Category Archives: Health & Lifestyle

Dongguan business busted with 12 tons of inedible industrial salt disguised as table salt

Posted on June 1, 2012 by katei

Dongguan police have discovered an illegal food workshop in Shijie Town which has been stockpiling inedible industrial salt, and using it to pickle food. Continue reading →

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Guangdong sperm bank faces severe donor shortage

Posted on May 31, 2012 by jane

Attention young virile men: stop what you’re doing and get to a sperm bank. Infertile couples face waitlists of up to a year, as Guangdong sperm bank faces a severe donor shortage. Continue reading →

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A mysterious insect has killed four seniors in Guangzhou

Posted on May 31, 2012 by jane

The four seniors all had something in common: they were in the same park, were all bitten by the mysterious insect, and they all ignored the symptoms. Continue reading →

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Brain-dead boy dies after mother donates his organs to save others

Posted on May 21, 2012 by kevin

A mother in Shenzhen is being hailed online for her “selfless” decision to donate her brain-dead son’s organs to Shenzhen University Medical School, where they were given to other patients. It’s the first case of multiple organs being donated from a child to an adult in China. Continue reading →

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Zhuhai hospital performs cosmetic surgery on minor without parent’s consent

Posted on May 13, 2012 by jane

A Zhuhai hospital performed breast augmentation surgery on a 16-year-old high school student who stole an older friend’s ID card. When confronted by the parents, the hospital not only denied performing the procedure but lied, stating they had removed a tumour. Continue reading →

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A man diagnosed with menstrual disorder? It happened in Hainan

Posted on May 8, 2012 by kevin

“I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry,” said Lin, who received a hospital report saying he had menstrual disorder after going to the hospital complaining of an upset stomach. Continue reading →

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Guangzhou may tighten smoking rules to make people butt out

Posted on May 7, 2012 by cam

Guangzhou’s anti-smoking enforcement has been less-than-effective so far, so the city is looking at strengthening rules meant to make people avoid smoking in public places. Continue reading →

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How far would you go to save a monkey?

Posted on May 5, 2012 by jane

The monkey’s life would be in danger if it could not pass the peanut quickly. The monkey was too young to take a laxative so the only method available was to directly stimulate the monkey’s sphincter. Continue reading →

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