TORONTO—It’s an undisputed fact: People with friends live happier, healthier and richer lives. Studies have shown good friendships convey a range of health benefits, with positive...
EDMONTON — Alberta Health Services says 122 people across the province have been diagnosed with potentially dangerous E. coli germs over the past month. The health...
TORONTO — A class of drugs sometimes used to control symptoms of dementia appears to increase the risk of acute kidney injury in people who take...
FERGUSON, Mo. — An unarmed 18-year-old whose fatal shooting by police has sparked a week of protests in suburban St. Louis suffered a bullet wound to...
MANILA — The number of people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) in the Philippines is projected to hit 32,379...
LONDON — Doctors and nurses fighting Ebola in West Africa are working 14-hour days, seven days a week, wearing head-to-toe gear in the heat of muddy...
WASHINGTON — Ending insurance discrimination against the sick was a central goal of the nation’s health care overhaul, but leading patient groups say that promise is...
A scary problem lurks beyond the frenzied efforts to keep people from spreading Ebola: No one knows exactly where the virus comes from or how to...
TOKYO -– Japan intends to provide USD 1.5 million in financial aid to West African states to help them fight the Ebola epidemic in the region,...
NEW YORK—It’s an eye-catching angle in the story of an experimental treatment for Ebola: The drug comes from tobacco plants that were turned into...