Beauty has an ugly side
2010-11-30 14:04:24
The tragic death of celebrity Wang Bei has made people aware of the risks of cosmetic surgery, which is becoming increasingly popular.
Taiwan set for big slice of medical travel pie
2010-11-26 10:52:01
Taiwan will go full throttle to develop its medical tourism sector from 2011, with plans to build five hubs around the island and an advertising blitz on the bid, a senior official says.
Better prognosis with laparoscopy
2010-11-24 16:46:37
People who undergo surgery to remove benign or cancerous tumors in their liver appear to fare better when they receive a newer type of surgery that makes only small incisions, two new reports show.
For a place in the sun
2010-11-24 16:43:38
An expat couple who are finding it difficult to provide help for their autistic son highlights the need for more affordable English-language special education. Tiffany Tan reports
Growth-hormone treatment too expensive
2010-11-24 09:53:18
For members of the Chinese Little Person Association, 1.81-meter-tall Li Xiang is a living dream.
Psychotherapy can help ease severe health anxiety attacks
2010-11-24 09:52:03
"Oh no, it's him (or her) again!" probably goes through many a doctor's mind when a patient is back in the examining room with more mysterious symptoms. A week earlier they may have been intense chest pains from a suspected heart attack, and now a headache that they believed could be signaling a brain tumor.
Pomegranate juice claimed to aid those on dialysis
2010-11-24 09:49:24
There may be a seed of truth in the many health claims for pomegranate juice, researchers from Israel say, at least for kidney patients on dialysis.
Beat the 'silent killer' with lifestyle changes
2010-11-24 09:46:32
Reduce weight and salt intake, exercise and relax more to beat high blood pressure.
China's best treating little girl
2010-11-22 10:22:08
The 4-year-old girl who traveled to the capital last week desperately seeking a cure for an ailment that left her with a massively oversized stomach has been diagnosed and is being treated by China's top expert.
Little girl seeks cure in capital
2010-11-17 15:15:27
Family is hoping for answers and help in diagnosing her strange condition
Taking the fizz out of energy drinks
2010-11-17 09:41:11
While many people are aware of their caffeine content, few know of their hidden ingredients that, when combined with alcohol, can have serious consequences.
Drug-resistant gut infections are on the rise in Europe
2010-11-17 09:39:48
Drug-resistant infections with the "superbug" Clostridium difficile are rising in Europe and are widespread, scientists said on Tuesday, but there are big variations in the way the health authorities monitor them.