India and China decided to strengthen bilateral cooperation, especially in the fields of maternal and child health, infectious diseases and other emerging health challenges, officials said here. The discussions were held between …
Unlike India, China is not assisting in the fight against counterfeit medicines even though the influx has been mainly from that country, Nigeria's National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says. …
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has uncovered a large quantity of poor quality and substandard condoms that were imported from a Chinese company. The ‘Be Safe’ condoms were imported from the Henan Xibei Latex Company …
Chinese authorities reported another fatality from the H7N9 bird flu, bringing the toll from the virus in China to 21. The number of people infected stands at 104. In addition, 13 patients have been released from the hospital …
The United States 2013-14 Budget might actually have more effect on the Indian generic pharmaceutical companies than PC’s budget. The proposal is to increase the budge of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) which will …
Recently China has reported that the death toll due to the H7N9 bird flu has risen to 17, and infected 87 people. The Bird flu also known as the ‘Avian Flu’ is known to be transmitted from poultry to human. …
Chinese authorities said on Thursday that a 10th person has died from the new strain of bird flu detected last month in the Shanghai region. The number of confirmed human infections rose to 38 with the discovery of nine new …
According to an expert with the China’s agricultural ministry, migratory birds may have carried the H7N9 avian influenza virus into the country. According to health authorities, a total of 20 H7N9 cases have been reported in …
Another person died of H7N9 bird flu in China's Shanghai city on Thursday, taking the total number of such deaths in the country to four, reports Xinhua. Three suspected H7N9 cases were also reported in the city, said the …
A new strain of bird flu has emerged and two men from Shanghai have been its first victims. Chinese official sources say that apart from the two men, one more person is still being treated for the disease. Both deaths took place …
Around 2.7 million Chinese people die from cancer every year. This means there is one death due to the disease every five minutes, says a government-recognised report. About one in five Chinese people might develop cancer if they …
Usually loved by all, dolphins have been know to provide medical therapy to the sick. This unique method of therapy is quickly gaining ground in China for its miraculous healing on the mentally disabled. The technique is …
In a move aimed at encouraging students to take care of their health and ensure robustness, the Chinese government will carry out a nationwide fitness monitoring of school children from next year onwards. According to Minister …
China has initiated a 10-year educational programme which will cultivate more high-calibre doctors and train more general medical practitioners to serve the countryside. Emphasised at improving medical students' capacity in …
