Asia Pacific Health News

The first New Zealand patient implanted with pig cells in the latest round of xenotransplant clinical trials has been able to reduce his daily insulin dose. The 48-year-old type-1 diabetes patient had insulin-producing cells from a piglet pancreas inserted into...

A group of researchers at Hokkaido University said Thursday they have found a combination of substances that is effective in combating the H1N1 strain of influenza A.     The group led by Prof Tadaaki Miyazaki at the state-run university’s...

Premier, Nathan Rees, that would keep the state involved in health provision while reducing its responsibility for the political minefield of public hospitals. The proposed National Health Commission would bring together federal and state bureaucrats and clinicians to plan and...

Australian Health Minister Nicola Roxon on Thursday urged Australians to shed their complacent attitude and make sure their families are vaccinated against A/H1N1 flu.     As the vaccine became available for children as young as six months on Thursday, Roxon said...

The gene is passed on to offspring by sperm but is only active in men, allowing them to grow bigger bodies at the expense of longevity, according to the theory. Males, the scientists said, are larger to improve their chances...

Latest figures revealed that more than 90,000 individuals have contracted the new H1N1 flu in China, nearly 80 percent of whom have recovered. The Health Ministry of China said late Tuesday that the onset of winter has led to a...

Australian adults say 15 to 17-year-olds should be allowed to drink alcohol at home, despite official guidelines warning young people to delay drinking for as long as possible. A survey of 1200 adults by health insurer MBF also found that...

The country is considered a �low prevalence country" for the ailment, with registered cases at less than 0.1 percent of the total population of 90 million. From January to October this year, however, 629 new HIV-positive cases have been recorded...

The guidelines, which were the first in 12 years and were made public yesterday, represent a big shift away from previous advice that ''most'' children with the condition be treated with drugs. There are 203 recommendations, compared with 22 in...