Contents
Policies & Regulations
• China Amends Its Administrative Regulations of Veterinary Drugs
• China Bans Logging in Natural Forests
Major Event
• Estrogen-Replacement Drug Lowers Cholesterol Levels
• Enterovirus Outbreak in Taiwan
• New Health Minister Stresses Need for Reform
• Thais Called to Step Up Research on Local Herbs
Feature Article
• Current Research Activities and Regulations for Agricultural Products Derived from Biotechnology in Taiwan
Research News
• Popular Belief of Cocaine Addiction May Be Wrong
• Bloodless Medicine Achieves New Status
• US Scientists 'Preempt' Salmonella
• Vaccinations With Food -- A Possibility In the Near Future
Chinese Medicine
• Progress and Basic Research in Chinese Medicine and Pharmacology Awards 1997
Company News
• Nine Drug Companies Post Impressive First-Quarter Results
• Yunnan Sets Up Wine Production Base
• P&G Spells out Commitment to China
• Hoechst Closes Factory in Thailand
General Information & Statistics
• Japan Actively Promotes Agricultural Industrialization
• Cocoa Farms Under Siege
• Shanxi Province Sets Up New Hybrid Rape Research Centre
News In Brief
• SMI Genzyme Carries Out Japan's First Transgenic Trial
• Shanxi Province Restructures Drug Industry
• US Manufacturer Buys Swiss Drug Producer
• Israeli Firm Sets Up Potash Plant in China
Patents
• Chinese Patents
Calendar Of Events
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