Charissa Echavez | Mar 18, 2016 11:25 AM EDT
A group of researchers devised a new artificial painless patch filled with natural beta cells, which are insulin-producing cells found in the pancreas that can regulate blood sugar levels. read more
Charissa Echavez | Mar 17, 2016 10:26 AM EDT
An emerging study suggests that smartphone voice assistants may not be very helpful in dealing with health crisis or emergencies. read more
Mia Ren | Mar 16, 2016 10:39 AM EDT
Scientists have developed a less invasive cataract surgery using stem cells that lessens complications and healing time in infants. read more
Marcel Woo | Mar 15, 2016 08:42 AM EDT
Customs authorities in China seized a total of 705 kilograms of banned plant Khat, which can be used as stimulant, from Ethiopia. read more
Marcel Woo | Mar 14, 2016 08:39 AM EDT
The provincial health and family planning commission has announced that a trader of live poultry becomes the latest human infection of the H7N0 avian flu virus. read more
Carlene Vision | Mar 14, 2016 01:39 AM EDT
Statistics in he United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) annual Report to the Nation shows that there has been a continual decline in the rate of cancer-related deaths in the country. Although this may be good news, along with the report also comes data showing an increase in liver cancer-related deaths across the nation. read more
Charissa Echavez | Mar 13, 2016 02:13 PM EDT
A study has revealed that practicing China's traditional mind-body exercises can improve one's health, particularly in people suffering from heart disease, high blood pressure and stroke. read more
Charissa Echavez | Mar 12, 2016 06:29 PM EST
The National Health and Family Planning Commission of China is trying to negotiate with pharmaceutical firms to slash the prices of five drugs which are used to treat cancer and other major diseases. This is part of a pilot program to reduce healthcare cost for patients, the head of the commission Li Bin, said on Tuesday. read more
Marcel Woo | Mar 09, 2016 03:08 AM EST
In what is considered as another breakthrough in the global search for anti-cancer drugs, scientists in New Zealand have discovered promising anti-cancer drugs in genetically modified goat milk. read more
Cybelle Go | Mar 08, 2016 11:12 AM EST
Quantum space satellite, a satellite under the Chinese space program, is making waves in the country as it is the first satellite to deliver quantum communication in China, according to Chinese state media. read more
Marcel Woo | Mar 07, 2016 09:00 PM EST
In what scientists described as a "great discovery", Chinese paleobotanists have found fossils of a plant from the mid-Jurassic period, or more than 164 million years ago, in the southeast corner of Inner Mongolia. read more
Girish Shetti | Mar 07, 2016 09:48 AM EST
The Jinping Underground Laboratory, located in Sichuan province, has been extended with another underground space, Xinhua news agency reported. read more
Charissa Echavez | Mar 04, 2016 12:57 PM EST
Lying within the Zhangye Danxi Landform Geological Park is one of the world's geological wonders, the Rainbow Mountains of China. This mountain range is extremely pleasing to the eyes, but after seeing it, many are left wondering how the hills got their vibrant, striking colors. read more
Charissa Echavez | Feb 29, 2016 02:24 PM EST
Chinese people are facing cancer risk from dioxin because of the dietary pattern changes over the past 30 years, according to a study. read more
Charissa Echavez | Feb 29, 2016 12:45 PM EST
China is planning to make traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) a pillar industry, according to Xinhua News agency, citing a blueprint released by the State Council on Friday. read more
Due to the coronavirus, people around the world have canceled their travel plans. Governments and health officials have warned the public to avoid boarding cruise ships and long flights. read more