Focus Taiwan 2010/09/25 Taipei, Sept. 25 (CNA) An average 7.8 percent of children under 5 years of age in Taiwan are carriers of multidrug-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) , a type of bacteria that can cause deadly infections, a study showed Saturday. Among children under six months, 11 percent carry the bacteria without symptoms, according...
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DOH Minister seeks to restrict numbers of Western-type doctors Taiwan News 2010-09-12 TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – The Department of Health wants to prevent more doctors of traditional Chinese medicine from practicing Western medicine by splitting the studies and examinations for the two directions, Minister Yaung Chih-liang said Sunday. Yaung reportedly said it expected legislation...
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The China Post August 11, 2010 TAIPEI, Taiwan — Public health officials in Taipei City agreed yesterday to give a notice to a supplier of a pharmaceutical dealing with problems related to thinning bone mineral density and knee pain to rectify its commercials to stop spreading misleading information. Two members of the Taipei City...
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Changes in gray matter may contribute to a worse experience of pain in general, study suggests Businessweek By Jenifer Goodwin HealthDay News Reporter (HealthDay News) — Menstrual cramps are often dismissed as a mere nuisance, but new research suggests the monthly misery may be altering women’s brains. Researchers in Taiwan used a type of...
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Focus Taiwan 2010/08/10 Taipei, Aug. 10 (CNA) A 56-year-old man from the southern city of Tainan died of influenza A (H1N1) two days ago, less than one month after his 24-year-old son succumbed to the new flu strain, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Tuesday. The father is the 47th person in Taiwan...
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