Health
Chile takes first step towards legal abortion
Chile\'s Congress took its first step toward legalizing abortion in some cases, a practice that has been legally banned for decades in ...Ebola vaccine trial proves 100% successful in Guinea
An Ebola vaccine provided 100-percent protection in a field trial in hard-hit Guinea, researchers and officials said Friday, mooting "the beginning of ...Canada approves abortion pill, joining 60 other countries
Canada has approved the use of the abortion pill mifepristone after three years of tests, the ministry of health said Thursday.South Korea declares end to MERS outbreak
South Korea said Tuesday it is now virtually free of the deadly MERS virus that killed 36 people and sickened nearly 200 ...Nigeria marks polio-free year, raising global eradication hopes
Nigeria marked its first year without a single case of polio on Friday, reaching a milestone many experts had thought would elude ...French teen in HIV remission 12 years after stopping treatments
A French teenager born with HIV has been in remission for 12 years after stopping her medication, a world-first that renews hope ...UN: World can end AIDS epidemic by 2030
The world can end the AIDS epidemic by 2030, the United Nations said on Tuesday, highlighting global success in rolling out life-saving ...Berlusconi sentenced to 3 years for bribing Italian senator
Former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi suffered a fresh legal blow Wednesday when a Naples court sentenced him to three years for bribing ...Pregnant drinking common in Ireland, England, Australasia
Twenty to 80 percent of women questioned in England, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand drank alcohol while pregnant, researchers said Tuesday, flagging ...Fears 11,000 Australian dental patients exposed to HIV
Up to 11,000 Australian dental patients were urged to see their doctors Thursday over fears they may have been exposed to HIV ...




