Disease News

11:13 AM EST
2/10/2012 Researchers find cancer drug rapidly clears dementia plaqueU.S. researchers say that a drug already approved for use on a form of skin cancer appears to reverse the symptoms of Alzheimer’s in mice.

Source:AHN Topics:Health, Disease, Alzheimer's Disease, Science And Technology, Research, Medical Research

8:22 AM EST
2/9/2012 Looking to low-tech wastewater treatmentIn Nepal where one of the biggest childhood killers is water-borne diseases, officials are slowly adopting decentralized ways of treating urban wastewater.

Source:IRIN Topics:Health, Disease, Communicable Diseases, Science And Technology, Technology, Environmental Issue, Water

8:15 AM EST
2/9/2012 Breaking down legal barriers to HIV information accessWhile a number of Asian and Pacific countries are addressing legal barriers to accessing HIV information and treatment, there is still a gap between policy and implementation, say officials.

Source:IRIN Topics:Health, Disease, AIDS, Healthcare Policy, Crime, Law And Justice, Laws

11:13 AM EST
2/7/2012 Tackling underage sex work in Nyanza's gold minesInside a smoky makeshift kiosk, Julie (not her real name), 16, can hardly cope with the demand from her clients for a cup of tea and a snack - the men are parched from their work as gold miners in the western Kenyan district of Nyatike. The money Julie makes from the kiosk is not sufficient, so she supplements it by having sex with the miners in exchange for money; it also buys their loyalty.

Source:IRIN Topics:Health, Disease, AIDS, Social Issue, Prostitution

10:02 AM EST
2/6/2012 Thousands of chickens culled in new Nepal bird flu outbreakGovernment officials in Nepal have confirmed a fresh outbreak of the H5N1 strain of bird flu in eastern Nepal and sounded a health alert across the country. Some 2,000 chickens have died in the district in the past months. About 200 birds were culled Monday morning, according to a regional veterinary official.

Source:AHN Topics:Health, Disease, Virus Diseases, Economy, Business And Finance, Agriculture, Livestock Farming, Politics, Government, Safety Of Citizens

12:40 PM EST
2/3/2012 Malaria twice as deadly as thoughtMalaria may be killing twice as many people as experts previously thought, and it could also be affecting older children and adults, long considered to be the least susceptible, according to a study published Friday in the journal Lancet.

Source:AHN Topics:Health, Disease, Communicable Diseases, Healthcare Policy

12:32 PM EST
2/3/2012 Malaria mortality 'underestimated'A new attempt to quantify malaria deaths over the past 30 years suggests the death toll, especially among adults, has been greatly underestimated. The figures also show the fragility of the gains made in fighting the disease.

Source:IRIN Topics:Social Issue, People, Children, Health, Disease, Communicable Diseases, Healthcare Policy

8:37 AM EST
2/3/2012 Improved AIDS levy collections fill part of funding gapWith global funding for HIV/AIDS on the decline, Zimbabwe's innovative AIDS levy - a 3 percent tax on income - has become a promising source of funding for the country, with a dramatic increase in revenue collected in the past two years.

Source:IRIN Topics:Health, Disease, AIDS, Politics, State Budget And Tax

8:31 AM EST
2/3/2012 Experts pledge to eradicate "neglected" diseasesTen little-known but debilitating diseases will be high on the agenda of the world's pharmaceutical chiefs, health ministers and donor governments after they pledged their support for a World Health Organization (WHO) initiative to wipe out guinea worm, river blindness, trachoma, leprosy, bilharzia and intestinal worms, among other "neglected" diseases.

Source:IRIN Topics:Politics, Foreign Aid, Health, Disease

10:29 AM EST
2/2/2012 Meningitis spreads as people scramble for vaccineEleven people have died from meningitis out of 40 reported cases in four departments across Côte d'Ivoire as of 31 January, leaving people scrambling to access the vaccine for their families.

Source:IRIN Topics:Social Issue, People, Children, Health, Disease, Communicable Diseases