The HIV and AIDS epidemic is “still raging” around the world and requires continued attention, access to prevention, new treatments and a vaccine, a top researcher in Washington says ahead of an international conference scheduled for Vienna later this month. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National [...]
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Strategies to Prevent Dangerous Diarrhea
May 23rd, 2010 
admin A prolonged hot season in Cambodia has brought about an increasing number of cases of severe diarrhea, including more than 30 that were fatal. Diarrhea can be dangerous because it causes dehydration, Taing Tek Hong, a Florida-based physician, said on Thursday. “You need to drink a lot of water or use oral rehydration solutions,” he [...]
Mental Health Crisis Strains Cambodia
April 19th, 2010 admin Despite a growing economy and rapid development, Cambodia suffers from high rates of mental illness, and very little treatment. Aubrey Belford recently visited the Cambodian community of Kampot and reports on one of Asia’s worst mental health crises. Cambodia is a country with a more traumatic past than most. Recent decades have seen civil war, [...]
Start Young for Heart Disease Checks: Doctor
February 23rd, 2009 Cambodian News Screening for dyslipidemia and coronary heart disease should began at the age of 20 and continue every five years, a doctor said Thursday. Tests will look for cardiovascular risk problems as well as cholesterol counts between LDL-C, or “bad cholesterol,†and HDL-C, or “good cholesterol,†said Dr. Taing Tek Hong, as a guest on “Hello [...]