LITTLE ROCK (AP) - For the third straight year, Arkansas was ranked 45th in the Annie E. Casey Foundation's annual appraisal of every state on 10 health indicators for children.

TORONTO - Health officials grappling with a nationwide outbreak of listeriosis said Thursday they expect more cases of the disease, a dangerous bacterial infection that threatens the infirm, the elderly and the unborn children of pregnant women - and whic

Compared to children in Nepal who were not forced into military service, former child soldiers were more likely to present severe mental health problems such as symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression. These findings are reported i

The November issue of the American Journal of Public Health includes several studies related to immigrant health and access to health care, including immigrant children's use of public health insurance programs, tobacco use-related health disparities, th

Director ministerial leadership initiative, MLI, Wednesday said Sierra Leone was fortunate to have Dr Soccoh Alex Kabia as its minister of health and sanitation.