Many consumers simply do not look at labels when making purchases and , of those that do, a good proportion do not understand the information. According to the survey results, the countries like Japan, Finland and Dutch, their consumers were the least likely to check the contents.Those iving in India, Thailand and Malaysia, however, topped the list by checking labels the most often.
More than 25,000 Japanese will
be aged over 100 in this year;
it means that in a striking
illustration of the speed at
which the country is aging, it
also throw a spotlight on the
pressure Japan faces to fund
pensions and health care, with
a shrinking work force supporting the growing number of retirees.
Data in China shows that the male to female ratio of infections has
changed dramatically in just a few years from 5:1 in the 1990s to
the current 2:1, in some areas, the ratio have reached 1:1.Most of
the recent infections in women have been sexually transmitted; some of
them belong to the high-risk group of prostitutes, while others are
just ordinary housewives or career women, infected by their husbands.
Profit-seeking hospitals were charging exorbitant fees and prescribing unnecessary and expensive medications. Official said health institutions putting profit ahead of other functions not only adds burdens to patients, but seriously undermines the image of both medical personnel and public health departments.