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Vanessa Francisco | Jan 06, 2016 03:38 AM EST
A new study by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Boston Children's Hospital has revealed that skin-to-skin contact reduces deaths of infants with low birth weight. These infants are vulnerable, especially during their first month, and researchers encourage skin contact or kangaroo mother care (KMC). Health experts say that mothers in developing countries, which do not have advanced conventional treatments, will likely rejoice about these finding. read more
Mars Woo | Jan 05, 2016 03:02 AM EST
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has approved China's suggestion to name five minor planets after top Chinese scientists, the official Xinhua news agency has reported. read more
Michael A. Katz | Jan 04, 2016 02:58 PM EST
Chinese astronomers, using one of the world's largest optical telescopes, have released a trove of data. And they have sucesffully measuered a black hole that is approximately the same the size of China's capital. read more
Ritz Agranum | Jan 05, 2016 09:01 AM EST
A new gene is highly resistant to a last-resort class of antibiotics has been identified in China. Doctors warn of the global implications the gene brings. read more
Charissa Echavez | Jan 04, 2016 01:34 PM EST
Chinese scientists have discovered a new compound that can allegedly cure Alzheimer's disease. The newly found treatment that makes use of flavonoids extracted from cotton petals is now in clinical trial. read more
Cybelle Go | Jan 04, 2016 07:55 AM EST
Chinese researchers have made a medical breakthrough potentially beneficial for patients with Alzheimer's disease after they successfully extracted flavonoid from a cotton petal, according to Chinese state media. read more
Charissa Echavez | Jan 02, 2016 06:38 AM EST
Chinese health authorities have confirmed two new cases of the H7N9 virus in Shanghai and Jiangxi province. read more
Charissa Echavez | Jan 02, 2016 06:37 AM EST
A new specie of dinosaur has been found and named in Shandong Province, China. Paleontologists coined a name for the animal in the genus Leptoceratops, after its exceptional hip bone. read more
Charissa Echavez | Dec 30, 2015 12:13 PM EST
A woman has been diagnosed with H5N6 avian influenza in Shenzhen, China. This is the fourth reported case of H5N6 infection across the world. read more
Nicky West | Dec 29, 2015 05:10 AM EST
China's weather observatory issued a yellow alert Tuesday morning due to smog coming from the north side of the country and is expected to linger until Wednesday. read more
Ryan General | Dec 30, 2015 07:31 AM EST
A domestic smoking report has revealed that second-hand smoke exposure has fallen significantly in China over the past five years, even if there was a growth of 15 million smokers. read more
Charissa Echavez | Dec 26, 2015 06:59 AM EST
One of China's herbal medicines has been approved to undergo clinical trial testing by the United States' Food and Drug Administration. This follows China's break ground in the US market. 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
