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South Korea's health ministry announced it would spend 193 billion won (152 million dollars) to secure vaccines against swine flu for 13 million people -- more than a quarter of the populati... Read more

China's Health Minister Chen Zhu Friday apologized to his Mexican counterpart for failing to warn him about the tough measures Beijing imposed on Mexicans to combat swine flu.

"I... Read more

Smoking in movies encourages teens to take up the habit regardless of whether the smoker is a 'good guy' or 'bad guy', a new research has revealed.

"Previous studies have confirm... Read more

Scientists have found that even in animals with high nutrient demands, such as lactating females, energy intake is bound to reach a limit. This, despite the abundant food supply. The new th... Read more

Thanks to an upgraded wheelchair that scientists have developed, persons with spinal cord injury may be able to use it easily. A novel headset that can precisely control a wheelchair or co... Read more

Scientists in China have unraveled the protein composition of the Scorpiops jendeki scorpion's venom.

Experts at Wuhan University claim that they are the first research team to h... Read more

According to a new research men under stress are more likely to take risks, correlating to such real-life behavior as gambling, smoking, unsafe sex and illegal drug use.

On the o... Read more

A Mayo Clinic study published this month in the journal Gastroenterology says that celiac disease, an immune system reaction to gluten in the diet, is over four times more common toda... Read more

An OECD report has confirmed that GP-led primary care is a cost effective way to promote good health while sending a warning about the need to better promote general practice as a career. Read more

Beijing reported its first mass infection of the H1N1 flu at a primary school Wednesday.

Seven pupils between 8 and 10 years old were confirmed infected with the virus Tuesday ni... Read more