Globalhealthleadershavecalledfortaxestocurbconsumptionandfinancehealthcaretofightlifestylediseasessuchasstrokeanddiabetesandtheirimpactonthepoor.Inhalf-a-dozens
ShanghaionlastSundayannouncedthelaunchofahumanphenotyperesearchprojectwithaimstoacceleratethedevelopmentofprecisionmedicineinChina.ScientistsfromChina,Britain,G
TongjiUniversityhasannouncedwhatitsaysisamajorbreakthroughinthetreatmentoflungdiseasebyrepairingtissuethroughstemcelltransplantation.Theregenerativetherapyworks
Atotalof2,198peoplediedasaresultofinfectiousdiseasesontheChinesemainlandinDecember2017,officialdatashowed.AccordingtotheNationalHealthandFamilyPlanningCommissio
CloudHealth Genomics, a Shanghai-based company, and the Mongolian Health Initiative, an NGO, have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on population-based public health interventions.
Researchers zero in on how caffeine appears to fight inflammation
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative said on Wednesday it would commit 3 billion U.S. dollars over the next 10 years to help cure, prevent or manage all diseases by the end of the 21st century.
A total of 1,285 people died as a result of infectious diseases on the Chinese mainland in April, official data showed on Wednesday.
Scientists discovered that autophagy, a normal physiological process in the body that destroys cells, leads to inflammation and mucus hyperproduction induced by particles 100 to 500 times thinner than a human hair.
The Philippine government has put in place measures to ensure that deadly contagious diseases, such as the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), will not spread in the country, a senior government official said Tuesday.
The globalization of western eating habits is "bad for environmental health as well as human health," according to a study published Wednesday in the British scientific journal Nature.
Smoking is a harmful habit that causes a number of urological diseases that few people are aware of, experts said Thursday.
Researchers in Japan have found that persistent unhealed skin disease might adversely affect viscus, causing systemic cardiovascular disease and metabolic abnormalities.
Chinese experts plan to compile a guidebook for clinical application of ready-made traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for treating infectious diseases.
China's health watchdog is worried that a drop in vaccination coverage driven by vaccine safety concerns will offset its achievements in limiting infectious diseases such as hepatitis B and measles.
China is facing challenges of preventing and controlling infectious diseases due to a rise of emerging infections and mass migration, a senior health official said Wednesday.
Chinese and international medical experts have warned that second-hand smoke and air pollution are among the major health threats in China.