Wounded toll at 25,000 a month in Syria, medicines lacking, cholera feared: WHO About 25,000 people are wounded each month in escalating warfare in Syria and it getting harder to deliver medical supplies for civilians trapped in areas held by Islamic State insurgents, the World Health Organization said on Friday.
Severe malnutrition confirmed in Syria's Madaya, 32 deaths reported in month: U.N. The U.N. children's fund UNICEF on Friday confirmed cases of severe malnutrition among children in the besieged Syrian town of Madaya, where local relief workers reported 32 deaths of starvation in the past month.
Philippine FDA orders Sanofi to take down dengue vaccine ads The Philippine Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that it has ordered pharmaceutical giant Sanofi Pasteur Inc. to stop airing television and radio advertisements for its dengue vaccine in violation of a ban on promoting prescription or ethical drugs in mass media.
Mom paralyzed in hit-and-run accident takes first steps A 26-year-old mother of two who was paralyzed in a hit-and-run has taken her first steps 18 months after the accident.
Grandparents who help care for grandchildren live longer than other seniors Grandparents who help out occasionally with childcare or provide support to others in their community tend to live longer than seniors who do not care for other people, according to a study from Berlin, Germany.
Violence spreads like a contagious infection among friends Adolescents who engaged in violent activities were more likely to have friends - and friends of friends - who had been violent, a new study shows.
Mom spends holidays with teen who received son's donated heart The mother of a Georgia teen who died two years ago celebrated the holidays with a boy who is alive today because of her son’s heart.
Teen drug use may not be tied to sports participation Playing team sports in high school may not influence whether or not teens use heroin or abuse prescription drugs, a U.S. study suggests.
New drug approvals fall to 6-year low in 2016 Last year turned out to be a disappointing one for new drug approvals with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearing just 22 new medicines for sale, the lowest number since 2010 and sharply down on 2015's tally of 45.
