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The goal by UN to treat 15 million people with HIV has been met
The goal to get HIV treatment to 15 million people by the end of 2015 has already been met, says the United Nations Aids agency. The landmark figure was reached in March – nine months ahead of schedule. It follows […]
Liberia confirms new Ebola case as outbreak spreads
A Liberian woman has died of Ebola in a hospital in Monrovia shortly after being admitted, becoming the sixth confirmed case of the virus since it resurfaced last month after a seven-week lull, a senior medical official said on Tuesday. […]
Bigger may not be better for China’s ‘super hospitals’
Just before midnight, the pavement outside the glowing high-rise towers of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University is littered with slumbering bodies. Splayed on colorful mats or tucked into folding cots, these are patients’ relatives. Inside, beds line hallways […]
Douching may expose women to harmful chemicals
Feminine hygiene products for vaginal douching may expose users to potentially harmful chemicals known as phthalates, a small study suggests. Researchers did urine tests to detect phthalate exposure in 739 women who were also surveyed about their use of douches […]
Take it easy with those nonaspirin painkillers: experts
The Food and Drug Administration warned last week that the risk of heart attack and stroke from widely used painkillers that include Motrin IB, Aleve and Celebrex but not aspirin was greater than it previously had said. But what does […]
Unraveling the Relationship Between Climate Change and Health
Is climate change a serious threat to human health? Simple logic would suggest the answer is yes, a point that the Obama administration is using to build support for the president’s effort to make climate change a centerpiece of his […]
Tweaking your diet can bring health and environmental benefits
Survey of greenhouse gas data reveals that emissions from agriculture, forestry and fisheries have nearly doubled in the last 50 years and could keep increasing at an alarming rate if we do not make a conscious effort to reduce them. […]
Survivors of teenage cancer struggle with jobs, emotions later in life
Even decades later, people diagnosed with cancer in their teenage years are less likely to have college degrees, to work full time, to be married or to live independently, a recent U.S. study found. Survivors of teenage cancer also faced […]
Africa’s Ebola outbreak has not run its course: U.N. envoy
Africa’s Ebola epidemic has not run its course and around 30 people are still getting infected each week, the United Nations’ special envoy for the disease said on Monday. The worst recorded outbreak of the virus has killed more than […]
Organized programs help prevent or delay diabetes
Organized diet and exercise programs can stave off diabetes for those at risk, according to a new recommendation. The Community Preventive Services Task Force, an independent, unpaid group of public health and prevention experts who develop recommendations for community health, […]
