Clips of news / notes ......
Latest.... SARS is here to stay.....
germ buster as reported by Business Times
Straits Times 30 November 2000
Hospital bugs pose an increasing threat
......Ageing population at greater risk of infections picked up in hospitals
......More patients in the future may fall sick or even die from infections they pick up in hospitals around the world, an Australian medical expert has warned. The number could rise because an ageing population is at greater risk, as it cannot fight off disease as easily as younger people.
......Bugs can also be spread through air, water and on bed linen....
Ministry of Environment - Indoor Air Quality
Appendix E, Section 3: Limit for acceptable Unit
Indoor Air Quality
Total bacterial counts 500 CFU/m3
Total fungal counts 500 CFU/m3
Straits Times 12 August 2000
Asthma strikes one child in five
Researchers are looking into reasons why Singapore has the fourth highest rate of childhood asthma in the world.
Straits Times 20 October 2000
Ebola Epidemic: Uganda may quarantine affected areas....As the death toll mounts. officials say they may resort to force to confine people in some regions to contain the rapid spread of the contagious disease.....A swift and bloody killer.