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India, Middle East, South Asia, World

Ignorant advice on depression can do irreparable harm

by Vishakha Saxena July 2, 2018

The Min-Hwei College of Health Care Management in Tainan, Taiwan. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, China, Indonesia, South Asia, Taiwan

Taiwan offers health training courses to Southeast Asians

by Asia Times staff June 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Victoria Park in Causeway Bay on Hong Kong Island. Photo: Google Maps

China, Hong Kong, South Asia

Three people die in Hong Kong in 11 hours after exercising

by Asia Times staff June 5, 2018February 18, 2020

The company claimed that about 140 million Chinese men could be suffering from erectile dysfunction. Photo: iStock

China

Chinese Viagra maker investigated as shares rise, fall

by Ben Kwok May 24, 2018February 18, 2020

China, Hong Kong

Mason Group gives birth to a bigger baby business

by Ben Kwok May 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Matthew Cheung encourages Hong Kong people to have healthy eating habits. Photo: info.gov.hk

China, Hong Kong, North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

Unhealthy lifestyles a silent killer, warns chief secretary

by Ben Kwok May 14, 2018February 18, 2020

A Laotian family earns its living growing peanuts on a small island in the Mekong River. Thanks to international efforts, the threat to them and others from malaria has been reduced. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Australia, Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Oceania, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Beating malaria in the Greater Mekong Subregion

by Poonam Khetrapal Singh and Shin Young-soo April 28, 2018February 18, 2020

The Cleveland Clinic in Abu Dhabi where the transplant took place. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Philippines

Overseas Filipino worker gives kidney to uncle in Abu Dhabi

by Asia Times staff April 16, 2018February 18, 2020

The body of man who died after consuming tainted homemade alcohol is carried into an ambulance at a hospital in Cicalengka, West Java, on April 9. Photo: Antara Foto/Raisan Al Farisi/via Reuters

AT Finance, Indonesia, World

More than 80 dead from homemade alcohol in Indonesia

by Asia Times staff April 11, 2018February 18, 2020

Pei Pa Koa has become an ingredient in cocktails. Photo: iStock, nin-jiom.com.tw

China, Hong Kong, India, South Asia, World

A healthy Pei Pa Koa cocktail, anyone?

by Ben Kwok March 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Pei Pa Koa is good for some people who cough, but not everyone. Photo: iStock, nin-jiom.com

China, Shanghai, Taiwan, World

Fears of flu, high toilet paper prices spark buying frenzies

by Ben Kwok February 26, 2018February 18, 2020

A couple walks past a graffiti wall in Sydney dubbed with the words 'The Aboriginal,' a reference to Australia's indigenous people, on August 17, 2016. Photo: AFP / Peter Parks

Australia, Oceania

Why Indigenous Australians aren’t ‘closing the gap’

by Francis Markham and Nicholas Biddle February 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Rambabu, 52, a tuberculosis sufferer, is pictured in Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh. Photo: AFP via Ritesh Shukla / NurPhoto

India, South Asia, World

At nine deaths an hour, TB is winning in India’s largest state

by Kanchan Srivastava January 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Beware: This is a highly toxic face cream. Photos: Hong Kong Government

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Filipinos warned not to use highly toxic face cream

by Asia Times staff January 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Most people in Hong Kong were rugged up for the latest cold spell. Photo: HK Government

China, Hong Kong, Macau, Middle East

Cold change hits: Eight rushed to hospital with hypothermia

by Asia Times staff December 19, 2017February 18, 2020

Lao children in a village setting. The Lao government aims to implement a universal health care scheme to cover remote impoverished areas of the country. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

AT Finance, Beijing, China, France, Hong Kong, Laos, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Thailand, Timor Leste, Vietnam, World

China’s aid a matter of life and death for Laos

by David Hutt December 12, 2017February 18, 2020

A Pakistani man pushes a cart carrying water in jerry cans in a slum area of Karachi on October 25, 2017. Photo: AFP/Rizwan Tabassum

Pakistan, South Asia, World

Judges put scandal of Pakistan’s toxic water under microscope

by F.M. Shakil December 9, 2017February 18, 2020

Tai Wo Hau in the New Territories. Photo: Google Maps

Middle East

Stinky tap water hits Kwai Chung, Tsuen Wan estates

by Asia Times staff November 21, 2017February 18, 2020

Beijing, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Injured defector’s parasites, diet show harsh life in North Korea

by Hyonhee Shin and Josh Smith November 17, 2017February 18, 2020

India is emerging as an online source for cheap illicit drugs in the US, Europe and Asia. Representative File Photo: Reuters

Beijing, China, Guangzhou, World

China disputes Trump’s claims of fentanyl ‘flood’ into US

by Philip Wen November 3, 2017February 18, 2020

Heep Yunn School in Kowloon. Photo: Google Maps

China, Hong Kong, World

Ten-year-old schoolgirl dies of ‘superbug’ infection

by Asia Times staff November 2, 2017February 18, 2020

Queen Mary Hospital. Photo: Hong Kong Government

China, Hong Kong

Doc leaves patient’s abdomen open for hours: report

by Asia Times staff October 26, 2017February 18, 2020

AT Finance, China, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Group calls on New York to do more for Asians on mental health

by Doug Tsuruoka October 25, 2017February 18, 2020

IQOS products on display in Gwanghwamun, Seoul.

AT Finance, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, World

Smoke-free segment up as Philip Morris fights declining sales

by Asia Times staff October 20, 2017February 18, 2020

India, South Asia, World

India not doing enough to stop sale of unapproved antibiotics

by Patricia McGettigan and Allyson Pollock October 14, 2017February 18, 2020

Eman Ahmed in Mumbai in February. Photo: BBC

Egypt, India, Middle East, South Asia, World

Former ‘heaviest woman’ dies

by Asia Times staff September 25, 2017February 18, 2020

China, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Northeast Asia, Oceania

Ten ice-cream products have toxic additives

by Asia Times staff September 22, 2017February 18, 2020

The Indian Supreme Court in New Delhi. Photo: Google Maps

India, South Asia

Supreme Court allows 13-year-old rape victim to get abortion

by Asia Times staff September 6, 2017February 18, 2020

Dozens of children have died recently at Gorakhpur's BRD Medical College. Photo: NDTV

India, South Asia

Alarm over rising infant mortality in Uttar Pradesh

by Asia Times staff September 4, 2017February 18, 2020

Boys play football in a public park on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, November 2, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Adnan Abidi

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, World

Hell is an Asian city

by Alan Boyd September 3, 2017February 18, 2020

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Tag: Health

Ignorant advice on depression can do irreparable harm

Taiwan offers health training courses to Southeast Asians

Three people die in Hong Kong in 11 hours after exercising

Chinese Viagra maker investigated as shares rise, fall

Mason Group gives birth to a bigger baby business

Unhealthy lifestyles a silent killer, warns chief secretary

Beating malaria in the Greater Mekong Subregion

Overseas Filipino worker gives kidney to uncle in Abu Dhabi

More than 80 dead from homemade alcohol in Indonesia

A healthy Pei Pa Koa cocktail, anyone?

Fears of flu, high toilet paper prices spark buying frenzies

Why Indigenous Australians aren’t ‘closing the gap’

At nine deaths an hour, TB is winning in India’s largest state

Filipinos warned not to use highly toxic face cream

Cold change hits: Eight rushed to hospital with hypothermia

China’s aid a matter of life and death for Laos

Judges put scandal of Pakistan’s toxic water under microscope

Stinky tap water hits Kwai Chung, Tsuen Wan estates

Injured defector’s parasites, diet show harsh life in North Korea

China disputes Trump’s claims of fentanyl ‘flood’ into US

Ten-year-old schoolgirl dies of ‘superbug’ infection

Doc leaves patient’s abdomen open for hours: report

Group calls on New York to do more for Asians on mental health

Smoke-free segment up as Philip Morris fights declining sales

India not doing enough to stop sale of unapproved antibiotics

Former ‘heaviest woman’ dies

Ten ice-cream products have toxic additives

Supreme Court allows 13-year-old rape victim to get abortion

Alarm over rising infant mortality in Uttar Pradesh

Hell is an Asian city

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