Federal Report Shows Drops In Infant Mortality, Preterm Birth Rates
The infant mortality rate, the preterm birth rate, and the adolescent birth rate all continued to decline, average mathematics scores increased for 4th and 8th grade students, the violent crime victimization rate among youth fell, as did the...
Hand, foot and mouth disease cause of recent deaths in Cambodia – UN-backed inquiry
Good hygiene practice such as frequent washing of hands can prevent hand foot and mouth disease.
UN food safety body sets limits on veterinary growth promoting drug
The Codex Alimentarius Commission, the United Nations food standards body, has agreed on a set of residue limits for the veterinary drug ractopamine in animal tissues. Ractopamine is a growth promoter, it also keeps pigs lean.
UN strengthens regulations on melamine, seafood, melons, dried figs and labelling
The UN food standards body has agreed on new regulations – including the maximum level of melamine in liquid milk formula for babies – to protect the health of consumers across the world. Other measures adopted include new food safety standards on...
In Uganda, HIV Prevention No Longer Just ABC
Uganda enjoyed tremendous success reducing its AIDS prevalence rate in the 1990s through a campaign based on the ABCs: Abstain, Be Faithful or Use a Condom. Now new infections are on the rise again.
NIH study shows the deaf brain processes touch differently
People who are born deaf process the sense of touch differently than people who are born with normal hearing, according to research funding by the National Institutes of Health.
World Population Day: UN highlights key role of access to reproductive health care
World Population Day 2012: Universal Access to Reproductive Health Services.
UN-backed commission finds that punitive laws stifling global AIDS response
HIV testing in Haiti.
Vaccine and antibiotics stabilized so refrigeration is not needed
Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have developed a new silk-based stabilizer that, in the laboratory, kept some vaccines and antibiotics stable up to temperatures of 140 degrees Fahrenheit. This provides a new avenue toward...
Many Hospitalized Kids Struggle With Pain
