Recruitment of tobacco control volunteers begins
2015-07-04
The recruitment of volunteers to help carry out Beijing's tough tobacco control regulations started on Friday.
Vice-minister of health calls for emergency medical aid system to include more people
2015-07-01
A top health official on Tuesday said health authorities at various levels in China should improve their emergency medical relief systems to cover all those in need.
Survey: Chinese becoming taller, heavier
2015-07-01
Chinese people are eating more, thanks to their deeper pockets, making them slightly taller but also a lot fatter, according to a National Health and Family Planning Commission report released on Tuesday.
Cigarette posters still prevalent as ad ban looms
2015-06-30
Tobacco advertising is still visible in nearly half of all tobacco stores just two months before a new law takes effect that bans such advertising in public places.
Life expectancy rises to new high in capital
2015-06-30
The life expectancy of Beijing's permanent residents hit a record high last year - nearly 82 years - while the number of people 60 or older in the city increased by more than 200,000, a new report says.
Children with heart diease to receive free treatment in Beijing
2015-06-29
Children with congenital heart diease from southwest China's Yunnan Province arrive to receive treatment in China Armed Police General Hospital at the West Railway Station in Beijing, capital of China, June 29, 2015.
TCM cancer treatment enters final trials in US
2015-06-29
A traditional Chinese medicine preparation used to treat cancer and boost patients' immunity has been given the go-ahead for a third phase of clinical trials in the US, the last major hurdle for those wishing to launch new drugs in the US market.
S.Korea reports 1 more MERS infection, 2 deaths
2015-06-25
South Korea on Thursday reported one more case of infection with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and two deaths, bringing the total contagion cases to 180 and the death toll to 29, the health ministry said.
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