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Reform needed to end unwanted pregnancies, unsafe abortions

To protect women from unwanted pregnancies and unsafe abortions, a stronger regulatory framework is needed to ensure sufficient access to sexual and reproductive health care, an expert has said.

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Chinese first lady tours U.S. cancer research center, calls for more health cooperation

Chinese First Lady Peng Liyuan on Wednesday visited a leading U.S. cancer research institution here and called for closer bilateral cooperation in health care.

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China, Britain should deepen health cooperation: Chinese vice premier

China and Britain need to strengthen and deepen health cooperation to benefit their peoples and help deal with global health challenges, Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong said here Thursday.

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Stomach make-up determines which diets lower health risks: research

​The health benefits of weight-loss diets varies from person to person depending on the makeup of their stomach organisms, Swedish researchers said on Thursday.

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Insurance to include treatment, diagnosis of birth defects

The national health authority has pledged to include diagnosis and treatment of birth defects under health insurance programs.

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Adulterated health product Super Gemuk banned in Brunei

Brunei's Ministry of Health has banned a traditional health product Super Gemuk which is adulterated with undeclared potent western medicine that can cause serious side-effects on human health, the ministry said on its official website on Tuesday.

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Vietnam lifts MERS-CoV health declaration for visitors from S. Korea

​Visitors from South Korea to Vietnam after Aug. 15 will be exempted from MERS-CoV health declaration, the Vietnamese Ministry of Health said on Wednesday.

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S. Korean health minister replaced by doctor after MERS

​South Korea's Minister of Health and Welfare Moon Hyung-pyo was replaced Tuesday by a veteran doctor after the outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), the president office said.

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Health care in Slovakia still lagging behind advanced world

​Slovakia is lagging behind the advanced world in terms of life expectancy and quality amid the risk of a rapid rise in the deficit in the health-care sector, the long-term analyses of the health-care sector in Slovakia have shown.

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Comprehensive sexual health tests needed, not just HIV screenings: Aussie doctors warn

Comprehensive sexual health tests needed, not just HIV screenings: Aussie doctors warn

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224 Taiwan blaze victims remain in critical condition

Altogether 224 people are still in critical condition following a fire on June 27 at a water park in Taiwan, the island's health authority said Thursday.

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Nepalese people continue to need vital aid 2 months after devastating earthquake

​The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said Thursday that some 2.8 million of the Nepalese affected by a devastating earthquake continue to need vital humanitarian assistance two months after the quake.

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China reaches out to the mentally impaired

China has promised better treatment for mental illness and to expand medical aid to more patients, many of whom have been neglected until the troubled turn troublemaker.

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China partners with ASEAN in tackling cross-border diseases

China and ASEAN countries aim to build a timely and accurate information channel for infectious diseases, said a Chinese official at an international workshop that closed on Wednesday in south China.

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WHO report shows mixed results for global health goals

​The World Health Organization (WHO) released on Wednesday its World Health Statistics 2015 report to assess the progress made towards meeting health-related objectives in 194 countries around the world.

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Chinese health Qigong, Taiji attract more fans in Scotland

​For 65-year-old John Cowwelly, a Scot who came from highland in northern Scotland, Chinese health Qigong gives him fitness and meditation after over 20 years of practising martial arts and Taiji.

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Japan's lower house appoints new speaker

​The House of Representatives of Japan on Tuesday selected Tadamori Oshima as its new speaker after Nobutaka Machimura resigned for health reason.