The international medical journal Lancet has formally retracted a 12-year-old paper which purports that the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine causes autism, it was reported on Tuesday. The paper's author Dr. Andrew Wakefield, who now prac... [More]
As fear for post-disaster epidemics haunts, doctors from some countries and international organizations are orchestrating vaccination efforts against diseases that may spread in the tent cities of quake-hit Haiti. Children are main vaccinat... [More]
Researchers have found that low Serotonin levels may be the cause of the sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS, according to media reports Wednesday. Infants who died of SIDS had low levels of serotonin, a brain chemical that helps the brai... [More]
An Australian-led study of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) on Wednesday announced a major breakthrough by confirming a lack of serotonin was the common factor with babies who die from the condition. Researcher Dr. Jhodie Duncan, of the... [More]
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a protein made by the malaria parasite that is essential to its ability to take over human red blood cells, the university said Wednesday in a statement. Ma... [More]
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has given a grant of seven million US dollars over five years to the American Cancer Society (ACS) to lead and co-ordinate the African Tobacco Control Consortium. The consortium is a global coalition o... [More]
Genetic traits in mothers and fetuses may play a role in premature labor and delivery, US researchers suggest. The findings could lead to preventive treatment by helping doctors discover which women are at most risk for premature birth, the... [More]
A state of emergency has been declared in the Colombian city of Cali, capital of western Cauca province, after the outbreak of hemorrhagic dengue killed nine people there, according to the country's health department. At least 1,247 dengue... [More]
About 20 million people in Bangladesh are suffering from chronic kidney disease, while 40,000 die of longtime kidney failure in the country every year, local media report showed Sunday. There is only one nephrologist for 2.5 million people... [More]
The Ministry of Health has launched a nationwide sanitation and hygiene awareness campaign following a series of deaths across the country caused by diarrhea, local media reported on Monday. Ly Sovann, deputy director of the ministry's Comm... [More]
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