SINGAPORE-Alfie, a two-year-old dog, started losing its appetite and becoming lethargic on Jan 10, prompting its owner Joyce Tse to take it to the vet a day later.... Catch up on the news that everyone’s talking about Thank you!... Alfie, a two-year-old cavapoo, started losing its appetite and becoming lethargic on Jan 10, prompting its owner Joyce Tse to take it to the vet a day later....

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WABC New York City's health department is now investigating what killed a number of dogs after their owners took them to a dog run at different times at McCarren Park in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, N.Y., Jan.... Restler said the concerns highlight the need to address" the rat infestation and underlying conditions to make sure dogs our whole community are safe." Dakarrie Garcia, a local dog trainer, told ABC New York station WABC he was concerned about conditions at the park." It's disgusting.... I

An elderly man was rushed to hospital after being bitten by a rat he found lurking in his toilet bowl. The unnamed 76-year-old man, from Montreal, Canada, had two of his fingers bitten by the rodent as he attempted to fish it out of the loo.He was given a tetanus jab by doctors and sent home, but started experiencing fever symptoms 18 days later. After also enduring headaches and abdominal pain, he returned to the doctors where they found his blood pressure was low and his heart was beating extr

HULU LANGAT: Repairs on health clinics and health facilities affected by the floods are being expedited, says Deputy Health Minister Datuk Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali.He said the ministry’s priority was to ensure healthcare in the affected areas could resume as soon as possible.“ Many health clinics and health facilities under the MOH were affected and closed due to the floods.“ We have not received an estimate of the damage, but we have moved to repair them, ” he told reporters when inspecting three h

Ten cities in Britain have seen rat numbers soar with the total population in the UK exceeding 150 million, figures show.... We get at least 10 rat jobs a day." The pest control expert said rats are also getting bigger as people now eat fattier foods.... The rodents are feeding on wasted food and scraps, making them even larger....

KUALA LUMPUR: The national Covid-19 infectivity rate( Rt) was 1.06 on Sunday, a 0.02 decrease from the 1.08 value reported on Saturday. Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin tweeted that although the country’s daily Rt had steadily dropped to 1.05, it is too early to say if Malaysia had passed the peak of the Omicron variant, even with 96% of active cases recovering at home and hospital capacity currently under control.“ If the trend continues, a full border opening and more relaxed local measures w

IPOH: A blood test showed that the late naval cadet officer J. Soosaimanicckam had severe kidney injuries, a Coroner’s Court here heard. Lumut Armed Forces Hospital’s Emergency and Trauma Department medical specialist Colonel Dr Nik Mohd Noor Nik Amin said the blood investigation found that the cadet had a high serum creatinine levels of 1600 umol/ L.He said the blood urea and the uric acid readings were also extremely high.“ Due to the complication of the kidney failure, he had water in his lun

MANILA( PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER/ ASIA NEWS NETWORK)-Neither rain nor flood dampened the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out in Manila on Wednesday( July 21), indicating Filipinos' willingness to get vaccinated, but it also presented a potential health risk from waterborne diseases. Thousands waded through ankle-to knee-high floodwaters to get into San Andres Sports Complex, one of many vaccination hubs in the capital city.Ms Ana Michelle Malonzo, an employee of a fast-food restaurant, said she had no ch

PETALING JAYA: Wanita MCA fully supports the statement by Tengku Permaisuri Selangor Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin, who urged the Shah Alam City Council( MBSA) to halt its “ catch-and-destroy ” stray dog plan scheduled for April 22 to 24. Rather than culling, Her Royal Highness offered several recommendations such as neutering, which can assist in reducing the stray population, or requiring housing developers to build shelters." Local authorities in Selangor and throughout the nation could cooper