a request: folks, please don't litter our mailboxes with unexplained articles on random subjects or articles from well-known sources such as the NYT. If you're going to do so, _please_ add a comment at the top explaining why you think it's important and what kind of political and/or economic conclusion it suggests.
that is, why is hepatitis B in China important? what kind of conclusion should we draw? On 4/23/07, Ulhas Joglekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Xinhua http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/ Nearly 500,000 Chinese die of hepatitis B annually http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/09/content_5951838.htm 2007-04-09 BEIJING, April 9 (Xinhua) -- China has the world's largest population of hepatitis B patients, with nearly half a million people dieing of the liver disease every year, said an official with the country's Hepatitis Prevention Foundation Sunday. Wang Zhao, head of the foundation, said about 120 million Chinese have tested positive for hepatitis B, which has become a severe public health problem in the country. His foundation and Novartis pharmaceuticals will provide 120 lectures in major cities to raise awareness of the prevention of hepatitis. Last November two clinics were set up for young hepatitis B patients to provide better and more personal treatment schemes that fit their age. Hepatitis B is spread by contact with infected blood or through sex. The virus can survive only briefly outside the human body. Editor: Song Shutao Copyright (c)2003 Xinhua News Agency. All rights reserved.
-- Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante.
