Posts in category Health

By MARIA CHENG LONDON — British lawmakers will vote Tuesday on whether to let scientists use controversial techniques to create babies from the DNA of three …

By JONATHAN PAYE-LAYLEH MONROVIA, Liberia — Large-scale human testing of two potential Ebola vaccines got under way in Liberia’s capital Monday, part of a global effort …

Photo courtesy of vosizneias.com   By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR WASHINGTON — Some 9.5 million people have already signed up for 2015 coverage under President Barack Obama’s …

Photo Courtesy of efesalud.com   By JONATHAN PAYE-LAYLEH MONROVIA, Liberia — Liberia said Monday that there are currently only five confirmed cases of Ebola in the …

Photo Courtesy David I. muir/for South Florida Times   I was sitting at my station in the treatment area working on the day’s records.   …

Photo Courtesy David I. muir/for South Florida Times   I was sitting at my station in the treatment area working on the day’s records.   …

By DENIS D. GRAY CHIANG MAI, Thailand (AP) — The last time I encountered escargots they were served up by a French waiter, sizzling in garlic …

By SARAH EL DEEB CAIRO — An Egyptian appeals court on Monday convicted a doctor of manslaughter and performing female genital mutilation that led to the …

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON — How a person’s immune system does its job seems to depend more on environment and the germs …

It was a typical day of practice, or as typical as they get.  I was finishing an appointment for an annual exam and vaccinations for …