china – Page 4 – Global Health Press

Latest Science

New project set to combat virus

China’s science and health authorities have announced a new project to fight the H7N9 virus, and plan to develop a vaccine within seven months. The Ministry of Science and Technology and the National Health and...

12 April, 2013

3 min read

Latest Science

Doctor in China says 4-year-old boy recovers from H7N9 bird flu

A 4-year-old boy has recovered from a new strain of bird flu that has killed nine people in China, a doctor said Wednesday, as the country’s premier said the outbreak was under control. The child from Shanghai is...

11 April, 2013

2 min read

Latest Science

H5N1 bird flu mutations reveal potential vaccine against new strains

New study delves into genetics of H5N1 bird flu, offering insight into a vaccine against new strains, such as H7N9 in China, for future pandemics. Since the latest reports of the new bird flu strain, H7N9, have brought...

9 April, 2013

3 min read

Latest Science

CDC preps vaccine for new bird flu strain

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday it was monitoring a new strain of bird flu and has started work on a vaccine just in case it is needed. So far, the strain known as avian influenza A...

7 April, 2013

2 min read

Latest Science

World experts debate case for new bird flu vaccine

Any decision to mass-produce vaccines against H7N9 flu will not be taken lightly, since it will mean sacrificing production of seasonal shots. And scientists warn it will take months to get any finished bird flu vaccine...

5 April, 2013

3 min read

Latest Science

China reports three H7N9 infections, two fatal

Chinese health officials yesterday announced three severe respiratory infections, two of them fatal, from H7N9 influenza, a subtype that has not been known to infect humans before. The announcement of the H7N9...

3 April, 2013

6 min read

Latest Science

More HIV cases among Chinese students

The number of Chinese students infected with HIV increased by 24.5 percent year-on-year in 2012, and sex between men was the main cause of the new infections, a senior health expert said. There were 1,700 students...

2 April, 2013

3 min read

Latest Science

Future flu vaccine may provide wider protection: US expert

Researchers are trying to develop new flu vaccines that may provide wider protection to people by including more of the virus strains in the vaccine, a US expert told Xinhua in an exclusive interview. The United States...

29 January, 2013

5 min read

Latest Science

HIV vaccine enters second phase of testing on volunteers

The second phase of a human trial for China’s potential HIV vaccine started on Tuesday in Beijing. About 150 volunteers, mostly those with a high risk of contracting HIV, including gay people, took part in the clinical...

15 August, 2012

3 min read

Latest Science

China Plans To Launch Hepatitis E Vaccine ‘This Year’

After more than a year of scrutiny and inspection by China’s State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA), a hepatitis E vaccine developed by Chinese scientists should be available by the end of the year. Scientists...

26 June, 2012

3 min read

Tag - china