Africa
31/01/2012 - Leprosy elimination among ten targets
A global push to tackle ten "neglected" tropical diseases, including leprosy, was promised yesterday as wealthy donors pledged millions to back it. More
19/01/2012 - Worldwide abortions getting less safe
Growing numbers of women are having unsafe abortions, the World Health Organisation warned today. More
17/01/2012 - Challenge to HRT-breast cancer link
A new challenge is made today to a landmark British study which helped discredit the use of hormone replacement therapy by women. More
13/01/2012 - Developmental problems linked with birth complications
More than one third of babies who are born with a variety of complications go on to suffer long-term developmental consequences, experts warned today. More
01/12/2011 - Hope rises for beating Aids
Deaths from HIV infection have fallen by more than a fifth around the world in the last five years, it was announced today. More
30/11/2011 - New method of killing malaria parasite
British scientists have discovered a novel way of killing the parasite that causes malaria in humans. More
25/11/2011 - Alarm as new HIV escapes Africa
A rare type of HIV has now reached France, it was revealed today. More
24/11/2011 - Student gets artificial windpipe
A geology student from Eritrea has become the latest beneficiary of dramatic advances in windpipe transplant techniques, it was revealed today. More
19/10/2011 - Malaria vaccine promise
A new malaria vaccine is having some success in reducing rates of the disease among young children, it was announced yesterday. More
12/10/2011 - TB cases fall worldwide
The world has been winning the battle against TB - but the financial crisis may jeopardise further progress, according to a major report published yesterday. More
18/08/2011 - New malaria resistance problem
African mosquitoes are fast developing resistance to common insecticides - placing progress against malaria in jeopardy, researchers warned today. More
13/07/2011 - Simpler approach to TB testing
Improved tests for tuberculosis can be used effectively in poorer countries, British researchers said today. More
21/06/2011 - More midwives for world - plea
The world needs more than a third of a million more midwives to prevent deaths of mothers and babies in many poor countries, a major report said yesterday. More
20/05/2011 - Save smallpox virus - assembly told
Live smallpox-causing virus samples stored in two high security labs must not be destroyed, two world-class epidemiologists have urged. More
18/05/2011 - Mystery of princess heart disease
The death of any ancient Egyptian princess in her 40s has raised new questions about the origins of heart disease in humans. More
26/04/2011 - Immunisation drive worldwide
A global drive is under way to boost vaccination rates of children. More
25/04/2011 - Hope and alarm for World Malaria Day
Growing numbers of British travellers are failing to take tablets to prevent malaria - and then succumbing to the disease, a health watchdog warned today. More
14/04/2011 - Global call to tackle stillbirths
Millions of babies are born dead worldwide every year because simple health measures are not in place, experts said today. More
25/03/2011 - New TB test unveiled
A new diagnostic test can identify people with drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) in hours, a report by Médecins Sans Frontières says. More
22/03/2011 - Priority medicines for babies and childbirth
Simple treatments such as zinc, rehydration therapy and oxytocin for childbirth must be available in all countries to save the lives of children and their mothers, global experts said yesterday. More
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