Taiwan’s foreign minister criticized Bolivia on Saturday ( Apr 6 ) for showing support for China following an earthquake that hit the island. The scale 7.2 earthquake that struck Taiwan on Wednesday left at least 10 people dead and more than 1,100 others injured. A large-scale disaster preparedness operation andContinue Reading
More than 600 people remained stranded in different places cut off by rockslides and another damage, including about 450 at a resort in the Taroko area. However, to rescue stranded customers, planes from the National Airborne Service Corps were flying into closed-off areas close to the Taroko National Park. OneContinue Reading
Three days after Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years, rescuers were planning to bring in heavy equipment on Saturday ( Apr 6 ) to try to recover two bodies buried beneath boulders on a hiking trail. On the same Shakadang Trail in Taroko National Park, known for its steep mountainousContinue Reading
Red yeast rice is frequently used in wellbeing products that claim to lower cholesterol.
According to Professor Eric Chan, a pharmaceutical scientist at the National University of Singapore’s ( NUS) Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, red yeast rice contains a compound called monacolin K, which is chemically identical to lovastatin.
Lovastatin belongs to a group of statin drugs. Statins lower the amount of “bad cholesterol” and fat in the blood as well as increase the amount of” good cholesterol”.
According to Singapore’s HealthHub site, great “bad cholesterol” levels can cause blood vessels to fill up and lead to stomach pain, heart attack or stroke.  ,
According to Prof. Chan, previous research has shown that red yeast products ‘ levels of monacolin K can vary, but such products often disclose the levels of the substances they contain.  ,
As a result, it is possible that the success and side effects of such products may get “unpredictable”, he added.  ,
There have been reports of people in Europe and the United States having negative results after consuming dark bacteria corn, according to a 2018 review by the European Food Safety Authority. These included body pain, kidney injury and digestive disorders.
While red bacteria rice’s monacolin K helps lower cholesterol, it also has side effects that are comparable to those of lipitor, according to Prof. Chan.
Statins may trigger muscle wound, with signs of increasing intensity, such as weakness, tenderness and cramps, he said. In some cases, it can lead to liver deterioration.
According to him,” statins are only prescribed by dosage, with recommendations to program safety tests regularly.”  ,
However, for side effects are “uncommon” for people taking statin drugs, said , Dr Yeo Khung Keong, a mature expert physician. He added that between 3 and 5 percent of his people experience body problems and aches.
Unlike lipitor treatment, over- the- counter health supplements for as , those containing dark yeast rice undergo , “less demanding”  , regulation controls, said Dr Yeo.
A certain degree of scrutiny is put forth when it comes to medication, making sure that its active ingredients are replicated in every pill.
What active ingredient in the drug must be made known. And whether this active ingredient is in a particular dose that is known can be replicated”, Dr Yeo explained. It can be reliably established that a pill that says 20 mg of statin always contains 20 mg of the drug, within a certain margin of error.
Red yeast rice products have some guidelines.
According to HSA’s regulatory guidance, supplements with red yeast rice are required to contain less than 1 per cent of lovastatin.
Additionally, the HSA places strict restrictions on toxic heavy metals and forbids the addition of substances like steroids to health supplements.  ,
Dealers have an obligation to ensure that their products are not harmful or unsafe, and that they conform with HSA’s guidelines, said the authority.
Dr Yeo pointed out that in the case of , Kobayashi Pharmaceutical’s recalled products, the side effects might have been caused by a contaminant, rather than the active ingredient.  ,
The Japanese pharmaceutical company has reported that its Osaka factory located what appeared to be potentially toxic puberulic acid. It could have been made by the penicillium from the red yeast rice produced at the factory between last April and October.
According to nutritionist Ms. Jeffy, under certain circumstances in the fermentation process, the mold used to make red yeast rice can also produce citrinin, a toxin that has been linked to various negative health effects like liver damage and kidney failure.
” As much as possible, manufacturers would attempt to control the citrinin levels in their products but, nevertheless, ( they ) cannot control a lot of environmental factors which could result in the inconsistent level of these toxins”, she added.
Grey creek stones were cleverly set on edge more than level, giving the flow a stronger sense of direction. Keane installed a driving “river” with this design. The hotel’s “water” appears to fall down like a river from one building to the next, with a wide, smooth steel bridge below, a viewing platform, and a wide, smooth steel bridge that raises the design to life. The bankers on either side are thickly planted with ground-cover moss, woman hands, ferns, and oak trees. Additionally, a huge piece of moss, which Keane interprets as Earth drifting through the cosmos, is carried by a boat-shaped stone.
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The flowers at Zuiho- in and the Tofuku- ji Abbot’s Hall yard require reservations. The entrance fee at both is 400 yen ( about S$ 3.60 ) for adults and 300 yen ( about S$ 2.70 ) for children.
General admission to Honen-in is free, with the exception of the spring and fall beginning weeks, which typically occur in the first week of April and the second month of November. They cost 500 yen for the flower and 800 yen for the fall. During those days, the Empty River backyard can be visited.
Visit the free Genji Kyoto resort lawn.
Izusen, a cafe in the Daiji in the Daitoku-ji monastery challenging, offers a variety of local specialties in fixed menus beautifully presented in painted purple bowls that nest when they are full. Start 11am to 4pm by appointment, 4, 370 to 8, 050 renminbi. It is near Zuiho- in.
Even by appointment, Yudofu Kisaki, a cafe between the access to Honen- in and the Philosopher’s Walk, has vegetarians and yogurt specialties. Start 11am to 8pm, previous order at 6pm, 4, 370 to 8, 050 yen.
Nobel Prize-winning author Yasunari Kawabata’s post-World War II book The Rainbow is now available in English as a companion guide for your travels. Some chapters take place in Kyoto, and it can think as if you are travelling along, often in the same landscapes.
Kawabata’s knowledge of plants was fierce, and the convenience of his descriptions both organic and immediate:” On the grass in front of the wall, in the shadows of the oak trees, dandelions and lotuses were in bloom. In front of the bamboo fence, a double-flowered camellia had bloomed.
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Sikaladi, Indonesia, washed up one February morning by the buzzing talk of more than 100 men and the continual barking of their four-legged friends.
A wild boar was seen a few days before munching on some peanuts at a land on a 30-meter hill overlooking the tiny, 1,500-person economic area on a rambling country street in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province, which is located in the rocky interior of the country’s West Sumatra province.
The Indonesian Boar Hunting Association ( PORBI ) members became aware of the sighting and immediately instructed its members to gather at the base of the hill with the sole intention of pursuing the swine.
The poachers had been emigrating to Sikaladi on that day since 8am. They each brought their riders, which had metal cages on both sides, to move their four-legged companions. The more wealthy hunting arrived in delivery vehicles capable of carrying up to eight dogs at once.
” It’s thrilling to discover our dogs chase down a hog, the noise, the bark, the praise of friends”, Mr Sumantri, a building worker who said he has been hunting animals since he was a child, told CNA. Like some Indonesians, the 51- yr- aged goes by one name.
SINGAPORE: Police in Singapore, Hong Kong and South Korea have arrested 272 citizens in a joint operation targeting child sexuality and sexual abuse.
The suspects, aged between 12 and 73, were arrested during a five- year activity from Feb 26 to Mar 29, during which officials raided a full of 236 areas.
In Singapore, 28 people , were arrested for various alleged offences such as distributing baby abuse materials, physical contact with a slight and the purchase of vulgar materials.  ,
The suspects were aged , between 18 and 59,  , the Singapore Police Force ( SPF ) said in a media release on Friday ( Apr 5 ).  ,
A salesman and his seven consumers of child maltreatment materials in Singapore were among the detained, according to SPF.
According to preliminary investigations, some of the men “got child abuse materials through messaging platforms” ( ph ).
Lots of electronic devices were discovered in 44 places in Singapore. The items included 50 servers, 39 cellular phones and 91 storage products, SPF said.
MANILA: As parts of the tropical nation endured dangerously high temperatures, thousands of schools in the country suspended in-person classes on Friday ( Apr 5 ), according to the education department. Official figures showed 5, 288 schools across the coast state switched to remote learning, affecting more than 3.6Continue Reading
Fumio Kishida, the prime minister of Japan, stated on Friday ( Apr 5 ) that he wanted to work with South Korea and the Philippines, which are allies of the US, and that he might even talk with North Korea to advance regional security. ” The present security setting isContinue Reading
In addition, others praised the restrictions and suggested other ancestor worship practices like offering fresh flowers and performing virtual tomb sweeps, which they said were more eco-friendly and did not pose a danger of wildfires. In 2021, Nantong recorded a total of 210 situations related to the trip, including 121Continue Reading