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Beauty treatment kills Hong Kong woman, three ill

10/10/2012 majac Your Health Matters

HONG KONG (Reuters) – A 46-year-old woman has died in Hong Kong and three others are fighting for their lives following a beauty parlor treatment that involves blood transfusion, highlighting a lack of regulation in the city’s cosmetic industry. The cases have prompted an investigation by police and medical authorities, and renewed calls by health experts for tighter regulation of Hong Kong’s beauty industry. “Yes, the woman aged 46 died (Wednesday morning) of septic shock,” a government spokeswoman said. Three others, aged 56, 59 and 60, were in hospital with the eldest in critical condition. …

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China conducts drills in wake of Japan-US joint exercise: reports

10/06/2012 majac Exercise

Taipei, Oct. 6 (CNA) China's marines recently conducted military exercises focused on seizing and controlling islands to test the combat capability of its forces, Hong Kong-based Phoenix Television reported Saturday. Participating in the live-fire …
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China, Hong Kong, Phoenix Television

Work, exercise, mahjong and tea: Hong Kong's secrets to longevity

09/02/2012 majac Exercise

HONG KONG: Covered in smog and cramped apartment towers, Hong Kong is not usually associated with a healthy lifestyle. But new figures show that Hong Kongers are the longest-living people in the world. Hong Kong men have held the title for more than …
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The Daily Star

Hong Kong, Hong Kongers

Work, mahjong and tea: Hong Kong’s secrets to longevity

08/30/2012 majac Your Health Matters

Covered in smog and cramped apartment towers, Hong Kong is not usually associated with a healthy lifestyle. But new figures show that Hong Kongers are the longest-living people in the world.

Hong Kong, Hong Kongers

Hong Kong tests babies over Japanese milk formula

08/09/2012 majac Your Health Matters

Hong Kong said Thursday it will test babies who have consumed Japanese-made infant formulas found to have insufficient levels of iodine, after the products were ordered off the city's shelves.

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Samsonite recalls suitcases in health scare

06/19/2012 majac Your Health Matters

Samsonite International SA is recalling 250,000 “Tokyo Chic” suitcases worldwide to replace handles on the bags after a Hong Kong consumer group found high levels of compounds linked to cancer.

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Samsonite recalls luggage amid safety scare

06/19/2012 majac Your Health Matters

Samsonite is recalling its “Tokyo Chic” luggage line worldwide and will replace handles on the bags after a Hong Kong consumer group found high levels of compounds linked to cancer.

Hong Kong, Tokyo Chic

Samsonite pulls bags from HK amid safety scare

06/18/2012 majac Your Health Matters

Samsonite International SA says it has pulled a line of luggage from Hong Kong stores after a local consumer group reported finding high levels of a chemical linked to cancer in the handles.

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Hong Kong sees first human bird flu case in 18 months

06/02/2012 majac Your Health Matters

Hong Kong health authorities on Saturday urged the public not to panic after the southern Chinese city reported its first human case of bird flu in 18 months in a two-year-old boy.

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Hong Kong suspends poultry imports from Liaoning over bird flu

04/26/2012 majac Your Health Matters

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong on Thursday suspended imports of poultry products, including eggs and frozen meat, from China’s northeastern Liaoning province for 21 days after the authorities there confirmed an outbreak of H5N1 bird flu. Hong Kong imported about 28,000 tonnes of frozen poultry and 103 million poultry eggs from Liaoning in 2011. “The outbreak in Dalian city was among chickens,” said a Hong Kong government spokesman, who had no further details. The H5N1 virus mainly affects birds, but occasionally jumps to people. …

China, Hong Kong

Laughter clubs catch on in stressed-out Hong Kong

04/01/2012 majac Your Health Matters

Hypnotherapist Dick Yu has a mission that seems unthinkable to some Hong Kong people: he wants to make the Asian financial hub’s seven million residents laugh.

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Exercise boosts cancer patients' wellbeing

02/07/2012 majac Exercise

Exercise may be the last thing on your mind when you're having cancer treatment that leaves you feeling exhausted, but according to research from the University of Hong Kong, it's key to recovering in terms of physical fitness and psychological …
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