Saturday, July 31, 2004

News

Dental problems afflict 80 percent of Chinese: At least 80 percent of Chinese adults have dental problems and 57 percent of rural Chinese—or 500 million people—have never brushed their teeth.

China sees success tackling TB: The number of TB cases has fallen by a third in parts of China where WHO-approved treatment programmes have been implemented. The data was published in the medical journal The Lancet and suggests China could significantly cut TB as part of a wider global effort.

China Orders Emergency Shipments of Coal: China has ordered emergency shipments of coal by road and waterways to help ease severe energy shortages said to be the worst in two decades.


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