The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) has revealed that Nigeria is inching closer to eliminating river blindness ...

A Maryland dermatologist shares tips for treating small cuts and scrapes, and pesky bug bites during the summer.

The warmth of summer also brings swarms of mosquitoes. The pesky bugs can cause discomfort and potentially carry serious ...

Researchers at Brown University’s School of Public Health found that children exposed to higher levels of triclosan may be ...

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A petition was launched by one of the parents after East Ayrshire Council removed school transport for vulnerable children ...

Dr. Rao Chundury, an ophthalmologist at Nebraska Medicine, and his children, Rishi, 16, and Reeya, 14, promote firework ...

A DEADLY parasite carried by foxes that can hide in your body for up to 15 years silently destroying organs is on the rise ...

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An eight‑year‑old girl who spent a month vomiting handfuls of tiny live worms has finally been diagnosed with a ... Pediatric specialist Zhang Bingbing at the Children’s Hospital of Soochow University ...

In the 1940s and 1950s, cowboys carried a stick to treat cattle infested with screwworms. The stick was used to scrape the ...

For generations, desperate patients have crossed borders into Tanzania to seek treatment from witch doctors and ...