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Backgrounder: Latest winners of Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

2015-10-06

Three scientists shared the 2015 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, the committee announced Monday. The following is a list of winners of the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine since 2005

Chinese, Irish, Japanese scientists share 2015 Nobel Prize for physiology, medicine

2015-10-06

China's Tu Youyou, Irish-born William Campbell and Japan's Satoshi Omura jointly won the 2015 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, the Nobel Assembly at Sweden's Karolinska Institute announced Monday.

TCM gaining recognition with Western institutes

2015-10-06

TCM has won more international recognition, but the ancient texts still need a modern interpretation to break into the mainstream Western market.

Tu nation's first winner of Nobel Prize in Medicine

2015-10-06

Chinese pharmacologist Tu Youyou, now 85, became China's first medicine Nobel laureate when it was announced she was one of three scientists awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work in developing effective drugs against parasitic diseases.

Heart disease patients in China getting younger

2015-10-05

Heart disease is affecting more of the younger generation in China, while medical experts predict a surge in cases over the next decade, according to a paper published Tuesday.

Taiwan dengue fever cases top 20,000

2015-10-05

Taiwan has seen 20,241 dengue fever cases since May, in the worst outbreak of the disease in 17 years, although it is now moderating, the island's disease control center reported on Sunday.

China's Guangdong reports 791 dengue cases

2015-10-05

A total of 791 dengue cases, 85.7 percent less than the same period last year, have been reported in 15 cities across south China's Guangdong Province so far this year

U.N. chief calls for securing gender equality worldwide

2015-09-29

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday called on world leaders to take actions as well as make commitment to secure gender equality throughout the world.

Link: China's Central Government / World Health Organization / United Nations Population Fund / UNICEF in China

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