AFP - Nigerian health workers Saturday began house-to-house immunization of 4.6 million children under the age of five in the northern state of Kano in a new drive to eradicate the disease.
AP - The government on Saturday increased the number of people reported being sickened in a record salmonella outbreak in which tomatoes are the leading suspect although investigators are testing other types of fresh produce.
HealthDay - SATURDAY, July 5 (HealthDay News) -- Your diet isn't all that
healthy, and you haven't been to the gym since who knows when. You can't
shed those pesky 20 extra pounds, but what's the use, you may ask -- after
all, you'...
HealthDay - SATURDAY, July 5 (HealthDay News) -- A few simple safety
precautions can help ensure your summer fun doesn't lead to the hospital
emergency department, says Dr. Jeff Kalina, associate director of
emergency medicine at the Methodist...
AFP - Gordon Brown is trying to burnish his record on the 60th anniversary of Britain's National Health Service Saturday, but experts say the ploy could misfire as both he and it struggle to get off the sick list.
AFP - Radioactive materials in abandoned mining fields in central Nigeria's Plateau state pose a serious health hazard to two million people, officials said Saturday.
AFP - Gordon Brown is trying to burnish his record on the 60th anniversary of Britain's National Health Service Saturday, but experts say the ploy could misfire as both he and it struggle to get off the sick list.
HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 4 (HealthDay News) -- Fireworks can be breathtaking
spectacles, creating glittering showers of sparks and earth-rumbling booms
that thrill people for miles around.