Canada, Switzerland lift ban on Novartis flu vaccines

Fluad is the trade name of seasonal flu vaccine which develop and produce my Novatis, a Swiss pharmaceutical company. This vaccine has been banned in some countries in Europe and out of Europe such as Canada, USA due to the found of mysterious elements content in the vaccine.

But today, Canada and Switzerland lift their ban on this vaccine because they got the report from the drugmaker that it wouldn't make any risk to the safety of the vaccine.


Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/31/us-novartis-flu-idUSBRE89U13O20121031

Sandy: Biggest Storm Ever Hit States

As everyone may aware, the biggest storm of the year, Sandy, is hitting USA and makes severe damages.  This happened since a few days ago. This storm is the most strongest storm every.

Now, New York is damaging my this storm. People in NY is evacuation from their homes to a safe place. Every connections include mobile, internet has been disconnected and destroyed by Sandy.

According to the press, millions of people has been leaving their home for safe. Rain fall in the city and flood everywhere on its part and millions families are homeless. This cause up to $30 billion dollars business lose. Every flight schedule in NY has been cancelled due to this bad weather.

Hope, NY as well as USA will get through this nightmare soon. Hope every single people in NY and other states will be recover and get to their position again.

Source: 
1. http://www.independent.co.uk
2. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57542784/sandy-hit-areas-struggle-to-resume-daily-life/

Diarrhoea is not simple disease for children

Diarrhoea is the common dosease for all kind of people around the globe and it's become one of killer for children under 5 years of age. Globally, there are almost million children die due to diarrhoea in all continents not just limit for children at developing countries.

There are many kinds of diarrhoea and causes, but the most common cause of diarrhoea in children is virus, Rotavirus. The diarrhoea causes by rotavirus will always happen in all children no matter where they live and not matter what conditions they are living in. This disease is very serious and very common. Children who has this disease will faces servere complication such as dehydration and they can die very soon if they don't get a proper treatment and they will spends at least 5 days of hospitalization.

Fortunately, this servere diseas can be prevented by vaccine. There are 2 famous vaccines available in the market, Rotarix and Rotateq. These two vaccines are safe and very effective. Rotarix is the only vaccine that developed from human rotavirus strain, G1 while Rotateq developed from bovine strain and consists with 3 doses series while Rotarix consists with just only 2 doses series.

Give your children a chance to protect from rotavirus disease by give vaccinated.

Flu vaccination and heart disease prevention

Heart attacks is the disease that can happen in people with over weight and people with hyperglycaemia . However, new studies has published about flu vaccination can protect people from heart attacks. That's what 2012 Canadian Cardiovascular Congress found.

It showed people who got an influenza vaccine were 50 percent less likely to experience a major cardiac event such as a heart attack, stroke or cardiac death, compared with those who had a placebo vaccine.

 "In addition to leading a heart healthy life, having an annual flu shot could be another easy way to help prevent cardiac events," Heart and Stroke Foundation spokesperson Dr. Beth Abramson said in a statement."

Source: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57542114/flu-shot-linked-to-heart-disease-protection/ 

Instant Noodle: A Health Problem

Have you ever tried this Thai product instant noodle before? How does it taste? Does it good?

 

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Instant noodle is now become one of the most popular fast food for every single one of us. Not just poor or low income people, but it is also popular among stars, governances or even millionaires. We like it because it is fast, tasty and affordable price. But how many of us aware about the story behind it?

According to a research and reported on CNN's website in 2001 that

"...The noodles also contain nearly 75 percent of the recommended upper limit of salt for adults and 100 percent of that for young children. Doctors have identified trans fatty acids as one of the triggers of heart disease."

There was no study had been done in Cambodia yet, but what we saw on the package of instant noodle are enough for us to believe that, eating instant noodle is bad for our health and it can leads to some diseases including hearth disease or even cancer.

This writing is not tend to stress a brand of instant noodle or the product of any companies then, it is just a short message to all people be aware about this easy-severe-disease-maker food.

One cup of tea or coffee, or one dish of rice with eggs are much more healthy than a cup/pack of instant noodle. Think twice before you choose this food as your primary breakfast or lunch or even dinner then.



(Source: CNN)

First Hepatitis E Vaccine Hits Market

Hepatitis B is a major disease to all people around the globe and especially, Asian people. We are all heard and aware of this disease but there are so many kinds of hepatitis and some of those disease we never heard or knew before, hepatitis E is one of those unknown disease.
Today, the world has a chance to be protected from this unknown disease, hepatitis E vaccine. "Hecolin" the name of this vaccine produced by Chinese pharmaceutical company and it announced today. This vaccine was developed in 2 years and 113, 000 people tested. This is a new era of hepatitis prevention after hepatitis B. This is a chance for everything to get protected from this disease and it will not remain unknown anymore. 
Source: http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-10/27/content_15851543.htm

Keep our hands clean

How many times that you clean your hands before and after you eating? Have you properly clean your hand after you come out of the toilet? What kind of shampoo that you use?

All of these questions has been asking people for long time ago. But this issues are still remain the same and it happens again and again without any notice or any changes.

Hygiene become one of the biggest issues for all Cambodian people including children while there is a few public WC(s) or toilet available for public use. And I am sure that there would be no shampoo for you to clean your hands after you finished.

So, how can we keep our hands clean? And easy way and the most impact method to make your hands always clean is bringing with you a bottle of shampoo. But the problem will still remain because when you're using shampoo to clean your hands, it will need water to clean it and you cannot bring a bottle of water along with you just for cleaning your hands then.

The best way to fix this problem is bringing with you a little bottle of Hand Sanitizer, which it is easy to use, no need water to wash it out and you can use is everywhere at any time your need.

There are a lot of hand sanitizers available at the market at any size you want. For those who has children, you should buy for them, and keep it along with their bag and make sure that they know how to use it. This tool is really important and very useful.

I myself, always carry with me a bottle of Germ-X hand sanitizer which has a very good smell and very handy.

Do not wait any everything is too late. Do not wait any germs attack you and your families. Clean them, kill them and wash your and your family's hands properly at anytime, anywhere you are.

Curiosity prepared for first drive

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has survived its four-day "brain transplant" in fine shape and is now gearing up for its first red planet drive. Curiosity had receieved it OTA and it is now complete within 4 days period.

Now, its main computer is switch on from landing mode to surface mode which it is the mode that will drive Curiosity on Mars surface.

Curiosity cost NASA over $2.5 billion and it took 11 months for it journey into the red planet, Mars.

Source: space.com

Where can I get cervical cancer vaccine in Cambodia?

Informations around cervical cancer are now getting hotter and hotter when almost WHO, CDC, FDA or public websites added this topic into their website contents.

In USA, EUROPE, everyone have access to this disease prevention. Their government has put HPV vaccines into their immunization program, so every women protected by the vaccines.

What about Cambodian women? Can they access and get those benefits from HPV vaccine(s)? Is there any HPV vaccines available in Cambodia?

The answer is " Yes! They Can!". HPV vaccine has been available in Cambodia since 2008 and some of Cambodian women has already protected against HPV virus. You can find/ask this vaccine at any clinics/private hospitals in Cambodia, not just limit in Phnom Penh area.

Some clinics list below has also provide vaccination against HPV too.

1. Sorphear Maternity Hospital
Address: #57, St. 125, Sangkat Veal Vong, Khan 7 Makara, Phnom Penh. Tel: +855 (0)12 967 836

2. Eav Sokha's Clinic
Address: No. 81, St. 141, 12253, Phnom Penh. Mobile phone: 012 843 949

3. Apsara Phnom Penh Clinic
Address: No. 39, St. Oknha Nou Kan (St. 105), 12258 Phnom Penh. Tel: 023 218 583, H/P: 089 588 914

4. Chhour Y Seng's Clinic
Address: No. 49, St. 193, corner of St. 366, 12308 Phnom Penh. Tel: 023 6378 863

5. Lim Vannith's Clinic
Address: No. 182GH, Oknha Tep Phan (St. 182), 12153 Phnom Penh. Tel: 011 779 889

6. Vadhana Clinic
Address: No. 176, Trasak Paem (St. 63), 12302 Phnom Penh. Tel: 012 872 745

There are a lot of clinics/hospitals in Phnom Penh and other provinces where you can find and get yourself vaccinate against this serious disease.

GET YOURSELF VACCINATE AGAINST HPV IS GIVE YOURSELF AN OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE LONGER, AND HAPPINESS

Healthcare Service in Cambodia

If you look into our neighbor countries, their healthcare services are really good. They can provide as many as service to their patients without any doubt.

Healthcare in Cambodia nowadays is also acceptable while more and more Cambodian doctors has upgrade/update their knowledge to support/help all Cambodian people who are sick. But those changes are not yet satisfy enough while there are still more poor patients are not yet get those good service yet.

In Phnom Penh, many private clinics opening. The number of private clinics are increasing from day to day and year to year. At those private clinics, Cambodia patients can access to the best healthcare service than what government hospital providing. Many private clinics are adding their new service/departments to full-fill their client's needs.

Below is the list of private clinics (new-old) that you find and access in Phnom Penh:

1. Sorphear Maternity Hospital

A maternity clinic which provide both mothers and children healthcare service including diagnosis, treatment, health checkup, vaccination and delivery. Sorphear Maternity Hospital has two different wart VIP wart and General wart. In the nearest future, they will open another wart for the most affordable price for their patients and the patients still get the best quality of service that Sorphear Maternity Hospital can offers.

SORPHEAR MATERNITY

Tel : (855)016 835 188

Address : #57, St. 157, Phnom Penh 

 

2. Apsara Phnom Penh Clinic

A pediatric clinics for all children who has problem with health. This clinics provide a line of services including treatment, vaccination and health check-up. Bring you children there, the doctors will recommend you to get your children vaccinate because vaccination is their first priority. This is a standard clinic in Cambodia which provide the best children healthcare. Prof. Chhour Y Meng and Prof. Eap Tek Chheng will provide you the best advice for you to care your children's health.

Add: No. 39, St. Oknha Nou Kan (St. 105), 12258 Phnom Penh. Tel: 023 218 583 H/P: 089 588 914

 

3. Royal Rattanak Hospital

 

An international clinic, a high standard clinic. This clinics is a polyclinic which mean you can find whatever services you want here from diagnosis to vaccination. But, you will have to pay a very high price too. 

 

Add: No. 11, St. 592, 12152 Phnom Pen. Tel: 023 991 000

 

4. Khema Clinic

 

A brand new private clinics that operate by professional doctors with long time experiences.  They provides you so many services including vaccination, maternity and delivery as well. 

 

Address: # 18, St. 528, Sangkat Boeung Kok 1, Khan Toul Kork, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Tel: (+855) 92 616 113 (+855) 23 880 949
Fx: (+855) 23 880 949 
E-mail: info@khemaclinic.com 
Web: www.khemaclinic.com


Still have many private clinics and hospitals in Cambodia which can provide a better services than government hospitals. 

Will continue....