Health

Stricter reporting for Chinese medicine clinical trials

The CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) Statement is an evidence-based set of recommendations for reporting the results of randomized controlled trials testing clinical interventions. First developed by the ...

Health

Deadly remedy: Warning issued about Chinese herbal medicine

A herbal preparation prescribed by a Chinese herbal medication practitioner in Melbourne for back pain resulted in life-threatening heart changes, prompting a team of intensive care and emergency physicians to call for appropriate ...

Other

Chinese Nobel medicine winner, 84, 'not really surprised'

Tu Youyou, the first Chinese woman to win a Nobel prize for medicine, said Tuesday she was "not really surprised" to be recognised after a remarkable career which saw her team test a breakthrough malaria drug on themselves ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Combating 'neglected' diseases using nature's apothecary

The 2015 Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology recognized three researchers who made pioneering contributions to the treatment of parasitic diseases, which affect tens of millions globally. Tu Youyou was recognized for her ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Patients paying for unproven IVF add-on treatments

Despite only limited evidence that fertility add-ons increase the odds of having a baby, the majority of women (82%) have used one or more of these treatments as part of their IVF.

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