Health officials warn of over-reliance on antacids
The Food and Drug Administration says a common misconception has led to an excessive consumption of antacids in Taiwan last year. According to FDA officials, the common misconception that medications can upset the stomach caused patients to consume 1.7 billion antacid tablets last year, and show an over-reliance on the pills. A telephone-based survey conducted...Continue reading
Survey Finds Lack of Honesty With Partners on Previous Sex Lives
A survey says thirty percent of adults in Taiwan do not reveal anything about their previous sex lives to their partners, or they tend to lie about the facts. The Formosa Cancer Foundation’s survey of over 600 men and women aged 20 to 35, showed that 30 percent of respondents have not told their partners...Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: Dr. Shaw Liu on Energy in Taiwan (5/27/14)
Listen Episode Description With Taiwan’s three operational nuclear plants likely to be decommissioned over the next decade or so and the fourth plant set to be mothballed, Taiwan is now facing the question of how it will secure its energy supply in the coming years. Recently about fifty Academia Sinica academicians pushed the government to...Continue reading
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