China has approved importing a new drug for HIV patients.

China's State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) on Friday announced the country's approval of importation of a new drug, which was developed by United States-based pharmaceutical giant Abbott Laboratories to treat patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

About 100 experts from Central Asia will meet in Kazakhstan next week to ponder the region's persistent problem of malnutrition.

"Huge gains have been made in recent years in combating the problem, but many challenges remain, especially in getting governments to mandate that flour should be fortified with iron supplements," said Rie Hiraoka, a senior social specialist at the Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Thailand will build a pharmaceutical plant that will produce drugs to fight Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, avian influenza, and manufacture other emergency medicines.

India will help Thailand build the plant in 18 months and at a cost of more than $27 million

With fall approaching the days are growing shorter and cold weather is quickly approaching, many Americans will not be getting the necessary levels of vitamin D in the coming months, a deficiency that could put them at higher risk for such serious illnesses as cancer, diabetes, heart disease, depression and osteoporosis.

Christiane Wert Rivard a registered dietitian says, "Sunshine is a significant source of vitamin D.....The body produces vitamin D when the skin is exposed to direct sunlight. However, as we head into these colder and darker months, it's essential to increase your intake of vitamin D since time spent outside is limited

Almost a third of U.S. children of age 18 and younger take dietary supplements, mainly multivitamins and multiminerals, a new study has found.

According to a report in the October issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine most U.S. adults, including 57 percent of women and 47 percent of men take dietary supplements. The supplements use ought to be considered in estimating kids' nutrient intake, write the researchers