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China adopts AIDS-level prevention measures to slow soaring syphilis

China’s Ministry of Health on Monday issued a plan urging AIDS-level measures to be taken to prevent and control the spread of syphilis after the number of reported cases soared…

HK researchers detect reassortment of A/H1N1 flu virus

Hong Kong researchers identified that A/H1N1 influenza virus has undergone genetic reassortment to give rise to a novel A/H1N1 virus on pigs, according to a study done by the University…

China’s Health Ministry steps up hand-foot-mouth precautions

China’s Ministry of Health Sunday ordered health authorities to step up measures to prevent the spread of hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) as the number of child deaths rises. A notice on…

Chinese drug firm readies for Pfizer unit takeover

Harbin Pharmaceutical Group (HPG), the Chinese buyer of Pfizer’s swine vaccine unit, is preparing workshops and technicians to take over the production line, the company announced Thursday. “The production preparations…

HK researchers discover new drug to treat flu

The University of Hong Kong Monday announced that their researchers have found that an important viral structural protein, influenza nucleoprotein, can be used as a target to kill influenza virus…