Sixty-seventh World Health Assembly opens in Geneva
WHO’s annual assembly opens in Geneva, as a new global survey reveals that WHO is one of the world’s 2 most highly rated international organizations. Approximately two-thirds (72%) of the public surveyed by Gallup say they have a good opinion of WHO...
Urine Test May Help Spot Dangerous Blood Clots
Blood Infections Play Role in Up to Half of Hospital Deaths: Study
Sleeping Pill Use Tied to Poorer Survival for Heart Failure Patients
People With High Blood Pressure Often Have a 'Salt Tooth'
Purposeful Life Might Be a Longer Life
Single episode of binge drinking linked to gut leakage and immune system effects
A single alcohol binge can cause bacteria to leak from the gut and increase levels of bacterial toxins in the blood, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. Increased levels of these bacterial toxins, called endotoxins, were...
World Health Statistics 2014
People everywhere are living longer, according to the "World Health Statistics 2014" published by WHO. Based on global averages, a girl who was born in 2012 can expect to live to around 73 years, and a boy to the age of 68. This is six years longer...
Water Poses More Danger for Black Youths Than Whites: CDC
Black children are more than five times as likely to drown in swimming pools as their white peers, U.S. health officials reported.
Protein sharpens salmonella needle for attack
This image depicts a section of a Salmonella infected spleen in yellow, red blood cells in red and neutrophils in blue.
