BEIJING, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- The State Council, or China's Cabinet, has worked out a five-year plan (2011-2015) to raise standards and improve quality in the medicinal sector, including Western medicines, traditional Chinese medicine, and generic dru...
Negotiating Medical Aid in Conflict Zones The medical aid group Doctors Without Borders works in many of the worlds hot spots, including Somalia, Afghanistan and the Palestinian Territories. However, humanitarian assistance often depends on delicate...
Rural Medical School Keeps Doctors in Small Towns For the first time in modern history, more people are now living in cities than in rural areas. That includes doctors, leaving many small communities with no primary care physician. However, a new pro...
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has promised to allow jailed former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko to receive medical attention outside of the Kyiv prison, where she is currently being held. At a news conference Tuesday, Mr. Yanukovych said he...
Medical Panel Recommends Boys Get Controversial Vaccine The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may soon recommend that boys and girls get a vaccine protecting them from the human papilloma viruses, a group of viruses that are transmitted...
SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Learning First Aid: What to Do Until Medical Help Arrives BOB DOUGHTY: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. PAT BODNAR: And Im Pat Bodnar. Today, we will provide a short guide to first aid. (MUSIC...
BEIJING, July 11 (Xinhuanet) -- U.S. federal government officially announced that it denied the medical use of marijuana. Department of Health and Human Services concluded that marijuana has a high potential for abuse, has no accepted medical use in...
Delia: Oh, my feet hurt! We must have walked for fours hours straight today. I have blisters on my heels and bruises on my toes. Where are my band-aids? Yoshi: Yeah, your feet look bad. I told you not to wear new shoes on vacation, but you wouldnt li...
A: Where are you feeling the pain? B: I cant stand up! My stomach is killing me! A: Can you put your hand where it hurts the most? B: It hurts smack in the middle of my gut! A: Did this just come on suddenly? B: I felt OK until an hour or so ago, and...
A: Can you tell me where it hurts? B: I am so glad they called you. It feels like something is really wrong with my stomach! A: Does it hurt when I push here? B: Its mostly on my right side. Right here! A: Have you been feeling this way for awhile? B...
