Medical Companies See Troubling Side Of Chinese Market.

Reports on the danger lurking behind China's booming health-care business. Reference to the fast-growing medical devices and hospital products market; Efforts by such companies as Johnson & Johnson and Medtronic Inc. to expand in China; Discovery of corruption and questionable ethical practices by foreigners seeking to cash in; Statement that China's health system encourages doctors to push expensive products on patients, many of whom pay out of pocket for health care; Pressure on U.S. companies to play along; Research showing that China is experiencing a rise in heart problems and other diseases of wealthy societies.