Respiratory illness season intensifies, children at risk
Respiratory illness season intensifies, children at risk

Despite a relatively slow start to respiratory disease season, low vaccination rates threaten that trend and the rapid rise of some illnesses is already putting children at increased risk. Overall, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicts that this season could be similar or...

BBC reveals list of 100 inspiring, influential women for 2024
BBC reveals list of 100 inspiring, influential women for 2024

The BBC has revealed its list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2024. Among them are stranded astronaut Sunita Williams, rape survivor Gisèle Pelicot, actress Sharon Stone, Olympic athletes Rebeca Andrade and Allyson Felix, singer Raye, Nobel Peace Prize laureate...

WHO wants bird flu surveillance stepped up
WHO wants bird flu surveillance stepped up

The World Health Organization urged countries to step up surveillance for bird flu after the first case was detected in a child in the United States. A small but growing number of H5N1 avian influenza infections have been detected in humans around the world in recent years, WHO epidemic and...

US reports first bird-flu case in a child
US reports first bird-flu case in a child

A child in California has become the first person in the U.S. to test positive for bird flu, authorities reported on Nov 22. Health officials are providing checks and preventive treatment to those who were in contact with the child at the childs day-care centre. The child, from Alameda County in...

Tips that will preserve your teeth
Tips that will preserve your teeth

Its easy to take our dental health for granted until there is a problem and then it can be a nightmare even getting an appointment. But most people have some level of gum disease, and even if it doesnt hurt, it may lead to worse problems further down the line. Here is advice from dentists on how...

US reports its first bird flu case detected in pig
US reports its first bird flu case detected in pig

A pig at a backyard farm in Oregon has tested positive for H5N1 avian flu, marking the first confirmed case in the United States, officials reported on Wednesday, reports AFP. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) stated that the pigs infection was identified on Tuesday, four days after...