Malnutrition is responsible for 45% of the global deaths of children under the age of five, research published in the Lancet medical journal suggests. Poor nutrition leads to the deaths…
An ongoing meningitis outbreak among gay men has prompted New York City officials to issue a new warning to local gay men, as the death toll from the illness continues…
Scientists have discovered how heart disease patients with dangerously blocked arteries are able to grow new blood vessels to by-pass the blockage, and keep oxygen-rich blood flowing through their…
By Jessica Berman The World Health Organization says more than 200 million people – mostly in sub-Saharan Africa – were infected with malaria in 2010. The mosquito-borne parasitic illness annually…
People who suffer heart attacks are at increased risk of having a second and potentially fatal occurrence because of the damage the heart attack does to cardiac muscle tissue. Now…
Researchers say they have gained a key insight into how zinc helps the immune system fight infection. A study shows that zinc stops the immune system from spiralling out of…
Researchers say they have discovered how the malaria parasite gains a foothold inside the human body, causing the life-threatening illness. The finding could lead to a new treatment for malaria…
BOSTON — As influenza season peaks in the United States, one researcher is working to bring the public into tracking the epidemic. Using new technology, he may be able to…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has given accelerated approval to a controversial new drug for use by patients suffering from forms of tuberculosis that have proven…
Each year, an estimated 500,000 children in sub-Saharan Africa develop the most serious form of malaria, so-called cerebral malaria. Experts say many of those who do not die from this…
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