China home to 241 million people aged 60 or above
2018-02-26
BEIJING -- The number of people aged 60 or above had reached 241 million in China by the end of 2017, accounting for 17.3 percent of the total population, according to the Office of the National Working Commission on Aging.
TCM may step in as antibiotics start to fail
2018-02-23
China's top experts in traditional Chinese medicine have developed seven treatments that can potentially combat the growing resistance to antibiotics, a global public health threat that could kill 10 million people a year by 2050.
China's nursing homes more than triples in past five years
2018-02-22
BEIJING -- The number of nursing homes in China has more than tripled in the past five years, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
Counterfeiters of popular TCM remedy detained
2018-02-22
Shanghai's food and drug watchdog and the municipal police recently cracked a major case of producing and selling counterfeit ejiao, a gelatin made of donkey hides, while falsely using a famous brand name.
Shanghai police nab 36 for producing, selling fake popular TCM remedy
2018-02-22
BEIJING -- Shanghai police have caught 36 people for producing and selling counterfeit traditional remedy ejiao, or donkey-skin gelatin.
China seeks better Hepatitis C treatment
2018-02-21
BEIJING -- China increased its pace of development of new treatments for Hepatitis C in support of the World Health Organization goal of eliminating viral hepatitis by 2030.
Chinese four-strain flu vaccine to hit market in 2018
2018-02-17
BEIJING -- A vaccine to protect people against four subtypes of seasonal influenza viruses is expected to be available on the Chinese market in the second half of 2018, a health official said.
Medical workers encouraged to work at grassroots clinics
2018-02-16
BEIJING -- China is to encourage more medical workers to work in grassroots clinics, so that people can see a doctor locally, according to the country's top health authority.
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