For the people who have diabetes, infections are one of the major concerns. This is because even a minor infection...

When the news broke that a domestic cat had come down with H1N1, many people no doubt wondered how vulnerable their own pets were to the illness.

A new study appears to add to growing evidence that green tea might help protect against cancer.

By Peter West, HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- A new "atlas" of bacterial life on and within the human body has uncovered the fact that...

By Amanda Gardner, HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- The H1N1 swine flu virus is now the predominant flu strain worldwide, although it shows...

A program called Safe Schools/Healthy Students greatly increases the safety of students, says a U.S. government report.

By Jennifer Thomas, HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Infants who are just a few days old cry with intonation patterns that reflect the...

The nursery is ready, the tiny outfits washed, and the infant seat is installed in the car.

Babies are never too young to benefit from a bedtime routine, the U.S. National Library of Medicine says.

Yet another study has found that television viewing is linked to aggression in young children.

The European Medicines Agency has reviewed preliminary data from clinical trials on pandemic flu vaccinations. The clinical trials are ongoing and updates will be provided as data are received. The results will be sent to the European Commission. The Committee

The European Commission has been involved in the fight against HIV/AIDS in the EU and neighbouring countries since 2005, the date of the adoption of its first strategy. In October 2009, the Commission renewed its efforts by adopting a strategy

The Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) and Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) launch campaign to put health at the heart of climate change negotiations. The health community is asking the EU to provide a better "treatment" for the ailing climate

Wavering international support for HIV/AIDS efforts is resulting in funding shortfalls that could wipe out a decade of progress in rolling out AIDS treatment, the international medical and humanitarian organization, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has warned.

Global Dialogue, the Association of European Cancer Leagues (ECL) and the European Network of Smoking Prevention (ENSP) are coming together to offer a 1.5-day workshop in Brussels, Belgium, on the 30 November and 01 December, 2009. The theme of this

The government's AIDS treatment programme may have begun to put the brakes on SA's rising death rate, a senior official of the Department of Health told Parliament yesterday.

People living with HIV in Mauritania are voicing their concerns about the suspension of HIV/AIDS funding by the World Bank and the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. They feel powerless in the face of the decisions, of

The North West Health and Physical Activity Forum Annual Conference will take place on Thursday 5th November 2009 at Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool, UK. The conference focus for this year is making things happen on a budget, getting more mileage for

South Africa's first bio-bank, a cold storage facility where samples from HIV clinical trials and other diseases can be stored for years to support future medical research, was launched in Johannesburg, recently.

project is a two-year project, which addresses tobacco control issues affecting children and young people, as it has been proven that measures will be more effective when local communities and peer groups are involved. Interventions to protect children from exposure