The number of swine flu deaths reported worldwide jumps by 700 in a week, latest World Health Organization figures reveal.
Global jump in swine flu deaths
Posted by donny_blitz 23 days ago (http://news.bbc.co.uk)
At the 7th Global Conference on Health Promotion, which kicked off in Kenya on Monday, participants discussed reducing maternal mortality and the related Millennium Development Goals (MDG), the Daily Nation reports.
Global Death Toll: 1 Million Premature Babies Every Year
Posted by jeni 48 days ago (http://www.medicalnewstoday.com)
More than one million infants die each year because they are born too early, according to the just released White Paper, The Global and Regional Toll of Preterm Birth. The new White Paper shows that in 2005, an estimated 13 million babies worldwide were born preterm -- defined as birth at less than 37 full weeks of gestation. That is almost 10 percent of total births worldwide.
News Outlets Focus On Participants In AIDS Vaccine Study, Potential Impact Of AIDS Vaccine The Associated Press examines the role of the Thai participants in the recent clinical trial of an
Alzheimer's Soars, Global Focus Needed: Study
Posted by mamie 63 days ago (http://www.forbes.com)
By 2050, 115 million people may suffer from dementia
Government Officials Plan To Address Maternal Mortality In Cambodia A lack of outreach by public health officials and rural villagers' preference for traditional midwives have hindered efforts to reduce maternal morality in Cambodia, government officials said recently at regional conference, the
Salt content in some of the world's most popular burger, snack and cereal brands almost doubles in some countries, according to new research out today.A survey of more than 260 popular food products available around the world from food giants such as KFC, McDonald's, Kellogg's, Nestle, Burger King and Subway found that no single product surveyed had the same salt content around the world while so
Global swine flu deaths top 700
Posted by donny_blitz 125 days ago (http://news.bbc.co.uk)
H1N1 swine flu has killed more than 700 people around the world since the outbreak began four months ago, says the World Health Organization.
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