Big data to play role in better nutrition
2017-07-20
Big data technologies will play a greater role in improving the health and nutrition of Chinese people in the next decade, a top health official said on July 19.
Acupuncture found to reduce period pain: study
2017-07-19
The pilot study conducted by Western Sydney University and the University of Auckland found from their sample group of 74 women aged between 18 and 45, the majority believed after three months of acupuncture that their period pain was reduced by at least 50 percent.
TCM tourism attracts Russians to Hainan
2017-07-19
Nina Kudryavceva of St. Petersburg, Russia, has stayed in Sanya for one or two months every year for the past decade, traveling around as well as having a routine medical checkup and treatment at a local hospital.
Eye hospital plans expansion in US
2017-07-19
A doctor who is a native of China has partnered with one of the mainland's largest hospital chains to open clinics in the US.
Hainan emerging as global medical tourism hotspot
2017-07-17
HAIKOU — Elena Pankova and her friends flew directly from St Petersburg to Sanya, a tourist city in southern China's tropical island of Hainan, not just to enjoy the sunshine on the beach.
Dai ethnic medicine struggles between tradition and modernization
2017-07-17
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has a history of more than 2,500 years, with an expanding influence all around the world. Earlier this month, China's first law on protecting TCM came into force, giving TCM equal status to western medicine.
30% rise in 'last chance' pregnancies expected
2017-07-15
for last year, the number of births at hospitals last year in China was 18.
Experts urge efforts to promote precision medicine
2017-07-15
BEIJING -- Experts have called for increased efforts in developing precision medicine to fight China's most prevalent diseases.
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