China’s health minister says the nation is facing a grim situation as it tries to contain a rapid surge in swine flu.
Chen Zhu said a vaccination programme would start this week, prioritising those taking part in events to celebrate National Day on Oct. 1.
Children will also be treated as a priority, because outbreaks of flu [...]
Doctors and nurses should be the first in line to receive a new vaccine against pandemic H1N1 influenza, but difficulties in growing the virus indicate that the first fully licensed vaccine may not be available until the end of the year, a World Health Organization spokeswoman said today.
The Strategic Advisory Group of Experts, the WHO’s [...]
GENEVA (AFP) — UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called Monday on the Organization of American States to work to restore constitutional order in Honduras, where the president has been blocked from returning after a coup.
The OAS bloc must “take a leadership role to find the peaceful solution to that issue whereby the constitutional order can [...]
One in six children is clinically obese when they start primary school in parts of the UK, new figures show.
Medical experts say there is growing evidence that parents are unable to distinguish between ‘puppy fat’ and the sort of obesity that puts their health at risk.
Figures released by the Department of Health show one British [...]
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