HK detects Tamiflu-resistant A/H1N1 flu virus

Hong Kong’s Department of Health ‘s Public Health Laboratory Services Branch (PHLSB) announced Friday that it has detected a strain of A/H1N1 flu virus which was resistant to oseltamivir (Tamiflu).

A department spokesman said the virus was identified during the PHLSB’s Read More

Free seasonal flu vaccines to be offered to all Macao residents

Macao’s Health Bureau announced on Friday that it will provide all local residents with free flu vaccines in an effort to combat the coming wave of influenza.

The Bureau said in a statement that the authority decided to expand the object of free inoculation to all residents as more Read More

Infectious diseases kill 1,004 on Chinese mainland in January

Infectious diseases claimed 1,004 lives on the Chinese mainland last month, and more than half of the deaths were caused by the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), the Ministry of Health (MOH) announced Friday.

A total of 1,907 AIDS cases, which are categorized as a class B Read More

Climacteric Syndrome -Ear acupuncture

Locating points
the main points are internal genitalia (TF2),endocrine (Co 18),subcortex (AT4);supplementary points :FOR insomnia ,add heart (CO15),Kidney (CO10),for burning sensation of the people cheast ,palms and soles ,sweating ,palpitation ,add sympathesis (AH6i),Root of Ear Vagus Read More

A(H1N1) gets treatment from TCM

In early May, the Chinese Ministry of Health and the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine raised public debate when they unveiled a Chinese-medicine plan, including prevention, to combat H1N1, the world’s newest epidemic, popularly known as Read More

Suffering from Hair Coloring – A Chemical Overdose

Recently a young woman in the U.K. suffered a severe reaction to a hair dye with chemical burns to her skin around her face, neck and scalp and a rash over her body. This is in line with reports of an increase in hair dye allergies. A survey in London found that contact dermatitis due to a hair Read More

No joke: Laughter may be the best medicine

EIJING, Jan. 17 — It’s been said laughter is the best medicine, but no one has yet to prove it. Now a Japanese scientist is unlocking the secrets of the funny bone, which he believes can cheer up people’s genes.

Geneticist Kazuo Murakami has teamed up on the study with Read More

Acupuncture and weight loss out of misunderstanding

Obesity is a disease, according to general practitioners of acupuncture, obesity because excessive accumulation of fat, more than the normal ratio, which can be caused by various human damage. Obese often asymptomatic mild to moderate obesity appears to fear hot sweat, easy fatigue, shortness of Read More