Article archive for category "Health"
Monday 13 February 2012
- Two suspected typhoid deaths in Zimbabwe
- Thousands still suffering from leprosy in Western Pacific, WHO says
- A blood test to detect cancer early?
- Poisonous mushroom blamed for unexplained deaths in China
- Fit people perspire too: Sports myths often wrong
- Emotional wellbeing helps prevent burnout
- Health briefs
- Proper kitchen hygiene safeguards against illness
- Air New Zealand Japan flight passengers detained due to flu scare
Saturday 11 February 2012
- ANALYSIS: Birth control uproar echoes fracture over US health care
- Women in Kenyan jail discover relaxing effects of yoga
Friday 10 February 2012
- Obama seeks to calm uproar over birth control requirement
- Obama seeks to calm uproar over free birth control requirement
Tuesday 07 February 2012
- China fines women who cross border to break one-child policy
Monday 06 February 2012
- Hong Kong asks China to help stop influx of pregnant women
- Bird flu on the rise as cold weather lingers in Vietnam
- Regular overtime increases risk of depression, study finds
- Modern social networks likened to those of ancient hunter-gatherers
- Regular, moderate exercise better than occasional bursts
- Avoiding a hangover
- Pregnancy tips for would-be parents
Sunday 05 February 2012
- Nepal confirms outbreak of bird flu
Saturday 04 February 2012
- Australia's biggest state to close tanning studios
- Thai cancer patient gets "last wish" wedding
Friday 03 February 2012
- WHO warns of alarming rise in cancer cases, calls for more action
- Dengue fever down 36 per cent in Thailand after floods
Thursday 02 February 2012
- EU mulls microchips on breast implants, but PIP study inconclusive
- Bird flu kills second person in one month in Vietnam
Wednesday 01 February 2012
- France tightens controls on medical implants in wake of PIP scare
Monday 30 January 2012
- Man learns to walk again after removal of giant tumour in Vietnam
- Trade in e-cigarettes booming despite health concerns
- Ancient enemy the wolf now welcome in Germany - mostly
- Hot yoga takes sweaty path to tranquility
- Health briefs
Sunday 29 January 2012
- Malaysia health official to probe sleepy surgeons
Friday 27 January 2012
- Jean-Claude Mas: the man behind the silicone scandal
- Boss of French breast implant company released on bail
- Leprosy far from extinct in India as poor are hit hard
Thursday 26 January 2012
- EU commission ticks off 13 countries over mistreatment of hens
- Founder of French breast implant company PIP arrested
Wednesday 25 January 2012
- MSF: Conditions "horrific" for HIV/AIDS patients in the Congo
Monday 23 January 2012
- Algae-based fuel could power vehicles of the future
- New Zealand smoking rate remains high in role model occupations
- One thing at a time - multi-tasking is a myth
- No quick fix for lasting weight loss
- Getting rid of unsightly cellulite
- Health briefs
Sunday 22 January 2012
- Man dies from avian flu in China
Saturday 21 January 2012
- Some lucky charms may bring more harm than good luck, group warns
- Second bird flu death in Indonesia brings toll to 152
Friday 20 January 2012
- Russia bans import of Belgian, German, Dutch sheep and goats
Thursday 19 January 2012
- Bird flu kills teenager in Vietnam, toddler in Cambodia
- Bird flu kills teenager in Vietnam
Wednesday 18 January 2012
- Margaret Chan nominated for second term as WHO chief
- Seven babies die in space of 24 hours at eastern Indian hospital
Tuesday 17 January 2012
- Improvisation order of the day in Papua jungle hospital
Monday 16 January 2012
- Australian doctors warn kids off caffeine-in-a-can drinks
- Health briefs
- US worried about publication of details on bird flu super virus
- Dogs respond to non-verbal cues the same way babies do
- Diagnosing food allergies in children is complex
Friday 13 January 2012
- Breast implant scandal spreads to Tunisia
Thursday 12 January 2012
- Study: Childhood abuse leads to genetic changes
- Polio likely to have been eradicated in India, WHO says
- Uganda teams up with UN to battle fatal "nodding syndrome"
- Children near French nuclear plants may run greater leukaemia risk
Wednesday 11 January 2012
- Two years after quake, Haiti struggles with cholera
- Report: Rats nibble at paralyzed patient in Indian hospital
- Dutch women with PIP implants urged to have them removed
- Live chicken sales to resume in Hong Kong after bird flu case
Tuesday 10 January 2012
- No credentials, no anaesthesia: 3 arrested after bungled surgeries
- Indian premier calls malnutrition a national shame
Monday 09 January 2012
- Bird flu detected in India's Orissa state
- Brain food - fish and whole grains improve powers of concentration
- Measles parties are a hazardous route to immunity
- Health briefs
- Children are more susceptible to food poisoning
- Fifteen minutes of exercise a day can extend life expectancy
Saturday 07 January 2012
- Belgian doctors carry out Europe's third face transplant
- LEAD: Belgium records about 100 women with PIP implants
- Belgium records around 100 women with scandal-tainted PIP implants
- French first lady denies her foundation received public money
- Australia insists "no evidence" PIP breast implants are faulty
Friday 06 January 2012
- Germany advises women to remove suspect breast implants
- Vietnamese patient conscious day after removal of 90-kilogram tumour
- Chinese maternity tourists swamp Hong Kong hospitals
Thursday 05 January 2012
- Study: More than 200 million people use illicit drugs worldwide
- Dream of fuller bosoms ends in heartache in France
- Doctors removes 90-kilogram tumour from Vietnamese man
- LEAD: Doctors to remove 90-kilogram tumour from Vietnamese man's leg
- BACKGROUND: Breast implants come in all shapes and sizes
- France calls for new rules on breast implants as scandal deepens
- US doctor to remove 90-kilogram tumour from Vietnamese man's leg
Wednesday 04 January 2012
- Australia says "no evidence" French PIP breast implants faulty
- Uganda launches investigation into "nodding disease"
- Two Australians die after eating poisonous mushrooms
Tuesday 03 January 2012
- Philippines raises alert against disease in flood-hit cities
- Deadly bacteria found in Hong Kong leader's office
Monday 02 January 2012
- Skin condition shingles is tricky, and very painful
- Given a balanced diet, iron deficiency should not be an issue
- Caring for dementia sufferers
- Mind-body medicine blends conventional treatments with self-healing
- Medical information on the web has pros and cons
Sunday 01 January 2012
- Hong Kong bans China poultry imports after bird flu death
Saturday 31 December 2011
- Suspected case of bird flu reported in Chinese man
- Palestinians told to dance to shake off Gaza stress
Friday 30 December 2011
- Filipinos offered MP3 downloads of exploding sounds for New Year
Thursday 29 December 2011
- Hong Kong government building at centre of killer bug scare
Monday 26 December 2011
- Elderly should beware of hip fractures
- Meat alternatives more climate-friendlier than meat, study finds
- Nicotine doses not the complete answer to quitting smoking
- Health briefs
- Dealing with iron deficiency
Saturday 24 December 2011
- Australia warns of health risks from tattoo parlours abroad
Friday 23 December 2011
- LEAD: France offers to pay for removing faulty breast implants
- France recommends removal of faulty breast implants
Thursday 22 December 2011
- Kids' Christmas presents a liability for adults
Wednesday 21 December 2011
- Brazil to return 46 tonnes of illegally-imported US hospital waste
- Mass cull of chickens begins as bird flu returns to haunt Hong Kong
Tuesday 20 December 2011
- Report: Faulty breast implants put 30,000 French women at risk
Monday 19 December 2011
- US government puts the squeeze on unauthorized sperm donor
- Mind power over stress
- Life in the country not so healthy, Australian survey shows
- Beating compulsive eating and the repressed emotions behind it
- Health briefs
- Compulsive hoarders need to tidy up inner chaos
Tuesday 13 December 2011
- Malaria funding to shrink in 2012, WHO warns
- Sleeping soundly: Australian bedtimes unchanged in decades
Monday 12 December 2011
- Germany distributes Italian organic scam data as tracing begins
- Vietnamese woman's kidneys removed in medical blunder, cover-up
- Beware of possible drug interactions
- Early detection of pulmonary hypertension is important
- Balanced diet helps lower risky homocysteine levels
- The right way to lose weight
- Health briefs
- A gesture says more than words: Sign language for babies
Thursday 08 December 2011
- "Burying people every day" as funding crisis hits AIDS
- Pope urged to put nuns on the pill
Wednesday 07 December 2011
- Brazil: 2.2 billion dollars to fight "crack epidemic"
- AIDS still carries a strong stigma in Africa
- Scientists find potential cancer drug in snake venom
- Emergency births by maternity tourists soar in Hong Kong
Monday 05 December 2011
- Nigeria launches first rape helpline as cases increase
- Pack your own travelling pharmacy for trips abroad
- Lab-made windpipe saves life of cancer patient
- Hand care in winter
- New mothers should slowly resume exercising
- Jobseekers should keep quiet about past psychological problems
- Health briefs
Sunday 04 December 2011
- Youth sex conference breaks taboos in Nepal
- LEAD: George W Bush tells Africa conference to redouble AIDS battle
- Africa AIDS conference opens in Ethiopia amid funding concerns
Saturday 03 December 2011
- PREVIEW: Donors' financial crisis threatens AIDS care in Africa
Thursday 01 December 2011
- UN: Ending AIDS is possible after four decades
- Obama boosts US domestic AIDS spending
- Rights group plans to sue Qatar and Al Jazeera in HIV case
Wednesday 30 November 2011
- Funding shortfalls threaten global anti-AIDS efforts, UN says
- French museum bedecked with 80,000 "condoms" for World Aids Day
- Survey: Afghans living longer; fewer infants and mothers dying
- HIV infections rise steeply in Eastern Europe, says UN report
- Light sentence for child-sex offender causes furore in Australia
Monday 28 November 2011
- Arthrosis incurable, but treatable
- Acne skin care in winter
- Health briefs 2
- Health briefs
- Tips on proper sauna bathing
Saturday 26 November 2011
- South African province offers lottery tickets for HIV tests
Friday 25 November 2011
- Twilight movie blamed for seizures
Thursday 24 November 2011
- Twins die in Australian hospital bungle
Wednesday 23 November 2011
- South African doctor warns against using circumcision to fight HIV
Monday 21 November 2011
- UN, MTV launch campaign against human trafficking in Latin America
- New virus from Africa and Oceania spreads in German cattle
- New HIV/AIDS infections worldwide fall to record low
- Plain truth for Australia's smokers
- Parents should tolerate fussy eating in children
- How to survive the holiday hangover
- Talk therapy: becoming aware of your emotions
- Health briefs
Saturday 19 November 2011
- Malaysia prepares for floods, halts leaves for medical staff
Thursday 17 November 2011
- Starting at the bottom - Africa needs better toilets: report
- Health agencies warn against overuse of antibiotics in Europe
Tuesday 15 November 2011
- UN: Cholera cases reported in Kenya's Dadaab refugee camps
- Half of Hong Kong births to mainland "maternity tourists"
Monday 14 November 2011
- LEAD: US Supreme Court to hear challenge to Obama health care law
- US Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to Obama health care law
- Self-extinguishing cigarettes to save "hundreds" of lives, EU says
- Healthy lifestyle helps prevent high blood pressure
- Safety of dental amalgam fillings still a matter of dispute
- Calculating your daily energy requirements
- Doctors advise care with painkillers
- Health briefs
Sunday 13 November 2011
- Bangkok hospital sets up kidney centre for flood victims
Thursday 10 November 2011
- Six Russians killed after drinking antifreeze
Tuesday 08 November 2011
- LEAD: Haiti's cholera victims demand UN compensation
- Haiti's cholera victims demand UN compensation
Monday 07 November 2011
- Cambodia starts record distribution of nets in bid to beat malaria
- Hormone stimulation of ovaries increases cancer risk, study shows
- Lots of light and exercise can help keep the winter blues at bay
- Going on holiday is no cure for depression
- Meningococcal disease shouldn't be confused with flu
Thursday 03 March 2011
- Gloves come off as Church weighs in on birth control (News Feature)
Thursday 24 February 2011
- Michelle Obama's controversial rib (Feature)
Thursday 10 February 2011
- Serbia's low-cost health-care system breeds corruption (News Feature)
Wednesday 12 January 2011
- Czech doctors threaten exodus over low pay (Feature)
Monday 03 January 2011
- Spanish bars quick in adapting to smoking ban (Feature)
Wednesday 29 December 2010
- Kidney patients in grim wait for donors in Philippines (Feature)
Tuesday 21 December 2010
- "Smokers' paradise" Spain bans lighting up in public (News Feature)
- Indonesia's "less rice" campaign floundering (Feature)
Friday 03 December 2010
- Cholera burial team gets no rest in Haiti (Feature)
Thursday 02 December 2010
- Jeans sandblasting said to endanger workers (News Feature)
Wednesday 01 December 2010
- Abuse of drugs complicates South Africa's fight against AIDS (Feature)
Tuesday 30 November 2010
- (eca014): Stabbed for being positive: HIV stigmastalks Swaziland (Feature)
- Stabbed for being positive: HIV stigma stalks Swaziland (Feature)
Wednesday 24 November 2010
- Haiti cholera deaths near 2,000; rapid spread feared (News Feature)
- Haitians lash out against UN "occupying force" (News Feature)
Tuesday 23 November 2010
- (eca044): Cholera outbreak denies dignity in deathfor Haitian victims (Feature)
- Cholera outbreak denies dignity in death for Haitian victims (Feature)
Tuesday 16 November 2010
- Tensions rise before Haiti elections as cholera spreads (Feature)
Monday 18 October 2010
- Out of puff? Cambodia's slow progress in combatting tobacco (Feature)
Friday 15 October 2010
- Bars and restaurants in Greece vow to snub smoking ban (News Feature)
Wednesday 22 September 2010
- Clean stoves can save women's lives in Asia, Africa (Feature)
Friday 17 September 2010
- Basotho ponies help reach health clinics in the sky (Feature)
Sunday 12 September 2010
- Lawsuit alleges Namibian women were misled, sterilized (Feature)
Tuesday 31 August 2010
- Greeks fuming over smoking ban - again (News Feature)
- Sanitation given a big push in rural Cambodia (Feature)
Monday 30 August 2010
- Haunted hospital: Soweto's Baragwanath during the strike (Feature)
Friday 13 August 2010
- Superbug scare raises hackles in India (News Feature)
Thursday 22 July 2010
- AIDS activists, experts push for human rights at conference (Feature)
- Indifference fires up Ukraine's AIDS activists (Feature)
Wednesday 21 July 2010
- South Africa builds brotherhood to combat AIDS (Feature)
- Gel and circumcision: New anti-HIV tools for women and men (Feature)
Tuesday 20 July 2010
- AIDS spreads with migrant work in Central Asia (News Feature)
Monday 19 July 2010
- (eca 007): Drug policies help keep HIV rates low in
Central Europe (Feature)
- Drug policies help keep HIV rates low in Central Europe (Feature)
Wednesday 14 July 2010
- Care for the dying is poor in many countries (News Feature)
Tuesday 06 July 2010
- Cambodia's countermalaria strategy shows good results (News Feature)
Friday 18 June 2010
- Embattled German coalition debates health reform (News Feature)
Monday 14 June 2010
- Maggot farts to the rescue (Feature)
Sunday 23 May 2010
- Foreign brewers accused of exploitation in Cambodia (Feature)
Saturday 08 May 2010
- The pill turns 50 (Feature)
Tuesday 27 April 2010
- Hong Kong seeks solution to suicide trend it started (News Feature)
Saturday 24 April 2010
- Cambodia hopes to contain drug-resistant malaria strain (Feature)
Wednesday 14 April 2010
- Red Cross seeks help as Europe ages (Feature)
Monday 29 March 2010
- India's tough fight against drug addiction and AIDS (Feature)
Saturday 27 March 2010
- Health workers appeal to donors for life-saving vaccines (Feature)
Wednesday 24 March 2010
- Light pollution darkens Hong Kong residents' mood (Feature)
Friday 12 March 2010
- (eca085) German health service gears up for major surgery (Feature)
- German health service gears up for major surgery (Feature)
Wednesday 10 March 2010
- Migrants' health risks need more attention, expert says (Feature)
Sunday 07 March 2010
- Health reform's last stand: Obama abandons bipartisan effort (Feature)
Thursday 18 February 2010
- (eca248) The Olympics become an unhealthy affair (News Feature)
- The Olympics become an unhealthy affair (News Feature)
Sunday 14 February 2010
- Doctors warn Chinese about their New Year eating habits (Feature)
Wednesday 10 February 2010
- Indonesia struggles to care for mentally ill (Feature)
Sunday 24 January 2010
- Life goes on, but psychological wounds will linger (Feature)
Thursday 31 December 2009
- 2009 YEARENDER: World held its breath as swine flu grew into pandemic
Thursday 24 December 2009
- Obama's off to Hawaii with big Christmas present (News Feature)
- Obama's off to Hawaii with big Christmas present (News Feature)
Thursday 17 December 2009
- Serbia starts swine flu inoculations amid confusion (News Feature)
Thursday 26 November 2009
- US struggles to keep up with demand vaccine (Feature)
- Swine Flu fears add hurdles to Islamic pilgrimage (Feature)
- Fear of swine flu spurs global hunt for vaccine (Feature)
Thursday 19 November 2009
- Firestorm follows US panel's ruling on mammograms (News Feature)
Monday 02 November 2009
- (eca 167) Ukraine uses cheesecloth and masks to grapple with flu (Feature)
- Ukraine uses cheesecloth and masks to grapple with flu (Feature)
Thursday 22 October 2009
- Six months ago, swine flu began by closing schools (Feature)
Wednesday 09 September 2009
- Suicide kills 1 million a year and rising, reports UN (News Feature)
Saturday 05 September 2009
- Obama seeks to regain momentum on health reform (News Feature)
Tuesday 01 September 2009
- Swine flu prompts calls for "kissing strike" in Spain (News Feature)
Saturday 15 August 2009
- Obama's star power fading as health care tempers flare (News Feature)
Wednesday 12 August 2009
- Ugandan AIDS patients face uncertain future as drugs run out (Feature)
Sunday 09 August 2009
- Book about HIV-positive women to be launched in Bali (News Feature)
Saturday 08 August 2009
- Summer break brings health woes to US lawmakers (News Feature)
Friday 03 July 2009
- China expects swine flu vaccine ready in September (Feature)
- Woman's legal battle highlights Indonesia healthcare woes (Feature)
Thursday 02 July 2009
- Dutch man's ad for kidney puts focus on organ shortage (News Feature)
Wednesday 24 June 2009
- Study asks why women go abroad for fertility treatment (News Feature)
Tuesday 16 June 2009
- Plan for separation of conjoined Indian twins stirs debate (Feature)
- Animal lovers film deaths to end China dog slaughters (News Feature)
Monday 15 June 2009
- (eca031): Chronic diseases step out of the shadows (Feature)
- until 1500 GMT Monday, JUNE 15: Chronic diseases step out of the shadows (Feature)
Friday 12 June 2009
- Amidst fight for life, Kennedy champions health reform (Feature)
Thursday 11 June 2009
- Japanese screened for swine flu after German outbreak (News Feature)
Wednesday 20 May 2009
- Burkina Faso's "Pleasure Hospital" offers women sexual hope (Feature)
Tuesday 19 May 2009
- Mexico mobilizes to move past influenza (Feature)
Saturday 09 May 2009
- Obama supports US Latinos: "We're all in this together" (Feature)
Monday 04 May 2009
- "Aliens" who carry virus: Xenophobic face of new flu in US (Feature)
Saturday 02 May 2009
- Tensions simmer inside Hong Kong's swine-flu hotel (News Feature)
Friday 01 May 2009
- Humour, conspiracy theories spice up flu epidemic in Mexico (Feature)
Thursday 30 April 2009
- Flu epidemic stifles Mexicans' traditional sociability (Feature)
Wednesday 29 April 2009
- Nerves in Mexico City on edge over swine flu (Feature)
- HIV/AIDS: A major threat in Mozambique's overcrowded prisons (Feature)
- Californians heed advice, stay calm in face of flu (Feature)
- Flu epidemic hits Mexican economy (Feature)
Tuesday 28 April 2009
- Mexico eateries close as industry feels flu pinch (News Feature)
Monday 27 April 2009
- Mexico City revives small pox rituals for modern flu (Feature)
- In photos: 'Swine Flu Reaction Around the World'
Friday 24 April 2009
- Sudden onset of spring catches Europeans off guard (Feature)
- Southern Sudan struggles against killer disease (Feature)
Wednesday 11 February 2009
- Private and public stem cell banks out for blood in Thailand (Feature)
Saturday 07 February 2009
- Miracle births stoke debates over fertility treatment (News Feature)
Friday 06 February 2009
- Deadly tide of birds fuels fears of bird flu cover-up (News Feature)
Wednesday 04 February 2009
- Mother of 14 courts controversy, cash (News Feature)
Friday 30 January 2009
- Karaoke spreads health message in Cambodia (Feature)
Monday 22 December 2008
- Singaporeans turn to Indonesia's "mafia" for donor organs (Feature)
Monday 15 December 2008
- US doughnut chain serves up unhealthier food in Asia (Feature)
Tuesday 09 December 2008
- "Dead people are better off": Zimbabweans on their fate (News Feature)
- First AIDS, now cholera: Zimbabwe's newest orphans (News Feature)
Friday 05 December 2008
- Indian doctor promotes health, happiness with laughter yoga (Feature)
Monday 01 December 2008
- Bush's AIDS fight gets PEACE award; White House in red (News Feature)
Friday 28 November 2008
- Complacency about AIDS heightens risks, experts say (News Feature)
- HIV protection: Could pills work wonders against HIV? (Feature)
Wednesday 12 November 2008
- Privacy row over putting Dutch medical charts on file (News Feature)
- Emergency service comes to Medan, among first in Indonesia (Feature)
Friday 07 November 2008
- Seeing is believing: Greece to ban smoking in 2010 (News Feature)
Thursday 06 November 2008
- Zimbabwe promises to repay missing malaria millions (News Feature)
Monday 03 November 2008
- Deadly cholera outbreak: Zimbabwe's latest affliction (News Feature)
- Maternity tourist boom brings midwife crisis to Hong Kong (Feature)
Thursday 09 October 2008
- Most Austrian male youths use pornos for information on sex (Feature)
Friday 03 October 2008
- Virus hunters track HIV to 100 years back (Feature)
Monday 29 September 2008
- Freebie approach looks to entice Kenyans into HIV tests (Feature)
Thursday 25 September 2008
- WHO IDs diseases, warming as Asia-Pacific health challenges (Feature)
Tuesday 02 September 2008
- AIDS haunts low-prevalence countries in Asia-Pacific (Feature)
Wednesday 02 July 2008
- Ugandan women shunning hospitals to give birth traditionally
Saturday 21 June 2008
- In Filipino organ trade, poor sell kidneys for quick buck
Friday 06 June 2008
- Global gains in AIDS fight, but challenges remain
Monday 05 May 2008
- Foreign Alzheimer's patients find new home in Thailand
Sunday 30 December 2007
- Seduced by 'winnable war' donors throw money at malaria
Friday 30 November 2007
- Afrodita: The fight against AIDS from a hairdresser's chair
Thursday 29 November 2007
- South Africa braces for new wave of drug-resistant HIV
Friday 16 November 2007
- AIDS awareness under the mango tree in Congo
Friday 31 August 2007
- New cervical cancer vaccine targets women over 30
Wednesday 25 July 2007
- No treatment available for 85 per cent HIV-positive children
Tuesday 10 July 2007
- Dengue fever rising in South-East Asia
Thursday 14 June 2007
- After SARS, WHO toughens up global emergency health response
Friday 11 May 2007
- Breast Cancer walk spurs couch potato into action
Tuesday 08 May 2007
- To save a young child, help a mother, report says
Wednesday 25 April 2007
- Experts warn that pill addiction is 'highly underestimated'
Monday 16 April 2007
- Overzealous use of antibiotics can lead to resistant bacteria
Wednesday 07 March 2007
- Kenyan AIDS worker proves 'life doesn't stop' because of HIV
Monday 05 February 2007
- Deadly fever forces Kenyans to give up beloved meat
Thursday 18 January 2007
- Obesity may be China's new scourge
Wednesday 10 January 2007
- Vaccine test aims to help Africa beat the curse of malaria
Friday 15 December 2006
- Halting malaria in Africa: Children helping children
Friday 01 December 2006
- Vaccine update: More optimism among scientists
- Relief as South African government changes tack on AIDS
- Airwaves, TV and print raise AIDS awareness in South Africa
Thursday 30 November 2006
- Prevention, cultural changes must lead AIDS battle:expert
Wednesday 29 November 2006
- Hope as Russia moves to tackle an epidemic in waiting
- Glamour helps raise awareness at Europe's top AIDS ball
Tuesday 28 November 2006
- Ukraine scientist invents plate that nags overeaters
Monday 20 November 2006
- Austria: One of Europe's last smoking havens
Monday 25 September 2006
- Chain-smoking China faces huge task to snub out cigarette habit
Tuesday 19 September 2006
- Spinach off menus as bacteria hits US salad bowl
Monday 28 August 2006
- Europe's doctors grapple with infant viability
Saturday 26 August 2006
- Airborne opthalmic hospital saves sight and gives hope
Thursday 24 August 2006
- US health authority approves morning-after pill
Friday 18 August 2006
- Voices of HIV-positive were missing at their own conference
Wednesday 16 August 2006
- Free condoms offered with little talk of sexual pleasure
Tuesday 08 August 2006
- Analysis: No relief in sight as Indonesia tops bird flu death toll
Thursday 03 August 2006
- Researchers hopeful over anti-AIDS patch
Monday 22 May 2006
- Nigeria adopts new strategy to contain polio
Saturday 25 February 2006
- Background: Bird flu confirmed in eight EU countries so far
Thursday 23 February 2006
- Bird-flu vaccinations work, but countries weigh costs
Sunday 12 February 2006
- No-smoking law leads to birth of new trend in Philippines
- Cigarette puffers feel the heat in Southeast Asia
Wednesday 08 February 2006
- Bird flu reaches Africa, pandemic feared
Wednesday 21 December 2005
- Bird flu, AIDS, provide contrast in reaction speeds
Monday 12 December 2005
- Success of spinal surgery depends on the proper diagnosis
Saturday 03 December 2005
- Preview: International AIDS meeting to assess promises made
Thursday 01 December 2005
- Bird flu a global threat; domestic test for Beijing
- South Africans loath to be tested for HIV/AIDS
- Eastern Europe slowly wakes up to AIDS threat
- China faces 'critical period' as HIV gains general public
Saturday 12 November 2005
- Ineffective against malaria, one of Africa's biggest killers
Wednesday 02 November 2005
- Bush presents 7-billion-dollar anti-flu strategy
Thursday 27 October 2005
- Asia's battle against bird flu hits backyard resistance
Wednesday 26 October 2005
- Analysis: Public panic is immediate threat bird flu
Tuesday 25 October 2005
- Health leaders grapple with two-front war on bird flu
Friday 21 October 2005
- Confusion, panic warnings mark Western response to bird flu threat
- Fact Sheet: bird flu
Friday 08 July 2005
- School meals prompt enrolment in Ethiopian primary schools
Friday 01 July 2005
- U.S. child obesity still increasing and hitting poor harder
- Millions of Indians in danger of iodine deficiency disorders
Wednesday 29 June 2005
- Diarrhoea kills at least 15 children in Somalia
