World Health News

A YOUNG mother died just 24 hours after being told she had swine flu – leaving behind a five-year-old daughter. Samantha Cooper, 24, had suffered health problems all her life, battling rheumatoid arthritis and asthma. But she developed a cough...

WHO warns that with new H5N1 bird flu cases reported in poultry in Egypt, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam, the risk of bird flu and the H1N1 pandemic swine flu virus mixing was heightened Hanoi: Vietnam's Ministry of Health says a...

Here's how to substitute flax meal for eggs in any recipe that calls for eggs. If you want to make a different type of pumpkin pie for its health value, you can substitute one tablespoon of flax seed meal mixed...

Millions of people continue to be infected with HIV every year...Violations against human rights fuel the spread of HIV, putting marginalised groups, such as injecting drug users and sex workers, at a higher risk of HIV infection...The makeover is designed...

Researchers at Scotland’s University of Aberdeen are trying to answer the question: “can tomatoes prevent heart disease and strokes?” Studies have shown that countries were people eat a lot of tomatoes have lower rates of heart disease and strokes. Scientists...