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• How Much Melamine is Too Much Melamine?

  BNET - 2008-12-08

  The World Health Organization has tossed its own melamine opinion into the ring. You really shouldn't have melamine at all, it says -- but if you have to have melamine, don't have more than 0.2 milligrams per kilogram of body weight per day. It gets harder and...

  Tags: U.S., China, FDA, Kilogram, World Health Organization, Federal Government, Food & Beverage, Healthcare, Government, Manufacturing, Katherine Glover

• China says: butt out!

  - 2008-03-10

  [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [4] BEIJING -- So long, smokers! The most populous nation in the world just got healthier. China banned smoking in most public places in Beijing, its capital and the site of this summer's Olympic Games. China has an estimated 360 million smokers, according to the World Health...

  Tags: Beijing, China, World Health Organization

• Bird flu well entrenched in Asia: WHO

  - 2008-03-04

  MANILA AFP — The bird flu virus is "firmly entrenched" in Asia and a pandemic among humans remains possible, a World Health Organization WHO expert warned Wednesday. While Asian countries are more prepared to react to any outbreaks than before and have vaccine stockpiles, deaths and infections have continued,...

  Tags: China, SECURITY, virus, World Health Organization

• Asia faces trillion dollar TB-fighting bill

  - 2007-12-15

  WASHINGTON AFP — Eleven Asian nations facing the biggest threat from tuberculosis risk being saddled with a whopping trillion dollar economic burden over the next 10 years if they do not beef up their anti-TB strategy, a landmark study shows. Led by China and India, the countries are already...

  Tags: Agence France-Presse, Benefits, China, FINANCE, India, Strategy, Washington, World Bank, World Health Organization

• Managing Crises: Lessons for Managers from the SARS Outbreak in China

  - 2007-09-01

  An examination of the events and responses surrounding the SARS Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome crisis provides a context to analyze crisis management strategy. Herein, we suggest that organizations need to expand the breadth of crisis management to respond proactively to an array of potential threats. Herein, we also introduce an...

  Tags: China, epidemic, legitimacy, outbreak, SARS, security, World Health Organization

• Taiwan's health scandal

  - 2007-08-01

  China was recently elected to head the World Health Organization. This is bad news for Taiwan, which has been seeking membership for 10 years. It has just been knocked back yet again because China does not recognize it as an independent nation. This means that when there is a global...

  Tags: Benefits, China, HEALTHCARE, SOFTWARE, Taiwan, World Health Organization

• Traditional medicine: China's competitive advantage

  - 2007-07-01

  ABSTRACT Traditional knowledge is evolving information derived from a community, its experience, and its culture. Indigenous health systems utilize traditional medicine that is regarded as traditional knowledge. The demand for and commercial market value of traditional medicine continues to increase with both developed and developing countries seeking it as...

  Tags: Administration, Alexander, China, G., Hansen, innovation, knowledge, M., patent, Strategy, World Health Organization

• China Stock to Watch for Monday, June 25: SUWN Applauds World Health Organization Findings on Stevia: Evidence Shows Stevia Effects Patients with Hypertension and Type II Diabetes.

  - 2007-06-25

  M2 PRESSWIRE-25 June 2007-China Venture Forum: China Stock to Watch for Monday, June 25: SUWN Applauds World Health Organization Findings on Stevia: Evidence Shows Stevia Effects Patients with Hypertension and Type II DiabetesC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:25062007 Shanghai, China - China...

  Tags: China, FINANCE, HEALTHCARE, Investment, patient, security, World Health Organization

• Taiwan physicians seek EU support for WHO entry

  - 2007-03-21

  WASHINGTON AFP — Medical professionals from Taiwan called on the United States Wednesday to help convince the European Union and other key countries to support the island's entry into the World Health Organization WHO. They made the call in meetings with US government officials in Washington as part of...

  Tags: Benefits, China, HEALTHCARE, physician, SOFTWARE, Taiwan, World Health Organization

• China Stocks to Watch for Wednesday, December 20: World Health Organization Findings on Stevia: Evidence Shows Stevia Effects Patients with Hypertension and Type II Diabetes.

  - 2006-12-20

  M2 PRESSWIRE-20 December 2006-China Venture Forum: China Stocks to Watch for Wednesday, December 20: World Health Organization Findings on Stevia: Evidence Shows Stevia Effects Patients with Hypertension and Type II DiabetesC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:20122006 Shanghai, China - China Venture Forum,...

  Tags: China, Company, E-government, Government, Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., security, World Health Organization