New and old diseases straining healthcare in Asia (AFP via Yahoo! News) Asia's healthcare systems are straining under the weight of lifestyle ailments linked to rising affluence while confronting new and old infectious diseases like bird flu and tuberculosis. [News Source]

WHO sets up independent review of swine flu response. The World Health Organization said Monday it would go ahead next month with an independent review of the response to the swine flu pandemic, after criticism of its role in declaring a global alert. [News Source]

Vaccine quality under scrutiny. A major domestic pharmaceutical company based in east China's Jiangsu Province has been accused of deliberately making defective vaccines in the interests of high profits. [News Source]

New and old diseases straining healthcare in Asia (AFP via Yahoo! Philippines News) Asia's healthcare systems are straining under the weight of lifestyle ailments linked to rising affluence while confronting new and old infectious diseases like bird flu and tuberculosis. [News Source]