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HIV & Injection Drug Users At High Risk Of HepD Infection

A cohort study has revealed that 90 percent of HIV-infected injection drug users in Taiwan are also co-infected with hepatitis D.

Gene Variations Linked To Lung Cancer In Asian Women

An international group of scientists has identified three genetic regions that predispose Asian women who have never smoked to lung cancer.

Taiwan Completes Hand, Foot & Mouth Disease Vaccine Clinical Trial

Taiwan's National Health Research Institutes (NHRI) has completed a Phase I clinical trial for an enterovirus 71 (EV71) children's vaccine with encouraging results.