October 25, 2015 Substandard drugs, not fakes, undermine fight against malaria Poor quality drugs, not fake medicines, are the real threat in fight against malaria, causing deaths and increasing the risk of drug resistance, researchers said on Monday.
October 25, 2015 California has three new measles cases, Arizona says outbreak winding down California public health officials have confirmed three more cases of measles in an outbreak that began in late December, bringing to 113 the total number of people believed to have been infected in the state.
October 25, 2015 Anti-diabetic drug offers promise for preventing drug-resistant TB A drug used to treat diabetes can help boost the efficacy of tuberculosis (TB) medication without inducing drug resistance, scientists in Singapore have discovered.
October 25, 2015 Missing suspected Ebola patients found in Liberia People who were being screened for Ebola when they fled a health center during looting have turned themselves into a hospital, a Liberian official said Tuesday.
October 25, 2015 Saudi Arabia reports 11 new cases of MERS virus, first in Mecca Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday it had discovered 11 more cases of the potentially deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), including what appeared to be the first case in the Muslim holy city of Mecca.
October 25, 2015 West Africa struggles to contain Ebola as warnings and deaths mount The United Nations said on Tuesday the spread of the deadly Ebola virus in West Africa was causing food shortages in one of the world's poorest regions and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned the disease was threatening the stability of stricken countries and their neighbors.
October 25, 2015 Doctors work to ease vaccine fears Pediatricians face growing numbers of parents who question or reject vaccinations for their children. Now, public health experts are working on new ways to help these doctors hone their pitches to families.
October 25, 2015 Georgetown University student dies of apparent meningitis A Georgetown University student has died after contracting what's suspected to be meningitis.
October 25, 2015 Washington woman's measles death is first in US since 2003 Washington state health officials say measles caused the death of a woman from the northwest part of the state in the spring - the first measles death in the U.S. since 2003 and the first in Washington since 1990.
October 25, 2015 Malaysia to send 20 million medical gloves to fight Ebola Malaysia will send more than 20 million medical rubber gloves to five African nations battling the deadly Ebola virus, addressing a crucial shortage faced by overwhelmed health workers, the country's Prime Minister Najib Razak announced on Monday.