Ahead of the XVII International AIDS Conference, health and education ministers from 16 Latin American and Caribbean countries will attend a meeting in Mexico on Aug. 1 to develop a common strategy to fight the spread of HIV/AIDS in the region, Mexican Un

Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Joycelyn Elders called on blacks Tuesday to exercise personal responsibility and exert more public pressure to improve their own health and the nation’s education and health-care systems.

Men and women who experienced sexual violence while fighting in Liberian civil wars report higher rates of symptoms of depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and thoughts of suicide than non-combatants or other former combatants who were not e

RIGOROUS measures are being put in place to combat the growing sexual health problem in Fife, a leading public health consultant has said. (07/08/2008 09:00:38)

A judge has ordered a mental health evaluation for a man accused of raping a woman last December and leaving her only partially clothed outside on a frigid night.