It is a disease which afflicts about one billion people across the globe. Now a chance discovery by a team of Chinese doctors has shed new light on the possible cause of high blood pressure - and...
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Anthony Chan Tak-cheung, chairman of the Department of Clinical Oncology, Chinese University of Hong Kong
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The idea of tearing down the Eastern Corridor and replacing it with tunnels sounds okay. (I shudder at a thought of the...
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The spread of the equine herpes-like virus appeared to be stabilising at the Sha Tin training complex yesterday.
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The dreaded equine herpes virus has hit the Sha Tin stabling complex with more than 60 horses showing signs of the disease.
The Macau Jockey Club stables at Taipa have also been hit...
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The number of people infected with chickenpox has doubled in just a month since Hong Kong entered the disease's peak season.
Department of Health figures showed the number of cases...
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There was a surge in the number of horses with herpes virus yesterday, with seven withdrawals from last night's Happy Valley card.
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