Asthma on the rise over past decade
2015-01-07
Asthma cases have risen dramatically in China over the past decade along with ever deteriorating air pollution, according to leading respiratory specialists.
China handles 6,833 cases of illegal gender test, abortion
2015-01-04
Chinese authorities handled 6,833 cases of illegal fetus gender tests and abortions in roughly one year, the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) announced on Monday.
China, U.S. study retraces emergence of deadly H7N9 strain in humans
2014-12-31
Chinese and U.S. researchers said Monday they have found how changes in H9N2, a flu virus that has plagued Chinese poultry farms for decades, helped create the novel avian H7N9 influenza that has killed at least 115 people since 2013 and raised a pandemic concern.
Nearly 1.1 bln Chinese suffering from smoking
2014-12-25
Nearly 1.1 billion Chinese people are either smoking or being exposed to secondhand smoke, an official said Saturday.
China's Ebola vaccine enters clinical trials
2014-12-25
An Ebola vaccine developed by a military research institute has been approved to enter the human test stage, the Chinese People's Liberation Army's (PLA) General Logistics Department announced Thursday.
Convenient clinics offer more time with doctors
2014-12-23
When she needed medical attention, Yuan Shigui once had to take an hourlong bus ride to Chaoyang Hospital, the nearest large hospital to her home, wait for an hour or more to see a doctor - who could usually only spare two or three minutes - and then wait in another long line to get her medications.
Link: China's Central Government / World Health Organization / United Nations Population Fund / UNICEF in China
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