December 2014

PASIR MAS: Torrential rains in the north-eastern part of the Malaysian peninsula continued on Monday (Dec 22), as Kelantan suffered what has been dubbed the worst flooding in the past decade. More than 20,000 affected over the weekend in…

"Really?" Is the first sentence that you usually think when Dr. Google gives you some information about a health problem. And - you know - most people use this engine for a medical search online. Unreliable online information is one of the…

This is a great 300 challenge workout that you can do in the firehouse with minimal weight. The goal of the workout is to finish in the shortest amount of time possible, not by rushing your reps but by not resting…. All you need for this…

Geneva/Damascus (IFRC-SARC-ICRC) – The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is today launching a new website, #REDforSyria (www.redforsyria.org), dedicated to the Movement’s humanitarian response to the Syrian conflict.…

KUALA LUMPUR - “Everyone has their role to play. It doesn’t matter how small a role it is, so long as you do your part, you can make a difference.” Malaysia Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association chairman and founder Captain K.…

Fixing bones with a power drill? It sounds terrifying, but thanks to an ingenious cover these household drills are now healing hospital patients in Uganda - at a tiny fraction of the cost BBC - Being operated on with an ordinary power…

Article from Science-based medicine, by David Gorski, about the usage of stem cells in the stroke of the Hockey champion Gordie "MR. Hockey" Howe Seven years ago, I returned to Michigan, where I was born and spent the first quarter century…

KSDK ST. LOUIS - Three people are clinging to life after a fiery car crash. But without the heroics of some off-duty St. Louis firefighters, the crash victims may not have survived at all. The crash happened at North Broadway and Humboldt…

For anyone still undecided on what to buy as a last minute Christmas present, a cycling helmet may turn out to be much more than a gift, it could be a lifesaver. That proved to be the case for a man in Bomere Heath this morning after he…

Target times for ambulances to reach some seriously ill patients could be lengthened, the BBC has learned. A leaked NHS document includes plans to change the response time for some Red 2 patients - those with "serious but not the most…