Arm Artery Access Safer for Angioplasty, Review Finds
For patients experiencing heart attacks or severe chest pain, it is safer to access blocked vessels through an arm artery rather than a groin artery, a new analysis finds.
SARS-like Virus in Bats Could Jump to Humans
Scientists Pinpoint What Level of Vitamin D Promotes Heart Health
Parkinson's Drug Shows Promise Against Macular Degeneration
More than 5 million People in Vietnam to Benefit from New World Bank-Financed Rural Sanitation and Water Supply Program
More than 5 million people living in the poorest rural and mountainous areas of Vietnam are expected to benefit from improved access to sanitation and water supply, thanks to a $200 million credit approved Thursday by the World Bank’s Board of...
Measles vaccination has saved an estimated 17.1 million lives since 2000
The number of measles-related deaths has decreased 79% from 546 800 at the beginning of the century to 114 900 in 2014. New data released by WHO for the Measles & Rubella Initiative, estimates that 17.1 million lives have been saved since 2000,...
Batten disease may benefit from gene therapy
In a study of dogs, scientists showed that a new way to deliver replacement genes may be effective at slowing the development of childhood Batten disease, a rare and fatal neurological disorder. The key may be to inject viruses that carry the codes...
Maternal deaths fell 44% since 1990 – UN
A woman recovers from childbirth in UNICEF-supported Herat Regional Maternity Hospital, Afghanistan, 2010. She arrived in a...
Newborn Probiotic Use Tied to Lower Risk of Type 1 Diabetes
Childhood Cancer Tied to Raised Risk for Other Ills in Adult Life
