Jul 07 Drug Long Used by Vets Could Boost Fight Against Malaria By Talea Miller Infant surrounded by mosquito nets. Photo by World Bank. A drug commonly used to combat heart worms in pets in the United States is becoming a versatile parasite-fighting treatment in regions stricken by tropical disease. Ivermectin, developed decades ago as… Continue reading
Jul 06 Malawi’s Muslim Communities Embrace Family Planning By Talea Miller Muslim leaders and U.S. health workers in Malawi are partnering to shift attitudes towards family planning. Continue reading
Jul 05 Medicare Coverage of Pricey Cancer Drugs Sparks ‘Rationing’ Debate Photo by Bloomberg via Getty Images. As health care costs play an ever-increasing role in Washington's budget drama, Medicare officials announced last week they will continue to pay for two extremely expensive cancer treatments despite lingering questions about… Continue reading
Jul 05 Teaching the Importance of Breastfeeding By Talea Miller The Indonesian Breastfeeding Center in Jakarta offers training classes for healthcare workers and for families. Continue reading
Jul 05 New Indonesia Law: Allow Breastfeeding, or Face Punishment By Cat Wise Watch a slide show on teaching the importance of breastfeeding: In the United States, the breast milk versus formula debate tends to center on what works best for the mom and what is most nutritious for the baby. In… Continue reading
Jul 05 Poll: The 5 Most Dangerous Countries for Women By Stella Clingmon A burqa-clad woman in Kabul, Afghanistan. Photo by Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images Dismal health care, poverty and harmful cultural practices make Afghanistan the world's most dangerous country to be a woman in 2011, followed by the Democratic Republic of Congo, mainly… Continue reading
Jul 04 Watch Chefs Cook Up Ideas for Healthy School Lunches A pair of chefs has stepped out of their kitchens and into school cafeterias to lend their services in hopes of crafting healthier menus for school lunches. Betty Ann Bowser has this encore report. Continue watching
Jul 04 The 9 Deadly Diseases That Plagued George Washington George Washington is a mainstay of history books for fighting everything from the British Empire to a cherry tree, but his private battles may have been the fiercest. Tuberculosis. Malaria. Smallpox. Dysentery. Some of the deadliest ailments of the… Continue reading
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Jun 30 Watch Denver Hospital Sets the Bar for Patient Safety As many as 96,000 people are estimated to die every year from an infection or a medical mistake after going into the hospital. And almost all of those deaths are preventable. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports from a Denver… Continue watching