Ebola epidemic spreads to Guinea's capital: UNICEFAn Ebola epidemic which has already killed dozens of people in Guinea's southern forests has spread to the capital Conakry, the United Nations Children's Fund said on Sunday.
Five babies a day left at Chinese city's 'baby hatch'More than 260 unwanted children, most of them babies, have been abandoned in a Chinese "safe haven" in just over six weeks -- more than five a day -- since it opened in late January.
Saudi MERS death toll rises to 63Saudi health authorities said Saturday a young man had died from the MERS coronavirus, bringing the death toll from the respiratory disease in the worst-hit country to 63.
15 March 2014
What is the cause of sleep syndrome in Kalachi?A team of finest ecologists, virologists and toxicologists arrived to the Kalachi village of Akmola Oblast to determine the cause of the mysterious sleep syndrome that has affected more than 30 villagers.
Blood test can predict Alzheimer'sResearchers in the United States say they have developed a prototype blood test that can tell with 90-percent accuracy whether a healthy person will develop Alzheimer's disease within three years.
Kitty litter parasite infects Arctic beluga whalesA parasite that is found in cats and can cause brain disease, blindness and miscarriage in people has been found for the first time in Arctic beluga whales.
14 February 2014
Belgium gives ill children of any age the right to dieBelgium has become the first country to allow euthanasia for terminally ill children of all ages, after a heated debate in which critics questioned a child's ability to make the decision to die.
14 February 2014
India to celebrate 'victory over polio'Indian leaders are set later Tuesday to celebrate the eradication of polio, marking one of the country's biggest public health success stories which was once thought impossible to achieve.
Genome tests help tailored treatment for breast cancerFrench doctors said on Friday they had used gene testing to help women with advanced breast cancer get access to clinical trials that may offer a better chance of treating their disease.