YOURHEALTH
Suffering from a toothache, a 23-year-old hotel employee went to a dentist, only to accidentally swallow a 3cm long needle which almost punctured her small intestine. -YourHealth
A great majority of office workers in Taiwan lack exercise and over 30 percent of them have not exercised at all over the past month. -China Post/ANN
New categories of mental illness were at best "silly" and at worst "worrying and dangerous." -Reuters
Antidepressants and topical anesthetics are the only alternatives demonstrated to be effective so far. -Reuters
Most of the country's milk was watered down or adulterated with fertilizer, bleach and detergent. -Reuters
Study shows that the extra calories are problematic for everybody. -Reuters
The sale of amazingly lifelike baby dolls has recently caught on in Singapore, but some psychologists worry about their negative social and psychological implications. -YourHealth
Japan's Emperor Akihito, 78, will undergo heart bypass surgery this week after tests showed the narrowing of his arteries has worsened. -AFP
K. Valliyamal, 36, said the death of her two-year-old child M. Varagaran on Jan 31 was due to acute gastroenteritis. -The Star/ANN
Former Brazilian President Luiz Lula da Silva was hospitalized Saturday afternoon in Sao Paulo with symptoms aggravated by his cancer treatments. -AFP
