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 Breastfeeding is on the rise
for at least one month postpartum. There was a dramatic drop in the 1980s to 30.4% (5.4% breastfed exclusively and 25% mixed breastfeeding with formula feeding). Breastfeeding began to regain some of its popularity in the following decades, rising to 40.9% in the 1990s and ......More |
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Opening access to maternal and infant health for foreign spouses
In recent years, there has been a significant rise in the number of foreign women married to Taiwanese nationals, especially from Mainland China and Southeast Asia. According to Ministry of Health statistics, the percentage of married couples with a foreign spouse has increased from 7.1% of all married couples in 1998 to 20% in 2005. In addition......More |
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Prenatal examinations for early intervention and counseling
Dengue Fever (DF) and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) are primarily diseases of the tropical and sub tropical areas. It is a kind of community disease that usually breaks out in urban areas. Once a resident of a community has DF, all of the residents in the community are likely to get infected. In 2002, there was an outbreak of DF in southern Taiwan, inThe importance of prenatal exams cannot be overemphasized. They provide for early detection of abnormalities......More |
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Congenital metabolic disorders included in the newborn screening program
Congenital hypothyroidism: This disorder is characterized by decreased or nearly absent thyroid hormone production. It occurs in about one of every 3,000 newborns. If untreated, it can lead to severe mental and......More |
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Newborn screening program detects congenital metabolic disorders
Not long after an infant enters the world, it receives its first blood test with a small prick to the heel. The sample, a few drops of blood, is sent to one of three screening centers in Taiwan: National Taiwan University Hospital (http://nbs.mc.ntu.edu.tw); Chinese Foundation of Health (http://www. cfoh.org.tw) or Taipei Institute of Pathology......More |
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Chinese medical teams of DOH approached SARS differently during crisis
The SARS crisis was a test that motivated and challenged every single branch of health care in the Department of Health system. Huge amounts of emergency money was given to the medical community by presidential order to carry out emergency procedures, isolate those affected, treat the ill, inform the public, handle post-SARS ......More |
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History of traditional medicine approach to SARS contagion
On June23 and September 23, 2003, the Chinese Medicine Study Group made calls for opinions from the traditional Chinese medicine community, from which 38 separate projects arose.
Since then, 36 educational seminars, a class for Chinese medical physicians on devising a pip for prevention of SARS, 16 discussion meetings for Chinese medical physicians on SARS treatment......More |
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SARS: A Recap
A new form of influenza, later known as SARS, first struck Guangdong, China in November, 2002. At the time the condition was called by physicians in China, "atypical pneumonia," and the deadliness of this condition quickly became evident because many died as a result of contracting the disease.
The disease remained in China until February......More |
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