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Products from waste cooking oil appear in Vietnam
The products made from dirty cooking oil in Taiwan are exported to 12 countries and territories, including Vietnam.
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Medicine - Health
Addiction can be resistant to the flu
As an addictive substance, methamphetamine can break cerebral blood vessels, stroke, heart failure and death.
Medicine - Health
Herbal discovery contains AA carcinogen
Some Chinese-made herbs are widely used in Taiwan territory containing aristolochic acid (AA) - a powerful carcinogen.
Medicine - Health
Disaster of the HIV-infected organ transplant for 5 patients
Due to some errors, doctors used organs from an HIV-infected patient to transplant for 5 people.
Medicine - Health
19 types of fruit juices and syrup are recalled because they contain DEHP
These samples have been discovered by Ho Chi Minh City Department of Food Hygiene and Safety with additives containing substances that reduce male sexual ability, and pu…
Medicine - Health
New Choice taro extract recall contains toxic additives
After discovering New Choice Foods company imported from Triko Foods Co.LTD (Taiwan), the opaque additive, the authorities have seized and sealed 100kg of this additive…
Medicine - Health
New method of treating brain tumors does not need to open the skull
The research of international scientists published in the journal Taiwan's technology news has developed a technique to treat brain tumors more effectively than the curr…
Medicine - Health
Smoking increases the risk of tuberculosis
A recent study in Taiwan found that smokers are twice as likely to develop tuberculosis than non-smokers.
Medicine - Health
Taiwan has the first person to die from influenza A / H1N1
Taiwan health authorities on July 30 announced the first case of death from H1N1 flu on the island.
Medicine - Health
New effects of diabetes medicine
Medical researchers in Taiwan have discovered the positive response of Rosiglitazone to the treatment of patients with cerebral hemorrhagic stroke.
Medicine - Health
Database of genetic information causing cancer
A database of information on cancer-causing mutations has been established in Taiwan. That contributes effectively to cancer research.
Medicine - Health
Taiwan develops anti-fear drugs
Taiwan researchers have discovered the mechanism of action of animal fear. And in the last 3 years, they are developing a drug that suppresses this condition to help peo…
Medicine - Health
Children's jewelry has a high lead content
Japan has just discovered, most of the children are cheap metal jewelry imported from China, Korea and Taiwan containing very high lead content.
Cancer
Many evidence of liver cancer related to Chinese medicine was discovered
Scientists have found evidence of a link between traditional Chinese medicinal treatments and liver cancer in Asia.
Cancer
Eating betel nuts increases the risk of throat cancer
Taiwanese medical experts said that those who have a habit of eating betel nut are 28 times more likely to develop throat cancer than the average person.