Outbreak of a rare fungal meningitis so far has killed at least 14 people and sickened around 170 in US over past two weeks
World Health Organization estimates that 25 percent of medicines sold in poor countries are counterfeit
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon expressed his delight at the new promises by member states to step up their fight against the disease
Viral brain disease, which can cause permanent disabilities and sometimes death, is a common seasonal disease in Asia
Myriad diseases can quickly become deadly epidemics in crowded camps, where poor sanitary conditions are common, and food, clean drinking water are scarce
Many world leaders will meet in New York this month in effort to completely irradicate persistent disease
According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1,590 cases and 66 deaths reported so far in 2012
Study compiled data on three billion tobacco users worldwide finds regulation of tobacco use weak in many countries
Researchers at Harvard Medical School found vaccine able to increase insulin production in type 1 diabetes patients
New report says a record eight million HIV-positive people around the world are now getting life-saving treatment for the virus that causes AIDS
Ambitious new strategy aims to reduce child mortality from 7.6 million to 1 million annually within two decades
Agency hopes to tackle two leading killers of children under the age of five
World Health Organization warns funding gap of more than $1 billion threatens progress
New report says one third of antimalarial drugs sold in south Asian, sub Saharan African countries are counterfeit or ineffective
Once eliminated in the Americas, the disease may be making a comeback
United States is world's top financial supporter of global health initiatives and 64 cents of every dollar supports US developers
It is estimated that a child dies of a vaccine-preventable disease every 20 seconds
John Kufuor accepts position as special envoy for Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases
Malaria parasite in Thailand resisting treatment, so resistant strain could hit Africa
Researchers say trials needed to learn whether anti-retroviral treatments could interfere with drugs for other chronic conditions
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