Two drugs are no more effective than one to treat common kidney disease
Kidneys affected by polycystic kidney disease.
Experimental Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Effective, Study Reports
Ebola: DR Congo declares end to outbreak, as top footballers join global fight against virus
Ebola treatment centre outside an Ebola virus disease (EVD) case management centre run by...
Every Kiss Begins With 80 Million Germs
Mali on High Alert as New Ebola Cases Confirmed
Mali is on high alert after authorities in Bamako confirmed the fifth case of Ebola in the country. Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita visited a treatment center Monday where the humanitarian medical group Doctors Without Borders is receiving...
Debate: Ebola fact-finding mission to West Africa
Christos Stylianides, the commissioner for humanitarian aid, will discuss the situation in Ebola-affected countries with the EP's development committee, following his fact-finding mission to West Africa. The meeting focuses on assessing progress and...
WHO highlights devastating global impact of drowning
● Every hour, every day, more than 40 people lose their lives to drowning
● 372 000 people drown each year, with those under 5 years at greatest risk
NIH-sponsored study identifies superior drug regimen for preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission
For HIV-infected women in good immune health, taking a three-drug regimen during pregnancy prevents mother-to-child HIV transmission more effectively than taking one drug during pregnancy, another during labor and two more after giving birth, an...
International Football Stars Unite in the Fight against Ebola
The world’s top football players, including Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo, Barcelona’s Neymar Jr., Chelsea’s Didier Drogba and Bayern Munich’s Philipp Lahm, are joining forces with global health experts to help raise global awareness in the fight...
Amid signs of new Ebola cases, UN health official tells Liberians ‘you must hunt the virus’
In Liberia, adolescent girls trained by UNICEF and partners are part of Adolescents Leading the Intensive...
