New cancer treatment promising
2011-11-23 08:08:24
Cancer patients now have another treatment option, rather than physically debilitating chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
Ancient Chinese cures translate into modern Western medicines
2011-11-22 11:20:05
China's age-old remedies could help the West develop tomorrow's new drugs, thanks to a database released last month.
A prescription for health
2011-11-22 11:19:48
China is promoting its traditional medicine overseas but is discovering many obstacles to entering the global market.
Both a blessing and a curse
2011-11-09 07:57:34
As elsewhere in the world, conjoined twins are a rare phenomenon in China, but they tend to be born to poor families, who cannot afford treatment.
The ties that bind
2011-11-09 07:57:34
The tragic and highly publicized case of conjoined twins Xinxin and Qiaoqiao in Chongqing, shone the spotlight on this rare condition.
Life goes on after the death of separation
2011-11-09 07:57:34
When 25-year-old Pan Jia holds her healthy 1-year-old daughter in her arms and coaxes her to sleep, there's no way of telling the mom was a conjoined twin.
Born together, they died apart
2011-11-09 07:57:34
Liu Shengdi and Liu Shengjie were born conjoined by a fist-sized ball of flesh on the sides of their chests in 1887 in Jiangxi province's Nankang city.
Out, damned spot!
2011-11-02 07:58:20
Acne sufferers should check out TCM remedies and pay attention to their lifestyles.
Extra tumor risk linked to fertility treatment drugs
2011-11-02 14:47:37
Women given drugs during fertility treatment to stimulate their ovaries to produce extra eggs have an increased risk.
Scientists make rice albumin breakthrough
2011-11-02 14:46:34
Scientists at a Chinese university said on Monday they have figured out how to use rice to make albumin
Cell rejuvenation success opens up possibilities
2011-11-02 14:44:57
Scientists said recently they had transformed age-worn cells in people over 90 into rejuvenated stem cells.