PABLO — Imagine a disease that causes the heart, blood vessels, and kidneys to bloat from sugar in the blood stream. Or a disease that irritates swollen gums to the point of bleeding, the only relief being when the rotten teeth finally fall out.

The Waikato is strongly represented in this year's New Zealand Health Innovation Awards (HIA), with three out of 20 finalists coming from the region.

Dusseldorf, Germany - Travellers to southern Asia are advised by the Centre for Travel Medicine in Dusseldorf, Germany, to get a vaccination against hepatitis A before they leave. Hepatitis A can be easily avoided by following basic hygiene rules whe...

ILOILO CITY, Iloilo -- The Department of Health in Western Visayas (DoH 6) has advised the riding public and drivers to wear surgical masks to protect themselves against pulmonary illness caused by dust, weeks after Typhoon “Frank” triggered mudflows

Source: IRIN Exaucée Makembi, aged three, has been very weak for three days and sleeps in the arms of her mother, Tina Nzongola, who has taken her to a health centre on the outskirts of Kinshasa.