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Many blind to the risks of contact lenses
It is 2.30 pm on a Wednesday. Xidan, one of Beijing's largest shopping areas, is swamped with trendy adolescents and 20-somethings all looking for the latest fashion in shoes, clothes and accessories...
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China's sex addicts struggle to find help
BEIJING, China - "Sex addiction" is a subject that often prompts ribaldry rather than sympathy, especially if a Hollywood star is involved. For many people it's the butt of crude jokes, but those who...
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Antibiotic use in hospitals tumbles
China's national campaign to crack down on prescription drug abuse appears to be making progress, after figures revealed a drop of 6 percentage points in the use of antibiotics in hospitals from 2008...
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Rising health concerns over China's 'instant chickens'
BEIJING - Sun Xin never cooks. Her heavy workload means she always eats out or orders takeout, and the 25-year-old IT engineer in Zhongguancun, Beijing, has been a loyal consumer of KFC products since...
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More Chinese couples turning to surrogacy services
Tang Zhou and his wife are planning to have their second child, a test-tube baby.His wife had a natural delivery when she was 34 and their first child, a boy, is now 7. The couple, who are involved in...
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Beijing teens getting heavier
Beijing's children and teens are growing, but not in a healthy way. The obesity rate in the capital ballooned from 14 per cent in 2006 to 20 per cent in 2013 - significantly higher than the national...
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Fitness time bomb ticking for Chinese children
Youngsters in China are eating more and exercising less, and that's leaving them open to the risk of chronic illnesses, such as heart disease, high blood pressure and obesity, as Yang Wanli reports.In...
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Stress, depression cool the Chinese passion for sex
More than 70 per cent of Chinese people are not satisfied with their sex lives because of stress and depression, according to the results of a national survey released on Sunday.Nearly 90 per cent of...
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Jiangsu to curb use of antibiotics in a bid to fight drug resistance
All top-level hospitals in Jiangsu province will stop treating outpatients with antibiotic drips from July 1 next year.Prescription antibiotic drips will be prohibited in all of the province's...
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Oldguard Harrison Ford, 71, is star of Ender's Game
If you imagine the actors who play your favourite heroes to be just like them off screen, Harrison Ford will not disappoint.The star of the hit Star Wars and Indiana Jones films is, in fact, almost as...
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Harrison Ford injured on set of 'Star Wars: Episode VII'
Actor Harrison Ford was injured on the set of "Star Wars: Episode VII" on Thursday and taken to a hospital for treatment, a Disney representative said.Ford, 71, hurt his ankle while filming at Pinewood...
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Actor Harrison Ford seriously injured in plane crash in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES - "Star Wars" star Harrison Ford was seriously injured on Thursday when the actor crashed his vintage plane on a Los Angeles golf course shortly after taking off from a local airport,...
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Harrison Ford 'battered but OK' after LA plane crash
LOS ANGELES - Hollywood star Harrison Ford was injured Thursday when the small plane he was flying suffered engine failure and crash-landed on a golf course outside Los Angeles, officials said.The...
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Harrison Ford 'battered but OK' after LA plane crash
LOS ANGELES - Hollywood star Harrison Ford was injured Thursday when the small plane he was flying suffered engine failure and crash-landed on a golf course outside Los Angeles, officials said.The...
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Harrison Ford leads 'Star Wars' cast in Comic-Con spectacle
SAN DIEGO - Han Solo made his official comeback to "Star Wars" on Friday as actor Harrison Ford was the star guest at Comic-Con, and fans were given a glimpse of some behind-the-scenes footage of the...
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Carburetor blamed for Harrison Ford plane crash
WASHINGTON - A faulty carburetor was to blame for the California crash of a vintage World War II training aircraft piloted by "Star Wars" and "Indiana Jones" star Harrison Ford, the National...
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"E.T." Hollywood screenwriter Melissa Mathison dies aged 65
Los Angeles - Melissa Mathison, best known for her screenplay for the 1982 movie "E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial" and the former wife of actor Harrison Ford, died on Wednesday, US media reported.Mathison,...
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Harrison Ford: Millenium man
It's still Han Solo who walks into the interview room at the Los Angeles Convention Center.Older and grayer, perhaps a bit slower.But the face is still one of the most recognisable on the planet and...
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Star Wars set door 'could have killed' Ford, court hears
Hollywood star Harrison Ford could have been killed by a hydraulic door on a "Star Wars" movie set, a court heard Tuesday, as the Disney-owned production company admitted to safety breaches.Ford, then...
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