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.

At a glance

2011-11-09 07:57:34

Conjoined twins are identical twins whose bodies are fused.

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.