Africa
12/04/2013 - Antenatal care saves babies
Reducing antenatal appointments for pregnant woman is not as safe as has been thought, researchers warn today. More
11/04/2013 - Cancer virus that might prevent disease
The human papillomavirus has been blamed for cervical cancer - but researchers say some types of the virus might prevent the disease. More
10/04/2013 - How diseases of affluence are going global
A British-led study has become the latest to point out that diseases of affluence - such as heart disease and obesity - now afflict much of the world. More
04/04/2013 - Blood pressure is world problem
Sunday is World Health Day and officials are seeking to focus the globe on the problem of high blood pressure. More
15/03/2013 - HRT cancer link challenged
Claims that falling use of hormone replacement therapy by women led to reductions in breast cancer rates have no basis in fact, researchers claimed today. More
05/02/2013 - Changes needed to stop HIV epidemic
HIV prevention programmes in Africa that target couples that have one infected partner are not doing enough to bring about a reduction in the virus among the general population, experts warn today. More
17/01/2013 - Benefits of early HIV treatment
Sustained treatment of HIV infection early on in the disease can have long term benefits for patients, researchers reported last night. More
16/01/2013 - World winning tropical disease fight - WHO
The world is on the brink of eradicating two unpleasant tropical diseases, it was announced yesterday. More
18/12/2012 - Threat to malaria progress warning
Basic supplies for preventing malaria are running low as global funding has been cut in the last few years, according to a major report published yesterday. More
27/09/2012 - Time running out on world goals
The world is running out of time to meets its goal of saving the lives of millions of women and children from preventable diseases, a United Nations report warned yesterday. More
21/09/2012 - Warning over fake anti-malarial drugs
Travellers visiting malaria hotspots have been warned to be on their guard after doctors in Spain treated a woman who was sold fake antimalarial drugs in Equatorial Guinea. More
09/08/2012 - Long-haul travel raises illness risk in athletes
Travelling a very long distance to compete puts athletes at a raised risk of illness, according to new findings. More
17/07/2012 - HIV drugs protect high-risk groups
HIV drugs are effective at protecting people at high risk of contracting HIV, a new analysis concludes. More
25/06/2012 - Daffodils may yield drugs
Scientists are hoping to find drugs for treating depression in a kind of pink daffodil that grows in South Africa. More
11/06/2012 - Tackle common child diseases - Unicef
More than two million children could be saved every year by stepping up simple treatments to tackle two common illnesses, experts have warned. More
08/06/2012 - Premature baby rate falls in just three countries
The numbers of premature babies born is rising worldwide - and has fallen in only three countries over the past 20 years, researchers say today. More
01/06/2012 - Global cancer cases set to soar by 2030, claims study
The number of people with cancer is set to soar by more than 90 per cent in some of the poorest countries in the world within two decades, it is claimed today. More
30/05/2012 - Maternal mental health screening can work in poor areas
A new project is successfully delivering mental health care to pregnant women in South Africa, researchers reported last night. More
22/05/2012 - Global health improving - Chan
Worldwide economic troubles have not stopped the "momentum" to improve health, the director general of the World Health Organisation said yesterday. More
11/05/2012 - Child deaths "preventable" worldwide
Preventable infectious diseases were responsible for almost two-thirds of deaths in children under five worldwide, according to figures published today. 1 comments More
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