Cholera ‘continues spreading’ in Congo
Brazzaville, Dr Congo (IRIN) - Health authorities in the Republic of Congo have recorded 340 cases of cholera, nine of them fatal, since June 2011, in the northern district of Likouala, and have warned that the disease continues to spread and that some health centers…
Really, America, most Massachusetts residents like health reform
Washington, DC, United States (KaiserHealth) - Across the national airwaves and on the Republican campaign trail, the Massachusetts health law that many now call…
Study: Antibiotics no help against most sinus infections
Diane Alter - AHN News Reporter San Diego, CA, United States (AHN) - Antibiotics don't help fight most sinus infections. but most doctors routinely…
Health care in Massachusetts: ‘Abject failure’ or work in progress?
Boston, MA, United States (KaiserHealth) - Voters are hearing a lot about health care this year. Republicans want to make the 2012 elections a…
Despite Doctors’ Concerns, Home Births Are Increasing
Wisconsin Rapids, WI, United States (KaiserHealth) - For the vast majority of parents-to-be, giving birth involves a stay at a hospital or birthing center.…
Concern over deaths from incurable fruit bat disease
Dhaka, Bangladesh (IRIN) - An outbreak of the Nipah virus in northern Bangladesh has killed 30 people…
Positive religious reaction greets Obama compromise on women’s health care policy
Tejinder Singh - AHN News Correspondent Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) - The Obama Administration on Friday…
Bayelsa State to speed up aid for oil-spill victims
Yenagoa, Nigeria (IRIN) - Nigeria's Bayelsa State government said yesterday it would speed up the release of…
Dying for lack of reproductive healthcare
Myanmar, Thailand (IRIN) - Lack of access to reproductive health services in Myanmar has led to high…