IAEA Partners with IFPMA to Tackle Global Cancer Epidemic
The IAEA Programme of Action for Cancer Therapy supports low and middle income countries in the...
Couples with obesity may take longer to achieve pregnancy, NIH study suggests
Couples in which both partners are obese may take from 55 to 59 percent longer to achieve pregnancy, compared to their normal weight counterparts, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health. The findings appear online in...
Early cancer diagnosis saves lives, cuts treatment costs
New guidance from WHO, launched ahead of World Cancer Day, aims to improve the chances of survival for people living with cancer by ensuring that health services can focus on diagnosing and treating the disease earlier.
WHO and partners step up action to improve access to and uptake of family planning services in four African countries
Stem cell transplants may induce long-term remission of multiple sclerosis
New clinical trial results provide evidence that high-dose immunosuppressive therapy followed by transplantation of a person's own blood-forming stem cells can induce sustained remission of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune...
Historic Commitment from African Heads of State to Advance Immunization in Africa
On January 31, Heads of State from across Africa adopted a Declaration on Universal Access to Immunization in Africa, in which they endorsed the Addis Declaration on Immunization, a historic and timely pledge to ensure that everyone in Africa –...
Stem cell transplants may induce long-term remission of multiple sclerosis
New clinical trial results provide evidence that high-dose immunosuppressive therapy followed by transplantation of a person's own blood-forming stem cells can induce sustained remission of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune...
Avian flu confirmed at a farm in Wyre, Lancashire, UK
The UK’s Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer has on 27 January confirmed H5N8 avian flu in a flock of pheasants at a farm in Wyre, Lancashire. A 3 km Protection Zone and a 10 km Surveillance Zone are in place around the infected premises to limit the risk...
Stem cell secretions may protect against glaucoma
Microscopy shows exosomes (green) surrounding retinal ganglion cells (orange and yellow).
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A small child is vaccinated against measles at the Malakachalla clinic in Maiduguri, during the...
