Topic: China

Impotence may point to heart problems

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Failing erections may be a harbinger of heart disease in some men, according to a review of a number of studies -- but heart-healthy lifestyle changes or cholesterol-lowering drugs could have a positive impact on men's sexual health.Scientists ...

China's Ai Weiwei hits out at govt on Twitter

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei on Tuesday made his first anti-government comments since his release from detention, using Twitter to hit out at the treatment of colleagues and fellow dissidents.Ai, who has made few public comments since he was freed in June after ...

World Bank warns on economy if China fails to tackle diseases

BEIJING (Reuters) - The World Bank on Tuesday urged China to step up efforts to fight chronic diseases, the main cause of death in the country, warning of rising health expenditure and an economic slowdown if rapid action is not taken.Chronic non-communicable ...
China's huge online police force is apparently censoring Internet discussion about former president Jiang Zemin, whose absence from a key Communist Party event sparked rumours he was seriously ill.The 84-year-old failed to appear at celebrations marking the 90th anniversary of the Communist ...
Boston Scientific Corporation (BSX) Investor Day Conference Call November 19, 2010 8:00 am ET. Boston Scientific and I'd just use DES here as the example, served market share in developed markets is 31% compared to 6% in emerging markets. Now Dr. Dawkins ...

Case Report Littoral cell angioma of spleen

Littoral cell angioma is a rare primary vascular neoplasm of the spleen, composed of littoral cells that line the splenic sinuses of the red pulp. Littoral cell angioma of spleen Netra Rana, Zhang Ming, Ma Shao Hui, Yan Bin Department of Diagnostic ...

Health Benefits of Garlic

Garlic is an old cultivated plant that hasbeen used as a part of folk medicine for thousands of years. Writers of ancient China also referred to garlic?smedicinal use in their books. The major health benefits of garlic are described as follow: Studies ...

Can you prevent Heart Disease

heart disease is not a normal part of the ageing process and a vast number of heart diseases are preventable.Ever since the results of the Framingham study in the early 1960s indicated that there are certain 'risk factors' for heart disease, there ...

Nutritional Value of Soyfoods

Soyfoods are great sources of protein, it is estimated that soyfoods are much higher in protein than most other vegetables since they derive about 40% of their calories from protein. Soyfoods are also high in iron, a useful tip to increase your ...

IBM launches cardiovascular disease management system in China

HONG KONG (Reuters) - International Business Machines Corp (IBM) on Thursday announced the launch of China's first all-in-one electronic cardiogram management system aimed at improving the detection and management of cardiovascular diseases.IBM said it had teamed up with Chinese electronic cardiogram systems ...
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