Heroes are heroes
After only two weekends in cinemas, Captain America: The Winter Solider has already earned over 400 million yuan ($64 million) in the Chinese mainland. These numbers are pretty clear in showing that Chinese audiences are more than willing to jump on the superhero bandwagon.
Three more H7N9 deaths, four new cases in S China
China's southern province of Guangdong reported three more deaths and four new human cases of H7N9 infection on Friday.
Nigeria not safe from Ebola virus: health minister
Nigeria may not be safe from Ebola virus that is ravaging countries in West Africa, Minister of Health Onyebuchi Chukwu said on Wednesday.
WHO issues first hepatitis C treatment guidelines
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued its first guidelines for the treatment of hepatitis C, a chronic infection that affects an estimated 130 million to 150 million people, in a bid to help improve access to more effective and safer medicines for those in need.
Chinese families storing expired pills: People's Daily
Most Chinese families do not regularly sort out their medical kits, with out-of-date pills in many homes, the People's Daily reported on Wednesday.
China reiterates ban on kindergarten drugs
Feed toddlers drugs without authority should be resolutely banned, a Chinese health official said on Tuesday.
Cigarette pack health warnings of little impact: WHO
Current text-only health warning labels on cigarette packets in China have had little impact on smoking rates, according to a report from the World Health Organization (WHO) and International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project (ITC Project) released Tuesday.
Jamaica urges regional cooperation to combat Chikungunya
Jamaica's health minister called for collaborative efforts in the Caribbean to fight Chikungunya, a viral disease with no known cure, at Monday's launch of World Health Day.
Severe obesity on rise among US children: study
All classes of obesity in US children have increased since 1999, according to a new study released Monday by the US journal JAMA Pediatrics that contradicts a recent report that showed a decline in obesity among two to five years old in the last decade.
China builds more rural sanitary toilets
About 74 percent of households in rural China now have access to sanitary toilets, said the National Health and Family Planning Commission on Thursday.
New rule strengthens Chinese medical equipment safety
The Chinese government on Monday unveiled a new regulation on the supervision of medical equipment in a bid to enhance its safety and effectiveness and safeguard public health.