PUBLIC health experts have warned that the number of HIV cases in Scotland is set to hit a record high for the second year in a row.

A BREAST cancer victim has made medical history as the first person in Scotland to be prescribed cannabis as a treatment for chronic pain.

THOUSANDS of jars of paprika have been removed from supermarket shelves after a potentially cancer-causing dye, similar to Sudan I, was discovered in a batch of the spice.

Fiber supplements lower "bad" low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and increase "good" high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol in people with type 2 diabetes.

Exposure to carcinogens in traffic emissions at particular lifetime points may increase the risk of developing breast cancer in women who are lifetime nonsmokers, a study by epidemiologists and geographers at the University at Buffalo has found.

New research from University of Glasgow researchers on lay perceptions about gender differences in health reveals that both men and women believe health risks are higher for their own sex than for the opposite sex. But, it also shows that

RELIGIOUS leaders should sensitise their followers about the danger of HIV/AIDS, the Acholi Khadi has said.

District authorities under the Jinja Referral hospital catchment area have been asked to facilitate their health sub-units to reduce dependence on referral services.

The health division of the City of Windhoek destroyed about 100 packets of spices contaminated with the Sudan Red Dye, a substance believed to increase the risk of cancer. The spices were destroyed Thursday morning at 10:00 at the Kupferberg

The Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN) not only educates the general public about the prevention and dangers of cancer, but also offers emotional and physical assistance and conducts research on an ongoing basis. The association was founded in 1968.

A recent workshop by two major health organizations provided the forum for African states to discuss and come up with a unified perspective for presentation at a world health conference scheduled for August 2005 in Thailand.

Kitutu Chache MP Jimmy Angwenyi yesterday accused Health minister Charity Ngilu of tricking him into shelving a question on the director of Kenyatta National Hospital.

Tomorrow, 1,500 scouts mobilized by the Ministry of Health with the support of UNICEF, will go around Luanda informing its inhabitants of the Marburg hemorrhagic fever.

Addressing a gathering at Brikama where the Africa Malaria Day was celebrated, the SoS for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Tamsir Mbowe has said that the prevention and control of malaria cannot be possible in the absence of a strong

At least two children died per day, victim of malaria, at Luanda Paediatric hospital, Angop has learnt on Thursday, during the visit of the Nambian First Lady, Penexupifo Pohamba.

Aimed at uplifting and improving the quality of life for AIDS orphans in Namibia, the Christina Swart-Opperman (CSO) Aids Orphan Foundation Trust organised a gala dinner and auction to raise funds on Wednesday, 27 April.

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HEALTH experts have met in Edinburgh to discuss the future of bowel cancer care.

Everything from the freshly-prepared food to the non-disposable nappies will be organic at Scotland's greenest nursery. Even the baby cream will be produced to environmentally-friendly guidelines.