By Alex Whiting ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – If drug-resistant infections in people and animals are allowed to spread unchecked, some 28 million people will Read more
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), an NGO, says no fewer than 3.4 million people are living with HIV and AIDS in the country and only 700,000 Read more
The death of a young Chinese actress from cancer has sparked a debate on social media – because she initially chose traditional Chinese medicine over Read more
Bennet Omalu, a forensic pathologist who discovered chronic traumatic encephalopathy in the brains of deceased NFL players, has called on Hillary Clinton’s Democratic presidential campaign Read more
Your hair could be just as unique as your DNA, according to new research. Writing in the journal PLOS ONE, researchers from the Lawrence Livermore Read more
A Singapore woman, Aresha Krishnan-Harling has taken to the social media to campaign for the mass support of the citizenry and not the government alone in Read more
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization says the outbreak of Zika remains an international health emergency and that while the virus continues to hit Read more
SINGAPORE: The spread of any disease to Singapore shows the challenges of controlling it, according to the Director of the United States’ Centers for Disease Read more
By Rozanna Latiff and Aradhana Aravindan KUALA LUMPUR/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Malaysia reported its first case of Zika on Thursday, a woman who tested positive for Read more
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – A pregnant woman was among those diagnosed with Zika infections in Singapore, local media reported on Wednesday, citing the health ministry. Singapore Read more
SINGAPORE: A 47-year-old Malaysian woman living at Block 102 Aljunied Crescent is Singapore’s first reported case of locally-transmitted Zika virus infection, the Ministry of Health Read more
“A gargle a day keeps gonorrhoea away” is an unlikely slogan, but researchers believe it could hold some truth. Recent studies have shown people can Read more
The Federal Government has declared polio a public health emergency and initiated vaccinations in Borno State, as part of efforts to contain further outbreaks of Read more
Pregnant women who take paracetamol are more likely to have children with behavioural problems. This is the result of a new study by scientists at Read more
An experimental pill could help adults with severe asthma, an early study in the Lancet Respiratory Medicine journal suggests. In the small trial, patients who Read more
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba says it has diagnosed the Zika virus in two people who appear to have contracted it inside the country, which has Read more
(CNN) A hospital in Spain says it has registered Europe’s first case of a baby born with microcephaly associated with the Zika virus. Vall d’Hebron hospital Read more
Menopause reversed as scientists successfully ‘rejuvenate women’s ovaries’ The researchers successfully reversed menopause in a 40 year old woman whose periods had stopped five years Read more
Pregnancy multivitamins are a waste of money because most mothers-to-be do not need them, according to researchers. In Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin, researchers say they Read more
[ABC News, Australia] The nation’s top scientists have declared “the end of AIDS” as a public health issue, as Australia joins the ranks of a Read more
New Delhi (CNN) Police in New Delhi have made a number of arrests in connection with a suspected organ harvesting scheme operating out of one Read more
[INDEPENDENT] It will soon be too dangerous to perform caesarean sections, joint replacements and chemotherapy if antibiotics become ineffective Urgent action is needed to control Read more
A trado-medical doctor simply identified as Abiodun was on Tuesday arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly raping and impregnating a 26-year-old patient, Read more
Two people have been killed and 19 others injured in a suicide bomb attack in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. Our correspondent reports that a Read more
Contrary to some reports, the Global Funds for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has not stopped its grants to fight the diseases in Nigeria. But it Read more
Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Prof, Isaac Adewole, has expressed strong optimism that Nigeria is on path to eradicating the scourge of malaria in the country. Read more
A Connecticut woman who underwent a face transplant five years ago after being attacked by a chimpanzee is back in a Boston hospital after doctors Read more
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