Cholera kills 61 in Yobe

Yobe government on Friday confirmed 906 fresh cases of cholera with 61 deaths and 50 others still on admission in hospitals across the state.Dr Muhammad Kawuwa, the Commissioner for Health, stated th…

South Africa on red alert following cholera outbreak in neighbouring Zimbabwe

South Africa on Monday issued a cholera alert following an outbreak in neighbouring Zimbabwe."There is a significant risk that travelers from the outbreak-affected area may present with cholera in So…

Emirates' flight illness suspected to be flu - Health official

Health officials in New York are awaiting the outcome of tests after 10 passengers on an Emirates flight from Dubai were taken to hospital.Acting health commissioner Dr Oxiris Barbot said their sympt…

Lack of exercise puts over 1.4 billion people at health risk - WHO

The World Health Organisation says insufficient physical activity is a leading risk factor for non-communicable disease, negatively impacting mental health and overall quality of life.A newly release…

Cigarette butts are world's most discarded waste - WHO

The World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control says cigarette butts have become the most discarded waste item worldwide, with some 4.5 trillion thrown away each year, represent…

Flood-hit India state of Kerala battles rat fever outbreak

The flood-hit south Indian state of Kerala has declared a health alert after 11 people died of leptospirosis or rat fever in the last two days.The government has asked everyone who came into contact …

West Nile virus claims 35 lives in Greece

The West Nile Virus has claimed six lives in Serbia in the past week alone, pushing the number of confirmed deaths in the European country worst hit by the disease to 21, health officials said on Wed…

West Nile virus outbreak in Israel kills 2, 68 ill

Israel's Health ministry on Friday said two people have died and 68 others have taken ill, as a result of outbreak of the West Nile virus.NAN reports that West Nile virus, is a viral infection typica…

No safe limit for alcohol consumption, global study confirms

A large new global study published in the Lancet has confirmed previous research which has shown that there is no safe level of alcohol consumption.The researchers admit moderate drinking may protect…

Bill to legalize abortion voted down by Argentina Senate

Argentine senators on Thursday voted against legalizing abortion in the homeland of Pope Francis, dashing the hopes of women's rights groups after the bill was approved by the legislature's lower hou…

Four more dead from Ebola in DR Congo

Four more people have died from Ebola in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, two weeks after another outbreak that killed 33 people in the northwest was declared over, the Congolese health ministry…

Congo declares new Ebola outbreak in eastern province

Four people have tested positive for Ebola in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo just days after another outbreak that killed 33 people in the northwest of the huge country was declared over, the h…

Japan's Riken research institute begin human trial of iPS cell treatment for Parkinson's disease

Japanese researchers on Monday announced the first human trial using a kind of stem cell to treat Parkinson's disease, building on earlier animal trials.The research team at Kyoto University plans to…

Nicaragua's health ministry sacks 40 doctors for attending to wounded protesters

Authorities in Nicaragua on Monday sacked 40 more doctors for tending to those injured in recent protests, local media reported.According to the report, the health ministry fired some 40 doctors and …

China launches nationwide vaccine sector inspection after scandal

China's drug regulator said it has launched a nationwide inspection of vaccine production as authorities step up the response to a fraud case that has re-ignited public fears over the safety of the c…

180 land in hospital after eating tainted shawarma

Over 180 people have sought medical attention in recent days after eating tainted chicken shawarma in Russia's eastern Siberian region of Tuva, a medical authority said on Wednesday."The food-poisoni…

UN says a teenage girl gets infected with HIV every 3 minutes

Every three minutes, a girl between the ages of 15 and 19 is infected with the virus that causes AIDS, said a UN report Wednesday that warned of a "crisis" fuelled by gender inequality.Girls and youn…

DR Congo officially declares end to Ebola outbreak

DR Congo on Tuesday officially declared the end of an outbreak of Ebola, bringing the curtain down on a 10-week re-emergence of the disease which claimed 33 lives."After an observation period of 42 d…

On the run Brazilian celebrity plastic surgeon arrested following patient's death

A celebrity Brazilian plastic surgeon known as Dr Bumbum has been arrested after four days on the run following the death of one of his patients.Police say Dr Denis Furtado was detained in Rio de Jan…

Ghanaian denied UK visa to save sister's life

A woman with a rare blood cancer is being denied a life-saving transplant from her brother because he doesn't earn enough, a charity has said.Shirley Kordie, 33, has hypoplastic MDS and will leave he…