China and Taiwan cooperate on bird flu research
Taiwan has received specimens of the H7N9 avian flu virus from China to help research the new strain, in what an official described Sunday as a landmark move in health cooperation.
Apr 21, 2013
Archive: 21/04/2013
20 dead from China bird flu, state media reports (Update)
The death toll from a new strain of bird flu in China has reached 20, with dozens infected, state media reported Sunday, as experts said there was no evidence so far of human-to-human transmission.
Apr 21, 2013
In India, 'no frills' hospitals offer $800 heart surgery (Update)
What if hospitals were run like a mix of Wal-Mart and a low-cost airline? The result might be something like the chain of "no-frills" Narayana Hrudayalaya clinics in southern India.
Apr 21, 2013
Intensity modulated radiotherapy reduces side effects in patients with early breast cancer
Intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) gives better results than standard radiotherapy in patients with early breast cancer, according to results from a randomised trial presented today (Sunday) to the 2nd Forum of the European ...
Apr 21, 2013
Commonly used drug can limit radiation damage to lungs and heart for cancer patients
Unavoidable damage caused to the heart and lungs by radiotherapy treatment of tumours in the chest region can be limited by the administration of an ACE inhibitor, a drug commonly used in the treatment of cardiovascular disease, ...
Apr 21, 2013
