Source: The New York Times
Category: Health Care
HIV and AIDS sufferers in China are routinely being refused medical treatment in mainstream hospitals because of fear and ignorance about the sickness, according to a report by the UN International Labor Organization (ILO), Reuters reported. The findings are based on interviews with 103 people living with HIV and 23 healthcare workers. “The doctor said […]
Chinese authorities are investigating an outbreak of blood poisoning cases in a village located near a lead battery plant, AP reported. The local government of Deqing, a village near Zhejiang’s provincial capital Hangzhou, has ordered blood tests for nearly 2,000 people after original tests found that 31 villagers, including 11 children, had excessive lead in […]
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China launches medicine safety probe
China’s State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) is launching a nationwide probe into the quality of essential drugs to improve medicine safety, state media reported. The SFDA issued a notice Friday saying that it will spend two months investigating how drugs are produced and where materials are sourced, including investigating traditional Chinese medicines. At present […]
Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co, China’s second-largest drug distributor, plans to raise up to US$2.2 billion in a Hong Kong offering to fund acquisitions, Bloomberg reported. Singapore state investment company Temasek Holdings Pte plans to buy US$300 million of the shares, while banking and financial services company Guoco Group (0053.HK) will invest US$150 million, and Pfizer […]