Leader asks Singapore for babies
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SINGAPORE Placed in charge of securing his city-state&#39;s economic future in the face of growing competition from China and India, Singapore&#39;s new prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong, is calling for his citizens to be more productive - literally.
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People are being asked to report their concerns about children they think are at risk.
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Republican Sen.-elect Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, a politician and an obstetrician, wants to deliver more babies after he takes office Jan. 4, a request apparently at odds with Senate conflict-of-interest rules.
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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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Singapore, facing a rise in AIDS cases, is considering making it compulsory for pregnant women to be screened for HIV/AIDS, an official said on Saturday.
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The breast cancer rate is rising among women in Singapore and appears to be approaching that seen in Europe, researchers report. The introduction of a Westernized lifestyle and child-bearing pattern may underlie this trend, they suggest.
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Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said commitment Singapore would back China in a conflict provoked by Taiwan. Speaking during his first National Day Rally speech
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Muslim states should quickly tackle their deplorable public health services with millions of infants and children vulnerable to diseases such as polio and malaria, Malaysia's prime minister said on Thursday.
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By Channel NewsAsia&#39;s Malaysia Correspondent Melissa Goh. KUALA LUMPUR : Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi has urged his East Asian neighbours to step up efforts to safeguard regional security and create
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Singapore hospitals have begun testing pregnant women for HIV following a directive from the government concerned about the rising number of AIDS cases, the Ministry of Health said.
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SINGAPORE : Singapore is helping the World Health Organisation test a set of healthcare guidelines for the elderly. The aim is to set global standards that will make community healthcare facilities more elderly-friendly.
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IN six years, Singapore could see more than a thousand new cases of Aids each year. &quot;We are facing an alarming Aids epidemic in Singapore,&quot; said Dr Balaji Sadasivan, Senior Minister of State for the Ministry
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Â· Tories urge maternity revolutionÂ· Pledge raises fear of 'nanny state'
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Â· Medical chief urges new donor schemeÂ· Observer launches reform campaign
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SYDNEY - Prime Minister John Howard said on Sunday he would resist pressure from pro-life groups for a parliamentary inquiry into abortion following his conservative governmentâs re-election last month.
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More should have been done to help the NHS cope with a rise in foreign mothers using maternity services, the Tories say.
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SINGAPORE : Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has set out his vision of a future of opportunity and promise for Singapore. He said so long as Singapore stands in the middle of Southeast