Health

Guinea: World Bank Supports Improved Maternal and Child Health Services Beyond Ebola Outbreak

The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors Wednesday approved US$15.1 million for women and children to expand access to maternal, child health and nutrition services in Faranah and Labe, two of the poorest regions in Guinea.

The Plight of America's 'Elder Orphans'

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E-Reminders May Boost HPV Vaccination Rates

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Cholesterol Drugs May Lower Stroke Risk for Healthy Older Adults

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Preschoolers Get Too Little Physical Activity in Child Care

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Expanding Free, Anonymous HIV/AIDS Testing and Treatment Essential to Save Many Lives in Bangkok

There is an HIV epidemic among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Bangkok. Increasing the availability and use of free and anonymous testing and treatment of HIV infection among all at-risk groups, especially MSM, can stem the epidemic and cut the...

Microchip captures clusters of circulating tumor cells - NIH study

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Magnification of circulating tumor cell cluster captured by Cluster-Chip.

Suicide Rate Up Among Young Black Children in U.S.

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68th World Health Assembly opens in Geneva

Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany addressed delegates on the first morning of the Sixty-eighth World Health Assembly. "The WHO is the only international organization that has universal political legitimacy on global health...

Prostate Cancer Testing Drops Off Following Controversial Guidelines

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