The world remains unprepared to cope with a pandemic in humans arising from bird flu, a UN and World Bank report released Thursday found.

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Researchers in the United States believe they have gained an important insight as to why malaria causes only mild, flu-like symptoms in some individuals but in others causes coma and death.

The United Nations Thursday roped in thespian Kamal Haasan to be the agency’s ambassador in its campaign to reduce stigma and address the rights of people living with HIV/AIDS.

China’s health ministry Thursday reported a rise of about 22 percent in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and full blown AIDS this year and

Thailand is failing to provide treatment to drug users most at risk of AIDS despite its reputation as a pioneer in the global battle against the disease, Human Rights Watch said Thursday.

A lack of HIV prevention efforts and an increase in risky sexual behaviors among men who have sex with men are fueling an increase in new HIV diagnoses

Scientists have managed to make old skin in mice young again after just two weeks of treatment by blocking a single gene, according to a study released Thursday.

Genetic modification techniques have not exactly been able to win over consumers. The task of turning isolated genes into working crops out in the field

Young or confused people and those dependent on alcohol could be at risk from ingestion of alcohol hand rubs in hospitals or care homes, warn doctors in this week’s BMJ.

One in 10 NHS patients comes to harm while in hospital as a result of their clinical care, suggests a study in Quality and Safety in Health Care.

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