partly to blame…. Read more »
The Saudi Ministry of Health has started a huge recruitment drive for 3,500 expat medical professionals for vacancies in hospitals across the Kingdom. The majority of staff, including doctors and… Read more »
Leading doctors have extolled the benefits of a Mediterranean diet in preventing dementia, ahead of an international summit on the topic. In an open letter to the British Health Secretary,… Read more »
International health news Dementia cases to treble worldwide – Increasing life expectancies in developing countries will contribute to growing dementia rates. Majority of drink and drug hospital admissions are in their 40s –… Read more »
Healthcare and well-being will be the focus of companies and HR departments in 2014, predicts Jelf Employee Benefits. Companies with auto-enrollment (AE) behind them will switch their focus from pensions… Read more »
International health news Blood test to detect bowel cancer — Bowel cancer is the third most common cancer in the UK, a new blood test can detect 85% of cases. Infant… Read more »