WHO shines a light on &#39;invisible epidemic&#39;
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Nairobi - Every minute, a woman in a poor country dies in childbirth, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday at a conference on maternal health in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.
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Tuesday, December 1 is World AIDS Day, and in anticipation of this event, UNAIDS and the World Health Organization has released a report documenting the increase in the spread of AIDS worldwide.
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A growing body of evidence linking  increased night light to certain types of cancer has led  researchers to suspect it could be connected to the steady  increase in cases of childhood leukemia.
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The new epicenter of the global AIDS pandemic is Asia, and its new faces are Asia&#39;s young girls and women. This was highlighted by a recent United Nations report on HIV/AIDS and the theme
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Safe no more: An acute global shortage in contraceptives has experts in Africa predicting a population explosion and a frightening spread of AIDS.
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AIDS has taught the world a deadly but valuable lesson. The worldwide plague can be managed, but it can&#39;t be ignored. Tomorrow is World AIDS Day, a benchmark in progress against the incurable disease.
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London, UK - International experts will today (Wednesday 8 September) consider the evidence for a link between the rise in childhood leukaemia and increased light at night at an international scientific conference in London.
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Blog: How many scientists does it take to turn on a lightbulb?
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Could the concerted efforts being made to fight the AIDS pandemic have resulted in health officials and professionals taking their eyes off another sexually transmitted disease causing many deaths?
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Editor&#39;s Note: Published on page A19 of the Nov. 23, 2004 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. This was the Department of Health&#39;s advice yesterday to the public over the
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&quot;We will have to put an end to three &#39;Ss&#39; - Silence, Stigma and Shame. Young people can protect themselves only if they have proper information about HIV/AIDS,&quot; he noted.
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In âAngels in the Dust,â Louise Hogarth reveals a heart-wrenching facet of the H.I.V./AIDS pandemic by turning the camera on a group of innocent children in South Africa.
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Millions have the disease but few discuss it, limiting options for care and research.
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By Roland Lim, Channel NewsAsia&#39;s Hong Kong correspondent. HONG KONG: Hong Kong&#39;s Centre for Health Protection has conducted its first ever drill on how to deal with a contagious disease outbreak.
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CAMPAIGNERS hope that shocking statistics on the global epidemic of heart disease and strokes will prompt countries to take action to reduce risks to health.
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ome health issues are different when you see them up close. For Deb Hann, HIV/AIDS is one of them, and that prompted her to do something.
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Numbers don't lie &#151; or do they? When it comes to public health, figures are seldom straightforward.