Undiagnosed asthma higher among rural girls
Washington, Feb 25 (IANS) Teenaged girls who live in rural areas are more likely to have undiagnosed asthma than their male counterparts and very...
Nurses Unite to Demand Universal Public Health
Nurses unite to demand universal public health
To mark International Nurses' Day on May 12, millions of nurses around the world are calling on governments...
Where are the nurses in the HIV response?
Where are the nurses in the HIV response?
(CNS): Since the beginning of the HIV epidemic, nurses have been at the forefront of the response...
Universal access to sexual and reproductive health services is a human rights imperative
Universal access to sexual and reproductive health services is a human rights imperative
The Asia Pacific region is home to more than half of the...
Diabetes treatment likely to reduce breast cancer risk
London, March 10 (IANS) Controlling diabetes by diet or pills such as metformin may decrease the mammographic density or high breast density which poses...
Changes in heart activity may predict epilepsy onset
New York, March 10 (IANS) While doctors have long characterised epilepsy as a brain disorder, researchers have now found that certain changes in heart...
Gandhi’s talisman is best guiding light to reform public health
Gandhi's talisman is best guiding light to reform public health
Mahatma Gandhi's talisman is perhaps the best guiding light to reform the public health system...
Are the young people left behind in times of COVID-19 pandemic?
Are the young people left behind in times of COVID-19 pandemic?
Over 60% of the world's youth live in Asia Pacific region, accounting for about...
AIDS is a political disease and a medical scourge, says US…
AIDS is a political disease and a medical scourge, says US Congressman
So said US Congressman Dr Jim McDermott while receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award...
What does it take to beat drug-resistant TB?
I met Lucy in Khayelishta (near Cape Town) on the bright sunny morning of 4th December 2015 - just two days after she had...
