Health Care
Report: China to be 3rd largest pharma market by 2011
17 March 2010Pharmaceutical market research firm IMS Health said that China will become the world's third-largest market for prescription drugs in 2011, and predicted that sales in other emerging markets will also grow rapidly, the AP reported. more...
Roche sees China making half of its Asia sales
23 February 2010Roche Holding sees China drug sales accounting for half of its total pharmaceutical revenue from the Asia-Pacific region within the next three years due to the country's higher income levels and healthcare reforms, Bloomberg reported. more...
China to introduce more rules on food safety amid health scares
23 February 2010China will implement tighter controls on animal feed to secure animal health and "restore public confidence in food safety," state media reported. more...
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WHO: One in two births in China delivered by C-section (14 January 2010)Health officials prepare for next wave of swine flu (4 January 2010)
Pfizer expects 25% annual sales growth in China (17 December 2009)
Nongfu Spring says toxic tests not credible (8 December 2009)
Beijing's Concord Medical nears US IPO (3 December 2009)
MoH: 4 dead after H1N1 inoculation (3 December 2009)
Study of Chinese plastics workers links BPA to sexual dysfunction (13 November 2009)
Novartis to spend $1b on Shanghai R&D center (5 November 2009)
WHO: Chinese H1N1 reported deaths "tip of iceberg" (28 October 2009)
NDRC caps prices of more than 1,000 drugs (23 October 2009)
MoH orders local governments to prepare for nuclear emergency (21 October 2009)
China orders 7.3m H1N1 vaccine doses (7 September 2009)
Sinopharm targets $1.13b from Hong Kong listing (4 September 2009)
China grants approval to home-grown swine flu vaccine (4 September 2009)
China launches organ donor system (27 August 2009)
MoH releases essential drugs list (21 August 2009)
Shaanxi metals refiner defies government closure order (19 August 2009)
