Mumps has swept through 57 immigration detention facilities in 19 states since September, according to the first U.S. government report on the outbreaks...
Mumps has swept through 57 immigration detention facilities in 19 states since September, according to the first U.S. government report on the outbreaks...
BUDAPEST: Csilla Balla became anxious after her doctor told her she would need surgery to remove a benign skin growth on her face,...
BOGOTA: Central America is grappling with its worst outbreak of dengue fever in decades - and scientists say the disease is likely to...
Mekele, Ethiopia: Yonas Getu Molla started chewing khat as an architecture student, when he and his friends would munch on the leafy stimulant...
New York: Researchers have found that individuals with greater optimism are more likely to live longer and achieve "exceptional longevity". "While research has...
Washington: Every year, the US rejects thousands of kidneys from deceased older donors, the majority of which would have been used in France,...
New York: Researchers have discovered how neurons in the spinal cord help transmit itch signals to the brain. Their findings, published in the...
Nantong, China: On a sweltering day in eastern China a squad of footballers wearing blindfolds hurtles after a ringing ball, occasionally clattering painfully...
New Delhi: Pet ownership, especially that of a dog, is associated with a decreased risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD), says a new study....
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) have discovered unexpectedly high levels of chlamydia infection among the general population in the Middle East and...
COLUMBUS, Ohio: The story is family lore. In 1942, chemist Robert Walton, then in his late 20s, was drafted following the attacks on...
LONDON: Breast ironing - where a young girl's breasts are compressed to stop them developing - is child abuse and could lead to...
SINGAPORE: Since her mother died last year, 74-year-old Lim Yeo Hong has been living alone in a flat on the outskirts of Singapore,...
Ruan Chiao, Taiwan: Nestled in the mist-covered foothills of Taiwan's central mountain range, Ruan Chiao village is virtually devoid of young people, but...
Harare: Blessing Chingwaru could barely walk without support when he arrived at the specialist Rutsanana clinic in Harare complaining of chest pains and...
JUBA, South Sudan: With the deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo now an international emergency , neighboring South Sudan and its war-weakened health system...
Obesity is rising fast in Southeast Asia, putting strain on healthcare systems and government budgets, particularly in countries like Malaysia and Indonesia, according...
GENEVA: A Congolese woman who died of Ebola this month vomited four times in a Ugandan market after crossing the border days earlier...
