Disease

U.S. sees first case of bacteria resistant to all antibiotics

U.S. health officials on Thursday reported the first case in the country of a patient… Read More

Brazilian man ‘turning into elephant’ after mosquito bite

SAO JOSE, Brazil: A man in Brazil is suffering from Elephantiasis – a disease that… Read More

Nihal Bitla, 15-year-old face of Progeria in India passes away

MUMBAI: Nihal Bitla, the 15-year old face of Progeria in India passed away at his… Read More

The World Health Organization’s critical challenge: healing itself

GENEVA: When executive board members of the World Health Organization sat down for their annual… Read More

Fearing global spread WHO creates Zika virus response unit

GENEVA: The World Health Organization said Tuesday it had created a global unit to respond… Read More

A brother of Celine Dion dead of cancer, days after her husband died

MONTREAL: Days after her husband and manager died of cancer, Canadian singer Celine Dion has… Read More

Struggles with sleep linked to heart disease risk

SEOUL: Adults who get too much or too little sleep may have the beginnings of… Read More

People who lack sleep are more likely to catch colds

MIAMI: People who do not get enough sleep are four times more likely than their… Read More

Lab progress towards drug for auto-immune disease

PARIS: Researchers said Monday they had pinpointed two compounds -- one naturally derived from fasting… Read More

Nurse dies in Nigeria’s second Ebola fatality – minister

ABUJA: A Nigerian nurse infected with the Ebola virus has died, the second confirmed fatality… Read More