Spike in measles deaths among children troubling, UNICEF says
UNICEF expressed alarm at new data showing that the number of child deaths from measles jumped from an estimated 122,000 in 2012 to 145,700 in 2013.
WHO warns that progress towards eliminating measles has stalled
WHO warned that progress towards the elimination of measles has stalled. The number of deaths from measles increased from an estimated 122 000 in 2012 to 145 700 in 2013, according to new data published in the WHO Weekly Epidemiological Report and the...
Soldiers at increased suicide risk after leaving hospital
Indian Doctor Arrested Over Sterilization Deaths
Police in central India have arrested a doctor who performed sterilization procedures at a government run health camp that left at least 13 women dead.
NIDA researchers confirm important brain reward pathway
Partial view of labelled neurons in reward circuitry that starts in dorsal raphe (pictured — ventral tegmental area).
WHO sets benchmarks to reduce health damage from indoor air pollution
WHO recommendations, released, highlight the dangers of burning fuels like unprocessed coal and kerosene in the home, and set targets for reducing emissions of health-damaging pollutants from domestic cookstoves, space heaters and fuel-based lamps.
HPV Vaccination Rates Lowest in States With Highest Cervical Cancer Rates: Study
Last U.S. Ebola Patient Leaves NYC Hospital 'Healthy, No Longer Infectious'
Whooping Cough Vaccine Seems Safe in Pregnancy, Study Finds
Steep drop in pneumonia deaths in last decade, but much further to go – UNICEF
Significant declines in child deaths from pneumonia prove that strategies to defeat the disease are working, UNICEF said on the fifth World Pneumonia Day. But much more is needed to stop hundreds of thousands of children from succumbing to this...
