In European countries, the incidence of drug-resistant tuberculosis has increased. According to AFP, this was stated by the director of the regional office of the World Health Organization (WHO) Zsuzsanna Jakab (Zsuzsanna Jakab).
The epidemic of dengue fever began in Pakistan. According to the BBC, a dangerous infection spreads among the residents of Punjab province in the east of the country, where at least eight deaths have been recorded.
Next week, the UN General Assembly will hold the first ever summit dedicated to chronic diseases: cancer, diabetes, heart and lung diseases. They account for almost two thirds of deaths (about 36 million).
The authorities in Lahore in eastern Pakistan have transferred all medical facilities to a strengthened regime due to the threat of an epidemic of Dengue fever, the BBC
The development of the CimaVax-EGF vaccine by the specialists of the Center for Molecular Immunology in Havana lasted 25 years. This drug is an analogue of epidermal growth factor (EGF), necessary for the growth and spread of cancer cells.
In the United States, four children were infected with a previously unknown strain of the H3N2 flu virus, MSNBC reported, citing a spokeswoman for the American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Tom Skinner.
The mutated strain of the avian influenza virus (H5N1) does not pose an increased risk to human health, reports AFP referring to the World Health Organization (WHO)
The decision to admit a child without a specific set of vaccinations to an educational institution is made in each individual case by the head of the educational institution.
The cost of British health care for homeopathy decreased seven and a half times in 15 years. In 2010, employees of the National Health Service of Great Britain (NHS) issued more than 16,000 prescriptions for homeopathic remedies.
