UN Highlights Threat of Non-Communicable Diseases Heads of state and government representatives assembled at the United Nations this week to address the emerging threat of non-communicable diseases worldwide. One of those so-called NCDs is cancer. Fo...
EmergingEconomies,EmergingDiseases Emerging economies such as China, India and South Africa are discovering there is a downside to prosperity. As incomes rise, health can decline. On Monday, the U.N. opens a high-level meeting on non-communicable dis...
SouthKoreanLabFocusesonNeglectedDiseases A branch of a French research institute is developing new drugs to combat diseases mainly afflicting developing countries - including so-called neglected diseases, which kill millions of people each year. Thes...
UN to Plot Strategy against Cancer, Diabetes, Heart Disease Later this month (9/19-20), the U.N. hosts the High-level Meeting on Noncommunicable Diseases, such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes. The goal is to find strategies to reduce the number...
BEIJING, Sept. 8 (Xinhuanet) -- Middle-aged white women drinking alcohol moderately are more likely to stay healthy than nondrinkers, according to a new study from Harvard. The study has followed about 14,000 mostly white women since 1976. As a resul...
One kiwi fruit grower in the Bay of Plenty has discovered a disease in his orchard which has frightened all kiwi fruit growers in the area. Tests have shown that the disease is PSA although they dont yet know which type of PSA it is. This disease is...
[00:05.51]The Clinton administration has declared the disease AIDS a threat to the national security of the United States. [00:14.92]White House officials say they hope the action will help build support for programs to fight the disease around the w...
In many countries, prostate cancer is among the leading causes of cancer deaths in men. Doctors rely on a blood test called PSA (prostate-specific antigen) to screen for the disease. But there are big problems with the PSA test. Now, the researchers...
A child being vaccinated against polio A new effort is underway to vaccinate people in the four countries where polio outbreaks still occur. If this effort is successful, polio could be eradicated worldwide. Derek Henkle met the 88-year-old Australia...
When you picture ancient Egyptian beauties such as Queen Nefertiti or Cleopatra, theyre probably wearing dramatic black eyeliner. Ancient Egyptians believed that eye makeup had properties bestowed by the gods that protected the wearers from illness....