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A recent report in Nairobi has praised Mauritius and Namibia as the best African nations conducive for children. On the same breath, Guinea Bissau and Eritrea are the worst, the report state... Read more

The US ambassador to Harare,James McGee blamed the political deadlock and economic meltdown for causing a food and health emergency. As a result, cholera and starvation were on the increase,... Read more

When it comes to the health of their children, parents have one simple desire: to protect them from as many diseases as possible. So when a vaccine with irrefutable benefits is introduced in... Read more

Social support may help increase survival rates among people who suffer strokes, suggests a new study.

The research conducted in mice suggests that high levels of social support ... Read more

Officials in Communist Vietnam alarmed by a new baby boom are to crack down on couples having more than two children, family planning chiefs said on Thursday.

The government worr... Read more

Lawmakers failed Thursday to muster enough votes for a measure that would have ended Uruguay's 70-year-old ban on abortion, meaning the procedure will remain a crime in this socially conserv... Read more

Global warming may have contributed to a recent spate of outbreaks of deadly diseases in the Philippines, a senior minister said Thursday.

"Clearly what was predicted about the i... Read more

A 14-year old girl survived four months with an external pump in lieu of a heart while awaiting transplant surgery, hospital officials in Florida said Thursday.

D'Zhana Simmons, ... Read more

Video games which allow teenagers to indulge in driving stunts are actually encouraging bad road behaviour in them, according to Aussie experts.

New South Wales acting Superinten... Read more

The typical Aussie male who loves beer, barbecues and watching the footy are dying a slow death, for a new survey has shown a rise in the number of champagne-drinking metrosexuals more inter... Read more