2013-01-07The flu virus that has killed two people in Beijing since late December is not as threatening as it was originally and can be contained, according to experts.
Two die from H1N1 flu in Beijing
2013-01-04Wu Xuesi from the Beijing Anzhen Hospital examines a local resident in Qionghai, South China's island province of Hainan on Wednesday, January 2, 2013. Wu and more than 10 other doctors from Beijing were there to offer free medicare service to the locals. [Xinhua]
2012-12-05Almost 80 percent of Chinese white-collar workers have poor sleep quality, and 70 percent have a lackluster sexual life, a recent research project showed.
2012-12-05More than 90 percent of lung cancers in Tianjin are caused by smoking and second-hand smoking.
2012-12-02Dizziness is often attributed to tiredness, but it can be the forebear of more serious illnesses, as Liu Zhihua finds out from a panel of experts.
2012-12-01Top leaders on Friday pledged to prevent and control HIV/AIDS, with plans for treatment of the disease to be included in public health insurance.
2012-11-28Beijing has asked three more hospitals to remove their medicine markups, as the city continues its medical health reform that it began early this year.
2012-11-28The high rate of lung cancer in Beijing, which has increased dramatically over the past decade, shows the necessity for stricter control of smoking, experts said.
2012-11-26'If you found any health problems that might affect whether or not you can have a child, would you still get married?" asked Xue Peng.
2012-11-24Thirty thousand people had signed up for the Beijing International Marathon, which will take place on Sunday, by Nov 12, the fourth day of registration.
2012-11-15Four Beijing hospitals are to offer training to diabetics on how to better control their condition, thanks to a pilot project of an international program.
2012-10-26More feeling the strain from life in the capital, report finds
2012-10-09People aged 60 years and more and students of primary and middle schools in Beijing will be able to get free flu vaccines from Oct 10 to Nov 30, the city's Health Bureau said on Monday.
2012-08-23A council of trustees has been established in two public hospitals in Beijing as part of an ongoing medical institution reform in the municipality.
2012-07-30Beijing has activated a city-wide epidemic reporting system to try to prevent possible heath threats resulting from the rainstorms.
