Malaysia looks for bear bile in medicine
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Malaysia has begun using kits, similar to pregnancy tests, to check for bile and other ingredients made from bears in traditional Chinese medicines, officials said Monday.
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In a region where monkey meat and snake-blood wine are hot menu items, the Southeast Asian country serves as a hub for selling and shipping rare&#151;and illegal&#151;delicacies.
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DEMAND for water and continued development of the Klang Valley and Selangor has left Mother Nature shaking her head. The Lakum Forest Reserve, home to many protected animals and plants of medicinal value, is to be flooded by the Kelau Dam.
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The pharmaceutical enlists help to thwart a troublesome illness.
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Shark liver oil shows promise in treatment of age-related macular degeneration.
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KUCHING: Sarawak gave a rousing traditional welcome to the Duke of York, Prince Andrew when he arrived here for a three-day tour of Malaysia as Britain s special representative for international trade and ...
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SINGAPORE : Malaysia has sent Singapore a detailed proposal of how it plans to keep the states of Johor and Malacca free of bird flu.
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Hepatitis B has been referred to as the silent killer within the Asian/Pacific Islander community. It&#39;s an asymptomatic disease that often leads to liver cancer.
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New developments are brewing at the pharmaceutical.
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Editor&#39;s Note: Published on page A19 of the Nov. 23, 2004 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. This was the Department of Health&#39;s advice yesterday to the public over the
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KUCHING: The absence of adequate controls at entry points into the country has made it easy to import chemicals which form the base of many designer drugs.
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KAMPUNG PASIR PEKAN, Malaysia  - A strain of bird  flu blamed for 27 deaths in Asia this year has been found in  Malaysia for the first time, the government said on Thursday as  hundreds of birds were culled to contain the outbreak.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia  - Authorities are testing a suspicious powder mailed to the U.S. Embassy in Malaysia to determine whether it's anthrax, officials said Monday. It's the second such scare at a U.S. mission in Asia within a week.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia found new cases of bird flu today in an infected area that had been under quarantine for three weeks, setting off a new round of culling poultry and screening people to contain the potentially deadly disease.
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Chocaholics may clap hands in joy and dig into another piece of their sweet God after researchers have found that ingredients in chocolate could put a stop to persistent coughs and lead to new cough medicines.
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NEW YORK  - The cases of 19 patients sent  to the emergency room by a dose of "mad" honey highlight the  not-so-sweet side of the food, according to Turkish  researchers.
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India and China, countries where the Food and Drug Administration rarely conducts quality-control inspections, have become major suppliers of low-cost drugs and drug ingredients to American consumers. Analysts say their products are becoming pervasive in the generic and over-the-counter marketplace.