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ECOWAS trains health workers to fight Ebola West Africa's regional bloc ECOWAS said on Sunday it will train 150 health workers this week to help tackle the deadly Ebola disease in the worst hit countries.

24 November 2014

Italy arrests doctors in baby milk bribes scandal Italian police placed 12 doctors under house arrest on suspicion of promoting baby milk formula over breastfeeding in exchange for kickbacks including luxury holidays.

22 November 2014

IMF, World Bank policies may share blame in Ebola crisis Christine Lagarde, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, had just called for an increase in the country's budget deficit so that it could battle Ebola.

19 November 2014

Obama says Ebola fight far from over in W. Africa US President Barack Obama warned that the fight to stem the Ebola outbreak was far from over in West Africa.

19 November 2014

Stars sing about Ebola 'chimes of doom' in Band Aid video premiere Stars like One Direction, Bono and Chris Martin featured in the video for the new Band Aid single to raise money for anti-Ebola charities.

17 November 2014

Netherlands bans poultry transport after discovering bird flu Dutch officials banned the transport of poultry in the Netherlands after the discovery of a highly infectious strain of bird flu which could jump to humans.

17 November 2014

Ebola death toll rises to 5,177: WHO The World Health Organization said Friday that 5,177 people had so far died of Ebola across eight countries, out of a total 14,413 cases of infection.

15 November 2014

Algerian President Bouteflika 'hospitalised in France' Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, 77, has been admitted to hospital in the southeastern French town of Grenoble, a French government source told AFP.

15 November 2014

Obesity costs more than $8 bn in lost US productivity: study Obesity among workers in the United States is costing the nation $8.65 billion a year in lost productivity, according to a study released.

15 November 2014

Virus may affect mental abilities: US researchers People with an algae virus in their throats had more difficulty completing a mental exercise than healthy people, and more research is needed to understand why.

12 November 2014

Ebola death toll hits 4,960: WHO The World Health Organization said that 13,268 people had been infected with Ebola across eight countries, and 4,960 of them had died.

08 November 2014

Japan to offer $100 million aid to Ebola-hit Africa Japan will provide up to $100 million in fresh aid to Ebola-hit West Africa, after the United States called for further global efforts to combat the deadly virus.

07 November 2014

Obama to request $6 billion for Ebola crisis US President Barack Obama is seeking more than $6 billion in emergency funding to fight the Ebola epidemic in West Africa and respond to cases in the United States.

06 November 2014

Argentina's president feverish, in hospital Argentina's President Cristina Kirchner was admitted to hospital late Sunday suffering from fever, her office said.

03 November 2014

Kazakhstan to keep methadone therapy for now The government of Kazakhstan has announced it would continue the controversial methadone therapy until 2015.

29 October 2014

Can you drink too much milk? Study raises questions A study in The BMJ medical journal said Swedes with a high intake of cow's milk died younger -- and women suffered more fractures.

29 October 2014

Hugh Jackman treated for skin cancer, again Oscar-nominated Australian actor Hugh Jackman has been treated for skin cancer for a third time in a year.

29 October 2014

Google seeks way to search bodies for disease Google is exploring a way to search inside people's bodies for early signs of deadly illnesses such as cancer or heart disease.

29 October 2014

British cancer boy Ashya leaves Prague for Spain Five-year-old British brain tumour patient Ashya King left Prague for Spain.

27 October 2014

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