China Newsclippings - China Health

DOT-COM FIRM EXCUTIVE DIES FROM OVER-WORKING.
Sun Dedi, acting chief executive of Netease.com. Inc (NASQAD: NTES), died on Wednesday, aged 38. In his last year, sun was only able to work....
Business | 2005 | Health

OVEREXCITED MAN BURNS HIMSELF.
A man who was too excited to sleep after winning an award ended up burning himself after....
People | 2005 | Health

FOUR MONTH CYCLE RIDE TO SEARCH FOR MAD SON.
A 60 year-old woman cycled for four months to look for her mad son.
People | 2005 | Health

CONSULTING CENTRES FOR SUICIDAL SENIORS AVAILABLE.
More than 100,000 elderly people, over the age of 55, kill themselves annually in China. Several consulting centres for  elderly people have been introduced in Beijing....
People | 2005 | Health

WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND FOR BLOOD DONOR
Zhang Weiliang from Xi'ning, capital of China's Qinghai Province, never expected that his blood he donated two years ago would be required so soon.
People | 2005 | Health

SCALPERS HEADS ON THE BLOCK
In China the only way to see a medical specialist is to queue up to buy a ticket. But the scarcity of specialists in top hospitals is taken advantage of by scalpers.
People | 2005 | Health

DIVORCE PUSHES SON TO COMMIT SUICIDE
Fear of his parents' divorce pushed a 20-year old man to jump to his death from a high building in Jilin Province.
People | 2005 | Health

WOMAN TURNED AWAY FROM FUNERAL HOME
A supposedly dead woman surnamed You was sent to a funeral home in Taizhou, Zhejiang province - and was found to be still alive.
People | 2005 | Health

COUPLE HOPE TO TREAT LARGE HAND
A woman from Guangzhou has an extremely large right hand, with each finger resembling a carrot, which has led to discrimination.
People | 2005 | Health

KILLER WASPS STRIKE DOWN CLIMBER
A climber has died after 20 members of a Taiwan mountain climbing association were attacked by a swarm of wasps.10
People | 2005 | Health

WOMAN PUTS LIFE ON LINE FOR UNBORN BABY
To give her foetus more time to develop, a 28-year old mother-to-be with a pituitary tumor refused to have an operation until she became completely blind.
People | 2005 | Health

PHANTOM PREGNANCY A HEAVY WEIGHT TO BEAR
A woman who was preparing to give birth was shocked to be told that she was never pregnant. Earlier this year the woman's periods stopped and she started putting on weight.
People | 2005 | Health

TOY PEOPLE GO NUTS OVER BIRTH OF BIG BABY
A tiny family in Chengdu felt huge joy with the birth of a child. The mother, Ma Xiaoling, is only 90cm tall and weighs only 20 kilos.
People | 2005 | Health

PSYCHIATRIC PATIENT JUMPS TO HIS DEATH
A mental patient at a hospital in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, escaped from his ward, climbed up to the top of a nearby building and jumped to his death.
People | 2005 | Health

OWNER HELPS DOG AFTER BIRTH OF 16 PUPPIES
A dog in Beijing has delivered 16 puppies, so many that her owner needs to help her look after them.
Animals | 2005 | Health