A recent research study found that poor diagnosis and ineffective treatment of diabetes may place the lives of many people at greater risk for untimely death. A team of U.S. researchers conducted a study on the diagnosis, treatment and management of diabetes in several countries including Thailand, Iran, England, Iran, Scotland, Mexico and United States. […]

Overweight individuals who are not considered obese according to previous Food and Drug Administration standards now qualify to be candidates for Lap Band Surgery as an effective weight loss technique thanks to the FDA’s recent lowering of weight requirements for Lap Band patients. In mid-February, the FDA relaxed its weight requirements for using Allergan’s Lap-Band […]

Public health officials said on Tuesday that they have identified Legionella bacteria in a source of water at the famed Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles. The health officers discovered the bacteria in its investigation into the cause of a respiratory infection that had affected several people after a social event was held in the area […]

Health officials announced on Monday that they are launching a cross-country alert for travellers who may have been exposed to measles after a contagious passenger passed through four major airports in the United States. A confirmed case involves a 27-year-old woman, who did not receive immunization against the contagious disease, from New Mexico. Officials said […]

There were more than 21,000 people affected with whooping cough last year, most of which were teens and children in the United States. The total number of cases is the highest yet since 2005 and is among the worst years beyond half a century, U.S. health officials informed on Wednesday. The health officials are truly […]

Smoking on boardwalks, beaches, pedestrian plazas, parks and other public areas in New York City will be prohibited starting from the 23rd of May regardless of complaints about government’s interference in the private lives of people. The legislation was signed on Tuesday by Mayor Michael Bloomberg following the city council’s vote 36 against 12 in […]

A division of Sanofi-Aventis group is teaming up with an international vaccine group to hasten the outcome of the recently launched experimentation for a dengue fever vaccine. Now, the clinical investigation is on its last stage of development. Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccine business run by Sanofi-Aventis, is the largest vaccine company in the world. It […]

The administration of China instructs makers of TV shows and films to regulate the extent of smoking shown on-screen. This is an effort pushed by the government to control the use of tobacco in the country considered as one of the world’s biggest cigarette consumers. The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television posted the […]

South Asia is experiencing a health crisis because of increasing incidents of diabetes, heart disease and obesity. The region is also facing rising poverty as patients use their own money to pay for hospital expenses and other medical treatment, according to the World Bank’s statement on Wednesday. The Bank reported that while the region’s economy […]

The Vatican will hold an international conference in May regarding prevention of AIDS and care of those afflicted with it. The event will take place amid sustained confusion over its position pertaining to use of condoms as a way to avoid HIV transmission. The Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers of Vatican also informed last […]