French doctors on Friday said they had used human embryonic stem cells to grow skin that one day may be used as potentially ...
People at risk of suffering severe consequences from swine flu should postpone going to the hajj in 2009, according to a study released ...
Traffic accidents, suicide and violence, as well as AIDS and tuberculosis are among the leading causes of early death among the world's under-24s, according to a paper published on Friday in The Lancet. Epidemiologists pored over data from the 2.6 million deaths ...
South Africa launches campaign to get vaccinations, vitamins to 3 million children The doctor praised for re-energizing South Africa's Health Ministry launched a major campaign Monday to get vaccinations and immunity-boosting vitamins to 3 million children across the country over the next ...
Pregnant women with disorders that cause high blood pressure should have labour induced once pregnancy reaches the 37-week mark, according to a study released Tuesday. The new recommendations apply in particular to patients with mild pre-eclampsia, a condition that causes hypertension, swelling ...
