public health
Swapping Crops To Ensure Food Security In India
Replacing rice and wheat with crops such as maize, finger millet, pearl millet or sorghum could help India save water and provide its people with more nutritious food.
Inside Indonesia’s ‘Double Burden’ Of Diseases
Communicable diseases such as diarrhoea and tuberculosis are on the decline in Indonesia, but new threats like diabetes are emerging.
India’s Rich City Dwellers At Higher Risk Of Heart Disease
Higher wealth and urbanization is associated with higher risk of cardiovascular disease in India, according to household surveys.
Household Hygiene Critical To Controlling Cholera In Bangladesh
Cholera is mainly being transmitted within households in Dhaka, Bangladesh, suggesting that better hygiene in the home is critical to controlling its spread.
When You Snooze (Too Much Or Too Little), You Lose
Scientists in South Korea have found that insufficient or excess sleep is associated with metabolic syndrome and poor health.
For MERS, Two Drugs Are Better Than One
Scientists have identified two drugs that, when combined, prevented the replication of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in human lung tissue.
Hiroki Nakatani Named GHIT Fund’s New Board Chair
The GHIT Fund has named Dr. Hiroki Nakatani, a fomer WHO assistant director-general, its new board chair.
Asia’s Scientific Trailblazers: Jenny Su
For Professor Jenny Su, president of Taiwan’s National Cheng Kung University, universities have a social responsibility to respond to national and global crises.
Philippine Senator Moves To Commend Scientists On 2018 AS100 List
Senator Leila de Lima is asking the Philippine senate to give due distinction and support to Filipino academicians, scientists, researchers and inventors.
