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Chinese scientists find facilitator in Zika transmission

2018-03-07

Chinese scientists have found that LTRIN, a protein obtained from the salivary glands of Aedes aegypti, or yellow fever mosquito, facilitates the transmission of the Zika virus.

China to give more support to patients with rare diseases

2018-03-02

BEIJING -- China has launched a program aiming at helping patients with rare disease in diagnosis and treatment and offering financial support to those in need.

Outbreaks of flu could come again in March

2018-03-01

A new wave of flu outbreaks may occur in China in March, but it will be not as serious as the one that hit many parts of the country earlier this winter, an official from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention said on Feb 27.

China reports more flu cases among inbound passengers

2018-02-11

BEIJING -- A total of 6,941 flu cases were confirmed among inbound passengers in December and January, according to the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine.

Outbreak of flu cases requiring precautions

2018-02-09

Entry-exit inspection and quarantine authorities across China found nearly 7,000 confirmed flu cases from inbound passengers in December and January, an increase of 81.9 percent compared with the same period for December 2016 and January 2017, China’s top authority for port inspection and quarantine said on Feb 9.

Chinese researchers discover new method to end drug addiction

2018-02-06

Chinese scientists have recently found a possible new method to limit or end drug addiction.

Experts call for increased efforts to develop new cancer-related medicine

2018-02-05

BEIJING -- Medical experts called for increased efforts to develop cancer-related medicine and improve the availability of new drugs in China as the 19th World Cancer Day was observed on Feb 4.

Steps taken to confront plague risk

2018-01-31

The risk of the ongoing plague being transmitted from Madagascar to China will rise as large numbers of Chinese workers return from the African country for the Spring Festival holiday, which this year falls in mid-February, authorities said on Jan 30.

Link: China's Central Government / World Health Organization / United Nations Population Fund / UNICEF in China

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