Asia

  • Gene behind drug-resistant malaria

    A single gene in the malaria parasite is mostly responsible for it becoming drug-resistant, British researchers reveal today. Read more

  • Flu virus that became vaccine resistant

    A vaccine-resistant chicken flu virus may have provided the breeding ground for a disease that has killed hundreds of humans, researchers have revealed. Read more

  • Life expectancy increasing – mostly

    Global success against many major diseases has improved life expectancy for most people in the last 25 years, according to a study published today. Read more

  • Malaria deaths slump

    Deaths from malaria have fallen dramatically this century – but it still afflicts millions, the World Health Organisation warned today. Read more

  • HIV evolves and gets weaker

    HIV’s struggle to evade human immune systems and powerful drugs is weakening its virulence, researchers reported last night. Read more

  • Variations in global cancer survival rates

    Lung cancer and stomach cancer survival rates in the UK are among the poorest in Europe but it is better news for breast cancer patients, according to an analysis published yesterday. Read more

  • Europe faces HIV surge

    Europe and the former Soviet Union countries are failing to turn the tide of the HIV epidemic, according to stark new figures published yesterday. Read more

  • Rheumatic heart disease neglected

    Heart disease triggered by rheumatic fever is being widely neglected by health care services worldwide, a new report warns. Read more

  • Tapeworm found in brain

    A man in London has been treated for tapeworm in the brain, it has been reported. Read more

  • Measles battle falters

    The world battle against measles is faltering, health officials have warned after a surge in deaths. Read more