Five year study indicates one or two treatments may be enough to eliminate infection One or two rounds of high coverage mass treatment with azithromycin, rather than the annual treatment recommended by the World Health Organisation, may be enough to elimi

Slow population growth as a result of an overly successful birth control policy could hinder the country's development, warned the Department of Health yesterday.

North West District Council Chairman, John Benn, is worried about the shortage of water that the district is continuing to experience due to plant breakdowns and reduced borehole yields.

KUALA LUMPUR: Educating children at home on the importance of personal hygiene will reduce the risk of their falling ill, but this needs to be complemented by the use of hygiene products.

ACUSHNET — The Board of Health is proposing regulations to control the manufacturing, production and distribution of non-pasteurized cider following six cases of E. coli food poisoning last year that might have originated in a town orchard.