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07.19.16
Killer Knotweed Exposes Dangers of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Amid rising public concerns about side-effects of traditional Chinese medicines, or TCM, following the death of a young woman who died of liver failure last year, a government-backed medical association has started compiling a database of substances...
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09.04.15Can the Chinese Government Get Its People to Like G.M.O.s?
New Yorker
Genetically modified food faces zealous public opposition and is largely banned from the marketplace.
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11.10.14
Popular Mental Health Treatment Has No Benefits, Experts Say
A widely used and expensive mental illness treatment that many patients have turned to for help is in the spotlight due to suggestions it offers little help.A college student name Xiaolei and his father travelled more than 500 kilometers from the...
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09.11.13Don’t Trust a Chicken Nugget That’s Visited China
Bloomberg
China’s poultry processors have no intention of meeting U.S. food-safety standards. That may explain why the U.S. Department of Agriculture waited until just before the long weekend to announce that it had ended a ban on...
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05.30.13Africa’s Malaria Battle: Fake Drug Pipeline Undercuts Progress
Wall Street Journal
A flourishing counterfeit drug trade is collateral damage from the fast-expanding ties that have turned China into Africa’s largest trading partner. The fakes’ place of origin is in Guangzhou, though the source is unknown. &...
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05.28.13Why Americans Should Worry About China’s Food Safety Problems
Wall Street Journal
Chinese food product imports to the U.S. are continuing to rise, but inspections in both China and the U.S. aren’t keeping pace, posing a growing danger to consumers.
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05.23.13Tainted Rice Scandal Hits Guangzhou Eateries
China Daily
The Guangzhou Food and Drug Administration launced an inspection campaign in recent weeks and found the cadmium content of six batches of rice and another two batches of rice noodles exceeded national standards.
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03.12.13Two Cabinet Agencies Are Cut In Restructuring By China
New York Times
The Health Ministry will merge with the National Population and Family Planning Commission, while other ministries and agencies, like the Chinese F.D.A., are being restructured or given more power.