Health
Foot and mouth disease spreads to cattle in North Korea – UN
North Korea is struggling to contain foot and mouth disease, which was earlier reported in pigs and has now spread to cattle, ...TB: Reach the 3 Million
The Global Fund is accelerating efforts to support countries implementing tuberculosis programs with the aim of reaching three million people that are ...Guinea confirms deadly mystery epidemic as Ebola
Guinea identified the Ebola virus Saturday as the source of a highly contagious epidemic raging through its southern forests, as the death ...Sleep loss might cause brain damage, research says
Those of us who sleep longer on weekends to try to make up for the time we didn\'t get enough sleep during ...Half of Americans believe in at least one medical conspiracy theory
Conspiracy theories abound in many places around the world, including the United States. And while many deal with space aliens or assassination ...Climate change could mean more malaria in Africa, South America
British and American researchers predict that global warming could mean the spread of the deadly disease malaria to places where it is ...Possible breakthroughs in HIV/AIDS treatments
Scientists in the U.S. are calling attention to a pair of promising treatments that could lead to a cure for AIDS.NASA finds 715 more planets outside solar system
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration has confirmed a bonanza of 715 newly discovered planets outside the solar system.Belgium extends “right-to-die” to terminally ill children
Belgium\'s lower house of Parliament approved a law allowing euthanasia for terminally ill children who are enduring insufferable pain.Cancer cases worldwide likely to rise to 22 million new cases in 2 decades
The cancer agency of the World Health Organization said in a new report that cancer cases are expected to surge 57 percent ...