Leprosy Affects Millions But Can Be Wiped Out, Expert Says
A patient shows the effects of leprosy on his hands in Myanchaung Leprosy Hospice, Halegu township, Yangon Division, Jan. 21, 2014....
Study: Sugary Drinks Increase ‘Deep’ Belly Fat
The city of Philadelphia has imposed a 2-cent tax on each ounce of soda sold. That adds up to about 32 cents for a half-liter bottle....
Liberia's Ebola Workers Seek Hazard Benefits
Health workers wash their hands after taking a blood specimen from a child to test for the Ebola virus in an area where a 17-year old boy...
Researchers: Malaria Treatment Fails in Cambodia Due to Drug Resistance
An Anopheles stephensi mosquito obtains a blood meal from a human host in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters, Nov. 23, 2015....
Safer Polio Vaccines on Way for Use After Eradication
An Afghan health worker administers polio vaccine to a child during a campaign at a refugee camp on the outskirts of Jalalabad in...
Guinea Declared Free of Ebola
A health worker prepares to inject a man with an Ebola vaccine in Conakry, Guinea, March 7, 2015. GENEVA—The World Health Organization...
2015 Brought Progress in Fight Against Ebola, HIV, Polio
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation's 2015 World AIDS Day Commemoration takes place at Arclight Hollywood Theater in Los Angeles to celebrate...
Two Countries Clear Use of World’s First Dengue Vaccine
A woman holds her son, suffering from dengue fever, as she sits under a mosquito net inside a dengue ward of a local hospital in...
US Plan Takes Aim at Deadly Strain of Tuberculosis
A physician examines an X-ray of the chest of a tuberculosis patient in Jammu, India. The Obama administration has unveiled a plan to...
New Antibody Treatment for HIV Passes First Hurdle
An early clinical trial shows that passive immunization with an HIV-1 neutralizing antibody can help lower the amount of virus in the...
