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Eliminating maternal, neonatal & tetanus deaths

The idea of seeking care to stay healthy at health facilities is far from their minds because of a combination of factors deeply rooted in either thei

Gene research yields insights into Ebola virus

Researchers report in the Aug. 28 online issue of Science that they have now determined the following: The Ebola strains responsible for the current o

Racial disparities in breast-feeding may start with hospitals, study suggests

Key practices that support breast-feeding are much less common in medical centers where the black population is higher than average, researchers from

Low birth weights may put black women at risk for diabetes

The findings may partly explain high diabetes rates among black Americans, a population that has a high prevalence of low birth weight, the researcher

Two polio vaccines may give greater protection against crippling disease

The research involving nearly 1,000 children in India found that giving the Salk inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV) to those who had already been gi