Health cost fears for China poor
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More than a third of Chinese people who fall ill do not go to a doctor because they cannot afford to, a survey finds.
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A Chinese survey shows up to 75 percent of the country&#39;s city-dwellers suffer from poor health, and well-educated people die 10 years earlier than others.
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Businesses in China are having a hard time finding able-bodied workers and are having to pay the workers they can find more money.
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China, reeling from a series of health scandals, told food and drug companies on Friday to put safety first and warned the growing problem could threaten social stability in the world's most populous nation.
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A small but growing number of American families beset by major medical problems are learning the hard way that simply having health insurance is sometimes not enough.
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Chinese government officials, many of whom are partial to liquor-fuelled banquets while managing affairs of state, are often unhealthy, suffering high blood pressure and liver diseases, state media reported on Friday.
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Britons who can't afford private care struggle to find dentists via the National Health Service
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China faced diplomatic pressure from   rich countries on Saturday to let its currency rise faster to   ease imbalances in trade and capital that pose one of the   biggest risks to the health of the global economy.
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Higher costs in China could spell the end of an era of ultra-cheap goods, as well as the beginning of Chinaâs rise from the lowest rungs of global manufacturing.
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China defended the quality of its exports on Wednesday amid a spate of health scares over Chinese-made food and drugs, saying the problem was limited.
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Too many people in China are still not being inoculated against hepatitis B and the disease is having a devastating economic impact, the Health Ministry said on Friday.
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(AGI) - London, Nov. 27 - There is a chronic shortage of investments in human resources in the health sector around the world. This impedes forceful fighting of illnesses such as tuberculosis, AIDS, and malaria.
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Child mortality rates are spiraling in parts of Asia because of financially crippled public health care systems, a U.N. report said on Friday.
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Up to 75 percent of urban Chinese suffer from bad health, with a new survey showing the problem is killing more people than infectious diseases, particularly among the skilled and educated.
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A big reason for the high cost of health insurance is the explosion of expensive, medically questionable care.
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In a picturesque village of bamboo huts near China&#39;s border with Burma, 37-year-old Sha Wang complains he has been sick for over a year.
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The Health Ministry said in a report on Tuesday that 200 million Chinese are overweight, a sign that rising incomes are helping to expand waistlines.