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In 2014, rates of infection from a serious form of E. coli and one of the more common Salmonella serotypes decreased compared with the baseline period of 2006-2008. Meanwhile, some other less common types of Salmonella increased. Campylobacter and Vibrio rose again in 2014, continuing the increase observed during the past few years, according to data by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report summarizes the rates of infection per 100,000 population and tracks illness trends for key foodborne illnesses.

The World Bank Wednesday announced an additional US$7 million grant for the continuation of its Improving Health Sector Performance Project in Djibouti. Since its approval in April 2013, the existing program has provided improved health services to 171,222 beneficiaries in Djibouti-ville, Ali-Sabieh and Tadjoura. With incentives to increase access and quality, the program has supported improvements in services for maternal and child health and communicable disease control programs (HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis). The additional financing will allow the program to reach all of Djibouti, including the rural and remote areas of the country.

2015 is the final year for the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – goals set by governments in 2000 to guide global efforts to end poverty. This year’s "World Health Statistics" – published Wednesday by WHO – assesses progress towards the health-related goals in each of the 194 countries for which data are available. The results are mixed.

The earthquakes and the continuing aftershocks in Nepal highlight the importance of the efforts the Ministry of Health and Population and WHO have had in place for more than a decade to ensure key hospitals, health facilities and health workers would be ready and able to function well in an emergency or natural disaster.

New findings suggest that MRI machines (such as the one pictured above) may help quickly screen stroke patients for acute treatment.

Harmful drinking is on the rise among young people and women in many OECD countries, partly due to alcohol becoming more available, more affordable and more effectively advertised, according to a new OECD report.

Cellular code writer - TTLL7 (gold structures on the left) impacts cell function by binding to microtubules (silver structure made up of purple and yellow subunits) and adding chemical markers to the surface.