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Long-term study backs early HIV drugs for children A landmark five-year trial has strengthened evidence that early use of antiretroviral drugs helps children combat the AIDS virus.

22 August 2013

New treatment could help those with Crohn's, colitis: study A new treatment could offer relief to those with the inflammatory bowel conditions Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.

22 August 2013

Insecticide-treated bed nets prevent tropical disease: study Bed nets treated with insecticide are a simple and economical way to eradicate filariasis, a mosquito-born tropical disease that threatens 1.4 billion people worldwide.

22 August 2013

UNICEF advises Kazakhstan to add iodine and vitamins to flour Jun Kukita, UNICEF Representative in Kazakhstan, made several recommendations to Kazakhstan on lowering child and infant mortality and increasing life expectancy of Kazakhstan citizens.

21 August 2013

Young Australians getting fatter: study Young Australians have a reputation for being fit and enjoying a sporty, outdoorsy lifestyle, but research released Monday found they are stacking on more weight than any other age group.

19 August 2013

Children of overweight women die younger: study Children born from obese women were 35 percent more likely to die prematurely in adulthood, according to a study Wednesday that warned of a growing epidemic.

14 August 2013

Bee sting therapy causing a buzz in China Patients in China are swarming to acupuncture clinics to be given bee stings to treat or ward off life-threatening illness.

14 August 2013

New H7N9 bird flu death confirmed in China: hospital A Chinese woman infected with the deadly H7N9 bird flu virus died of multiple organ failure, a Beijing hospital said, bringing the total fatalities from the disease to 45.

13 August 2013

Mandela making 'slow but steady' progress: presidency Nelson Mandela is making "slow but steady" progress back to health, although he remains critically ill.

12 August 2013

Critically ill Mandela 'more alert' every day: daughter Nelson Mandela is becoming more alert and more responsive by the day, his youngest daughter said Friday, adding that the anti-apartheid hero is "not going anywhere anytime soon".

10 August 2013

Camel may be MERS virus host: study Researchers on Friday pointed to the Arabian camel as a possible host of the deadly human MERS virus plaguing the Middle East.

09 August 2013

Researchers propose new experiments on mutant bird flu Scientists proposed developing a more potent strain of the deadly H7N9 bird flu on Wednesday to examine how mutant forms might spread among humans, a topic that has stoked global alarm in the past.

09 August 2013

Chinese herb remedy extract linked to cancer: study A plant extract used in Chinese herbal remedies for arthritis, gout and inflammation has been directly linked to cancer and causes a surprising number of genetic mutations.

08 August 2013

Briton gives birth to biggest baby ever born naturally in Spain A 40-year-old British woman gave birth Wednesday to the biggest baby ever born naturally in Spain -- a girl weighing 6.2 kilos (13 pounds).

08 August 2013

First likely case of H7N9 bird flu spread by humans reported Chinese scientists on Wednesday reported the first likely case of direct person-to-person transmission of the H7N9 bird flu virus that has killed over 40 people since March.

07 August 2013

US actor Dustin Hoffman was treated for cancer: spokeswoman US actor Dustin Hoffman has undergone successful treatment for cancer.

07 August 2013

Some blood pressure meds boost breast cancer risk: study Postmenopausal women who take certain blood pressure medications for 10 years or more face twice the risk of developing breast cancer..

06 August 2013

Israel to launch mass polio vaccination campaign Israel on Monday launches a mass campaign in the south of the country to vaccinate 200,000 children up to nine years old against polio.

05 August 2013

New Zealand dairy giant issues global botulism alert New Zealand warned international health authorities Saturday of exported dairy products, including infant formula, containing a bacteria that could lead to botulism -- a potentially fatal illness.

05 August 2013

Indian doctors discharge baby with swollen head Doctors Friday discharged a one-year-old Indian baby who underwent multiple surgery to correct a rare disorder that caused her head to nearly double in size.

03 August 2013

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