Topic: Poisoning
AP News | 2009-11-09 07:01:21
<div id="subtitle">Communist Party official dies of excessive drinking in eastern China, the third case in a year</div><div><p>A Communist Party official in China has died from excessive drinking, the third such alcohol poisoning case that highlights the problems of a drinking culture connected with government and business ...
AFP Global Edition | 2009-10-16 17:00:48
<div><p>Authorities in central China plan to move 15,000 residents away from smelting plants in the area after nearly 1,000 children tested positive for lead poisoning, state media said on Friday.</p><p>Zhao Suping, mayor of Jiyuan city in Henan province, said the mass relocation would cost one ...
AFP Asian Edition | 2009-10-13 15:00:45
<div><p>Nearly 1,000 children in central China have tested positive for lead poisoning in the latest environmental scandal to erupt in the nation's smelting industry, state press said Tuesday.</p><p>The news comes close on the heels of a spate of lead poisoning incidents around China, and after ...
AP News | 2009-10-13 13:17:04
<div id="subtitle">Nearly 1,000 children in central China test positive for lead poisoning in latest case</div><div><p>Nearly 1,000 children in a central Chinese province have tested positive for excessive lead in their blood, state media reported Tuesday, the latest of several lead poisoning cases involving thousands ...
