Health
A/H1N1 flu death toll reaches 224 in Egypt
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 6:52 am
Egyptian television crew members wear protective masks during a news conference at the American University in Cairo June 9, 2009. (/Reuters Photo)
Read More >>Indian toxic toys cause asthma, reproductive problems in kids: research
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 6:51 am
NEW DELHI, Jan. 16 — high toxic levels of plastic toys in Indian markets, even the branded ones, cause asthma, lung problems and reproductive problems in children, according to a research by the Center [...]
Read More >>China reports 630,000 cases of adverse drug reactions in 2009
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 6:50 am
BEIJING, Jan. 17 — China’s adverse drug reaction (ADR) monitoring center received more than 630,000 reports of such cases in 2009, according to the State Food and Drug Administration(SFDA). Of the total, some 94,000 [...]
Read More >>S Korea reports two more outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 6:48 am
SEOUL, Jan. 16 — South Korea reported on Saturday two more outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in local cattle farms, more than a week after the first outbreak in eight years, the government said. The [...]
Read More >>69 influenza A/H1N1 cases confirmed in Myanmar
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 6:45 am
YANGON, Jan. 17 — A total of 69 influenza A/H1N1 cases have so far been confirmed in Myanmar since the outbreak of the disease in the world in April last year, according to the [...]
Read More >>15% HK population acquires immunity to new flu without vaccination: findings
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 6:43 am
HONG KONG, Jan. 16 — Research findings have shown about 15 percent of the Hong Kong population has acquired immunity to the influenza A/H1N1 without vaccination, a senior health official of the Hong Kong [...]
Read More >>Survey helps to combat H1N1 spread
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 6:39 am
BEIJIGN, Jan. 1 — WHO warning on containing flu speeds health ministry response A nationwide survey beginning this month that will check for the presence of antibodies formed as a response to H1N1 flu infections [...]
Read More >>U.S. study finds unusual protein modification involved in muscular dystrophy, cancer
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 6:37 am
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 — With the discovery of a new type of chemical modification on an important muscle protein, a University of Iowa (UI) study improves understanding of certain muscular dystrophies and could potentially [...]
Read More >>Short-term school closures may worsen flu pandemics
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 6:35 am
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 2 — Short-duration school closures during a flu pandemic may increase infection rates and prolong an epidemic, according to a new study. The findings indicate that schools may need to be [...]
Read More >>Studies show boozing becoming too heavy a burden for Britain
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 6:33 am
by Peter Barker LONDON, Jan. 2 — Heavy drinking is causing Britain as many health problems as it is costing the country too much money that could have been spent on genuine health care, [...]
Read More >>Smoking increases aged-related macular degeneration
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 6:31 am
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 2 — Smoking continues to increase one’s risk for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of blindness in Americans over 65, according to a new study. The finding was based [...]
Read More >>Early bedtimes may help protect adolescents against depression
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 6:29 am
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 2 — Adolescents who go to bed earlier are significantly less likely to suffer from depression and to think about committing suicide, a new study shows. The result suggests that earlier [...]
Read More >>U.S. scientists identify target that may inhibit HIV infectivity
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 6:27 am
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 — Scientists at the Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology (GIVI) in San Francisco have discovered a new agent that might inhibit the infectivity of HIV. The agent, surfen, impairs the [...]
Read More >>France to sell surplus A/H1N1 vaccines
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 6:25 am
PARIS, Jan. 3 — France plans to sell part of its surplus A/H1N1 flu vaccines to other countries, the French Health Ministry said Sunday. France has in total ordered 94 million doses of A/H1N1 [...]
Read More >>Quitting smoking increases risk of diabetes
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 6:24 am
A woman smokes a cigarette outside of an office in central London May 6, 2009. (/Reuters Photo)
Read More >>Keeping warm in cold winter
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 6:23 am
BEIJING, Jan. 5 — Staying warm in winter the TCM way means keeping warm, avoiding the cold, getting plenty of sunlight, doing gentle exercise and eating yang (hot energy) foods.Eating various nuts can help reinforce [...]
Read More >>Brazil receives first batch of A/H1N1 vaccine
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 6:22 am
BRASILIA, Jan. 5 — Brazil has received its first batch of A/H1N1 vaccine from other countries, a research center reported Tuesday. The Butantan Institute, a biomedical research center, is responsible for the production of [...]
Read More >>China promotes essential drugs in more state-run grass-roots hospitals
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 6:21 am
BEIJING, Jan. 5 — Health Minister Chen Zhu said Tuesday the country would equip at least 60 percent of state-run grass-roots health institutions with essential drugs by the end of the year, compared to [...]
Read More >>Study: Pomegranate may slow breast cancer worsening
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 6:20 am
BEIJING, Jan.6 (net) — Eating pomegranates may slow down theworsening of breast cancer, according to a new research in U.S. as quoted by news reports Wednesday. The research, published in the journal Cancer Prevention Research, [...]
Read More >>Over 70,000 inoculated against A/H1N1 flu in Macao
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 6:19 am
MACAO, Jan. 6 — A total of 72,566 people in Macao have been inoculated with the A/H1N1 vaccines so far, Macao’s Health Bureau announced on Wednesday. Some 3,016 people were inoculated with the vaccines [...]
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