According to Sigmund Freud, a psycho-sociologist, he explained that sex (coitus) belongs to the physiologic needs of a person. Moreover, several sexual therapists also believe that this intimate activity serves as a form of active exercise, which can…

Several people think that asthma is contagious. Others may wonder if this respiratory problem is communicable (infectious in nature). As a matter of fact, bronchial asthma is non-infectious and non-communicable. However, this health problem is closel…

Prevention is the most crucial part of treating bronchial asthma especially to children. Parents should teach their kids on how to prevent the common factors, which can trigger their current health condition. Furthermore, determining the signs and…

Bronchial asthma is a life-threatening respiratory problem that does not exempt anyone. This condition can affect both men and women, young and old. As a matter of fact, it has been enlisted by the World Health Organization as one of the top leading…

Asthma Patch – In first quarter of 2013, several medical experts and clinicians have been inspired of creating a newer treatment for asthma. The advent of nicotine patch had pushed some pharmaceutical professionals to use this as a way of treati…

Heart failure is a condition which refers to the inability of the heart muscle to pump sufficient blood. Lack of oxygen supply to the heart is one of the causes for heart failure. It is classified as: Right-sided or Left-sided Chronic or Acute Systol…

Beta blocker is one of the most effective pharmaceutical treatments for hypertension. It is commonly prescribed by the medical doctors to people with high blood pressure. Moreover, there are special considerations that they need to understand before…

A heart-healthy diet is very essential for managing and controlling coronary artery disease (CAD). This specific type of diet can help reduce the progression of atherosclerosis (narrowing of arteries). When incorporated with other heart-healthy activ…

The recent modification to the recommended dietary program for hypertension is based on the clinical research made by the National Blood, Heart and Lung Institute. The team had investigated the effects of blood pressure to whole dietary program calle…

Sedentary lifestyle is one of the risk factors that can promote the development of heart diseases. Fortunately, this specific risk factor is something that can be modified or prevented. Through lifestyle modification and management, this can reduce t…

Between weight gain, morning sickness and fatigue, your body goes through a ton of changes during pregnancy.

Most new food trends tend to be forgotten once they are no longer fashionable, but others can be a healthy addition to your diet long after the hype passes.

Mounting research shows that going overboard on sugar can lead to high cholesterol and blood pressure and a greater risk of cancer, diabetes, and heart disease, not to mention excess weight gain.

A cure for HIV and AIDS reportedly could be just a few years away after scientists have been able to successfully snip away the virus from infected cells and prevent the disease from returning.

Last year's contamination, which was linked to three deaths, led the creamery to shut down operations last year and issue a massive recall.

The CDC is hosting a one-day Zika Action Plan Summit as the nation faces likely local mosquito-borne transmission of Zika virus in some places.

Concerns about the potential carcinogenic risks from arsenic in infant rice cereal has prompted the Food and Drug Administration to propose limits.

Researchers from Purdue University announced a major breakthrough Thursday, becoming the first team to determine the structure of the Zika virus.

Alyssa Gold had planned on getting married by age 26 and having kids by age 30 — but life worked out differently.

Medicare has been overpaying more than $260 million a year, including bills from hospices for inpatient care that patients did not need, investigators said.

Stopping the virus’s spread, health experts say, requires muscular control of the mosquitoes that carry it. But the quality of services varies wildly.

In a risk assessment, the agency tested 76 infant rice cereals and found that about half had more inorganic arsenic than the proposed limit of 100 parts per billion.

Governor Ducey approved the bill on the day after the federal agency eased its recommendations on the use of mifepristone. He said he knew that changes in the legislation might be necessary.

Big things are about to happen in Cuba, a place with a complex history, but I felt a bit removed from it all until I struck out in my running shoes.

Addicts new to recovery typically enter treatment motivated by their current crisis and a desire to escape their actual and potential consequences (rather than a desire to change their behaviors and live differently moving forward). And instead of be…

Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders recently released a proposal calling for a new approach to encourage development of drugs for HIV/AIDs. In doing so, he called the prohibitive cost of treatment "one of the great moral issues of our day." The m…

By Sabra L. Klein, PhD, Associate Professor of Molecular Microbiology Immunology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Pregnant women are more susceptible to infectious disease than the general public. Yet a dearth of research leaves them…

There's no arguing that Greg Simon's resume is impressive: Influential staff positions in both chambers of Congress and the White House, strategy consultant for technology CEOs, co-founder of a patient advocacy non-profit, senior executive for a big…

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When Sonia Vallabh was diagnosed five years ago with a rare, incurable disease

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CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook and CBS News contributor Dr. Holly Phillips join “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to discuss President Obama’s announcement to help combat the abuse of prescription opioids and heroin

When Sonia Vallabh was diagnosed with a rare incurable disease five years ago, she and her husband decided to take matters into their own hands

Sonia Vallabh and her husband Eric Minikel had no background in medicine, but a grim prognosis forced them to take matters into their own hands

On 24 March 2016, the National IHR Focal Point for France notified PAHO/WHO of a foetus with concomitant microcephaly and Zika virus infection in Martinique.

On 18 March 2016, the National IHR Focal Point of Panama notified PAHO/WHO of a newborn with concomitant microcephaly, occipital encephalocele and Zika virus infection.

On 13 March 2016, the National IHR Focal Point of China notified WHO of an imported case of yellow fever virus infection.

Between 15 and 16 March 2016, PAHO/WHO was notified of cases of Zika virus infection in Dominica and Cuba.

On 15 March 2016, the National IHR Focal Point of Panama informed PAHO/WHO of a case of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) with concomitant Zika virus infection.

Publisher/Organizer: The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child HealthPublication date: February 2015 Number of pages: 56 Language: En PMNCH in 2014 focused on two main areas of work: drawing attention to the remaining gapsin reaching the M…

After six months of retreat, mourning the death of President Rolihlahla Nelson Mandela, Mrs Graça Machel will now return to her active role as a global advocate for women’s and children’s rights. “In December 2013, Madiba passed on and South…

Experts urge global leaders to recognise midwifery’s “vital potential” to save lives of women and infants worldwide Midwifery has a crucial part to play in saving the lives of millions of women and children who die during and around the time o…

Prime Minister Harper has announced that Canada is committing another $3.5 billion over five years to improve global maternal, newborn and child health. The money builds on the Muskoka Initiative's total $2.85-billion commitment Canada unveiled in 20…

Publisher/Organizer: The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child HealthPublication date: May 2014 Number of pages: 52 Language: En With just two years left until 2015 and the end of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) era, thePartnership…