NHFPC deputy chief visits Shanxi for health promotion and poverty alleviation
2018-01-23
A team of the national health watchdog made a field tour in North China's Shanxi province on Jan 18 to inspect how poverty brought about by sickness is alleviated.
Exercises increase life expectancy of breast cancer survivors
2018-01-23
WASHINGTON -- An American study suggests regular exercise could add to the life expectancy of breast cancer survivors because it lowers their heightened risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and possibly breast cancer recurrence.
Alzheimer's study aims to predict who will develop disease
2018-01-23
CHICAGO -- Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine have engaged in a long-term study of adult children of Alzheimer's patients, aiming to define who is likely to develop the disease and when, and to establish a timeline for how quickly the disease will progress.
China encourages TCM innovation
2018-01-22
BEIJING -- China will continue to push forward technological innovation in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and plans to build more TCM labs and research centers in the near future, according to a statement from the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Chinese scientists enhance e-skin sensory capability
2018-01-22
BEIJING -- The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has expanded electronic skin (e-skin) functionality.
Increase in influenza cases starts to slow down in Beijing
2018-01-16
The number of flu cases reported in Beijing is increasing at a slower rate, and the spread of infections is predicted to lessen in the next two weeks, the Beijing Commission of Health and Family Planning said on Jan 15.
17.5% of patients in China use TCM: administration
2018-01-15
BEIJING -- About 17.5 percent of all patients in China are treated with traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine said on Jan 15.
Beijing has fewer smokers in 2017
2018-01-15
The number of smokers in Beijing was 3.99 million in 2017, 1.1 percentage points lower than the figure before the city's smoking ban was enforced in June 2015, local authorities said on Jan 12.
Link: China's Central Government / World Health Organization / United Nations Population Fund / UNICEF in China
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