Spotting, Treating Autism Symptoms in Infancy May Prevent Delays
Ebola: Ban to convene high-level meeting at UN headquarters to scale-up crisis response

UNHCR has donated a truck to the Liberian Ministry of Internal Affairs to use in the fight against the...
Eating habits, body fat related to differences in brain chemistry

Co-authors Kevin Hall, Ph.D. (left) and Juen Guo, Ph.D. (right) examine PET data.
NIH-convened panel recommends expanded adoption of drug and transfusion treatments for individuals with sickle cell disease
An expert panel has recommended expanded adoption of the drug hydroxyurea for the care of people with sickle cell disease, according to a report issued. The report also suggests that clinicians give periodic blood transfusions to children with the...
Liberia Modifies Ebola Curfew Hours, Lifts Quarantine
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has ordered the lifting of an Ebola quarantine on a town near the capital, Monrovia, and an adjustment in the hours of a nationwide curfew.
Ebola outbreak: UNICEF continues to rush critical supplies to protect health workers and families
A cargo plane of UNICEF medical supplies including protective equipment and essential medicine has just landed in Sierra Leone, part of the children's agency's continued drive to tackle the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
Single-Dose, Injected Flu Treatment Shows Promise
Ban issues ‘international rescue call’ to halt Ebola epidemic

WHO has donated 24 motorcycles to the Ministry of Health in Guinea to support Ebola contact tracing...
Family Troubles Tied to Poorer Dental Health, Study Discovers
Breast-Feeding May Help Obese Moms Lose Pregnancy Pounds