| N.China Region Reports Surge in HIV Carriers |
| Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, northwest China, reported 16,035 HIV carriers at the end of June, a rise of 4,732 in just nine months, according to the local disease control center. |
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| Beijing to Fund Medical Treatment of Seriously Ill Homeless People |
| The Beijing local government will fund the medical treatment of homeless people who are in a critical condition and encourage hospitals to accept these patients without charging deposits, according to the Beijing municipal government. |
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| 20,000 Community Doctors to Be Trained |
| China has launched a project which will train 20,000 community doctors to help patients with high blood pressure, according to sources with the Ministry of Health. |
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| 100 Students Sickened with Dysentery in E.China |
| More than 100 middle school students have been sickened with bacillary dysentery in east China's Anhui Province, confirmed local authorities on Sunday. |
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| Macao to Provide 50,000 Free Flu Shots |
| Macao's Health Bureau is to provide 50,000 flu shots to the residents, local media reported Monday. |
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| 45,000 Chinese Lose Eyesight Each Year |
| Each year about 45,000 Chinese lose their eyesight, while another 1.35 million become lazy eyes, according to statistics from the blindness prevention office of the State Health Ministry on Sunday, the International Day of the Blind. |
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| Red Fire Ants Injure 105 Students in Anhui |
| One hundred and five high school students suffered rashes and water blisters after being stung by red fire ants in east China's Anhui Province, local authorities said Friday. |
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| 151 Suffer Food Poisoning in Guangdong Primary School |
| The number of pupils and teachers suffering from food poisoning in a primary school in south China's Guangdong Province has risen to 151 with 96 admitted to hospital, confirmed local sources Thursday afternoon. |
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| Arthritis Sufferers in China Top 100 Million |
| China has about 100 million people suffering from arthritis, according to recent clinical research results. Experts warned, on the world arthritis day on Thursday, that arthritis is not a disease just affecting elderly people, but liable to affect all age groups. |
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| 143 Students in Sichuan Province Suffer Diarrhea After Lunch |
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