A pilot programme promoting newborn care promises to dramatically reduce the number of stillborn births worldwide.   The study by U.S. researchers looked at the effectiveness of a newborn care programme

The World Health Organizations says smoking is considered a high risk factor in six of the eight leading causes of death worldwide.  Medical experts have long preached about how smokers

(Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest) Chimpanzees are our closest animal relative. So close, in fact, that 98 percent of a chimpanzee's DNA is identical to that of humans.The highly intelligent primates share many

Scientists at Britain's Oxford University have found a way to keep vaccines stable without refrigeration, even in tropical temperatures.  Scientists say the discovery could revolutionize vaccination efforts, especially in the

Dr. David Wilber performs a procedure called catheter ablation to treat patients with atrial fibrillation at Loyola University Medical Center in Illinois A relatively new procedure is proving to be more

Earlier this month, a prestigious medical journal disavowed an article it published more than a decade ago linking autism in children to a common childhood vaccine.  The original article raised

(reneelevy.com) Researchers have discovered a gene linked to stuttering, a speech disorder that afflicts an estimated one million adults worldwide.  Scientists believe the finding raises hope that a drug might someday

A mother with an autistic child Earlier this month, a prestigious medical journal,The Lancet, retracted a report that linked autism to a vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella. Autism is a

It is called crib death or SIDS which stands for sudden infant death syndrome.  Parents put a seemingly healthy infant to sleep and return to find the baby has stopped

Photo: VOA A recent study found almost 60 percent of surgical residents admitted they had sustained needlestick injuries when they were medical students. Blunt tip needles, such as this one, are