Scotland first country to ban climate-harming anaesthetics
LONDON: Scotland has become the first country in the world to ban the use of the anaesthetics desflurane due to its harmful impact on the environment, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported. “Desflurane, used as an anaesthetics during the surgery, has a global warming potential 2,500 times greater than carbon dioxide. “Removing it from use in hospital […]
Labour shortage in oil palm industry more harmful than price drop
KUALA LUMPUR: Labour shortage is more detrimental to both estates and smallholders in Malaysia’s oil palm industry than a global price drop, according to a Khazanah Research Institute (KRI) study. The institute said a 30 per cent reduction of labour from the current level would see production fall by half, and a further of 80 […]
OCD harmful if not treated early
SUNGAI PETANI: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental illness that, if not treated early, can badly affect the people living with it, an expert says. Psychiatrist specialist of Pantai Hospital in Sungai Petani Dr Mohammad Farris Iman Leong Abdullah said OCD could affect the daily life of the person to the extent of not being […]
