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The Star Tuesday, 28/06/2011 Lee: More should pledge to donate organs By Aida Ahmad THERE are 169,224 Malaysians who have pledged to donate their organs and tissues as of May this year. Out of this figure, only 327 have donated their organs after their deaths since 1975. Public Awareness Action …

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New Straits Times Tuesday, 28/06/2011 Health division screens all food products from Taiwan THE state Health Department, through its Food Quality and Safety Division, is monitoring all entry points to ensure all Taiwanese products are free of Di (2-ethylhexyl)phthalate and di-isononyl phthalate. State Women and Family Development, Welfare and Health …

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New Straits Times Tuesday, 28/06/2011 Scarlet fever bugs antibiotic resistant HONG KONG: Ultramodern Hong Kong is tussling with a centuries-old bug long forgetten in many developed countries an outbreak of drug-resistant scarlet fever that has killed the first children there in a decade. And with it is the rise of …

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New Straits Times Wednesday, 29/06/2011 Ministry receives 591 applications to set up haemodialysis centres GEORGE TOWN: The Health Ministry has received 591 applications to form or manage haemodialysis centres nationwide up to May 31, said its deputy minister Datuk Rosnah Abd Rashid Shirlin. She said from this number, 282 applicants …

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New Straits Times Wednesday, 29/06/2011 E. coli death toll rises to 47 in Germany BERLIN: A killer strain of E. coli bacteria has claimed four more lives in Germany, bringing the death toll to 47, German health authorities said today. All but one of the fatalities from enterohaemorrhagic E. coli …

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New Straits Times Wednesday, 29/06/2011 Free anti-smoking clinic aims to kick more butts KUALA LUMPUR: Hospital Kuala Lumpur is opting for a more aggressive approach to promote its quit- smoking clinic. After five years of getting lukewarm response from the public, its teams are going down to the ground to …

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The Star Wednesday, 29/06/2011 Long hours in front of the screen can make you fat By YUEN MEI KENG KUALA LUMPUR: Long hours of sitting in front of the TV and computer screen are making Malaysian youth obese, said the Health Ministry. A ministry official said prolonged hours in front …

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New Straits Times Thursday, 30/06/2011 RM56m for mental health THE government has allocated RM56.1 million for psychiatric treatment of mentally ill patients at all government hospitals this year. Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the ministry also provided financial assistance in the form of grants to non-governmental organisations …

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New Straits Times Thursday, 30/06/2011 Call to screen all food products for cancer-causing agents By Chong Chee Seong THE Health Ministry is being urged to screen thoroughly all food products that could cause cancer. The Muar Cancer Support Association (Casa) wants the government to ask all food producing factories in …

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New Straits Times Thursday, 30/06/2011 Negri has 92,000 diabetic patients By Ramesh Pillai SEREMBAN: There are 92,000 people suffering from diabetes in the state, making Negri Sembilan the state with the highest number of cases in the country. Of this number, 58,000 patients are being treated at government hospitals while …

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