The long-standing mystery of how the malaria parasite passes from person to person has been unlocked by researchers. Using new technology, scientists finally identified the factor the parasite must produce… Read more »
International health news TB is ‘gravest public health threat’ – Global efforts to combat drug-resistant TB are “inadequate” and new strains of the disease are a grave threat, say experts. Stress… Read more »
The Commonwealth Eye Health Consortium has been formed by experts from a range of institutions to help research and treat avoidable blindness. The Consortium, helped by a £7.1 million grant,… Read more »
Fifty-five percent of uninsured Americans have indicated they will buy health insurance rather than face a fine under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). According to the Gallup poll, while more… Read more »
Japanese electronics giant Panasonic has announced plans to pay expat workers in China a wage premium to compensate for dangerous air pollution. Thought to be a global first, Panasonic describes… Read more »
International health news New era of personalised mobile medicine – Are we moving away from traditional treat and cure medicine to an era of predicting and preventing illnesses? 75% of… Read more »
Philip Morris International (PMI) has come under fire for its Marlboro cigarette advertising campaign “Be Marlboro”. Public health groups say it appeals to youth and portrays smoking as “cool”. A… Read more »
A Kuwaiti court has ordered the Ministry of Health to provide medication and treatment free of charge to a Syrian child with a rare disease. The girl was born with… Read more »
Two recent surveys have revealed that American employees have a wide-ranging interpretation of when to take time off work due to illness reports the San Francisco Chronicle. In a study… Read more »
International Ear Care Day is celebrated on March 3 every year. The theme for this year’s campaign is ‘ear care can avoid hearing loss’. The aim is to work on… Read more »