Today is World Osteoporosis Day
World Osteoporosis Day (WOD), on October 20 each year, marks a year-long campaign dedicated to raising global awareness of the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis. WOD aims to make osteoporosis and fracture prevention a global health priority by reaching out to health-care professionals,... read more
Universal Health Coverage Passes Key Global Milestone
The World Health Organization welcomed a new Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Resolution on achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2030. The resolution, adopted at the IPU Assembly in Belgrade, Serbia, comes one month after heads of state agreed a high-level United Nations Political Declaration on UHC in New York.... read more
J&J recalls 33,000 bottles of baby powder as FDA finds asbestos in sample
Johnson & Johnson said on Friday it is recalling around 33,000 bottles of baby powder in the United States after U.S. health regulators found trace amounts of asbestos in samples taken from a bottle purchased online.... read more
30% of HIV/AIDS Patients Have Depression, says Global Study
The worldwide prevalence of depression among people with HIV/AIDS is 31%, according to new findings.
Depression prevalence tended to be higher in less developed countries, Dr. Ahmad Ghashghaee of the Iran University of Medical Sciences in Tehran and colleagues report in BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care, online September 25.... read more
Abridged Rabies-Exposure Regimen Appears Effective
In people bitten by rabid dogs, intradermal rabies vaccinations given over the course of a week may provide the same protection as a standard four-session, one-month post-exposure prophylaxis, according to an observational study... read more
