A Belgian car crash victim who was misdiagnosed as being in a vegetative state for 23 years was conscious the whole time, it has emerged.
Find out about the basics of cells, chromosomes, and the genes contained in your DNA.
A Belgian car crash victim who was misdiagnosed as being in a vegetative state for 23 years was conscious the whole time, it has emerged.
New HIV infections have fallen worldwide by 17 percent over the past eight years, a testament to prevention efforts, according to a U.N. report released Tuesday.
CNN's global health show Vital Signs has teamed up with world renowned anti-aging experts to bring you an in-depth discussion on the search for immortality.
Find out about the basics of cells, chromosomes, and the genes contained in your DNA.
A Russian woman tells CNN her views on choosing the gender of her child.
A Mexican woman tells CNN her views on choosing the gender of her child.
An Israeli man tells CNN his views on choosing the gender of his child.
A French man tells CNN his views on choosing the gender of his child.
An English woman tells CNN her views on choosing the gender of her child.
An Egyptian man tells CNN his views on choosing the gender of his child.
A Chinese man tells CNN his views on choosing the gender of his child.
A South African woman tells CNN her views on choosing the gender of her child.
Somebody told me about a group of HIV positive ladies in the Epworth Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF) clinic in Zimbabwe who had formed a football team and every time they won a match, they would march through the clinic in their football jerseys singing uplifting songs in order to inspire other HIV-infected people like them.
Cricket is the national sport in Pakistan, but what makes the First Positive Cricket Team stand out from all the other Karachi-based clubs is that its members are all HIV positive.
In Afghanistan, the fight to heal broken minds clashes with the fight to break drug addiction. CNN's Sara Sidner reports.
Most people take their birth certificates for granted, but for millions of people around the world, they simply do not exist, causing them to miss out on fundamental rights, including access to free health care and education services, according to the Britain-based international charity Plan.
Robert Enke, the goalkeeper for the German national football team who killed himself on Tuesday, was suffering from depression, his widow has revealed.
Kidney disease is becoming a growing problem in developing countries, caused by an explosion in cases of diabetes and high blood pressure, experts say.
Eighteen-year-old "It Girl" Jazzy de Lisser's award winning video diary on her lifelong struggle with hepatitis C
Researchers are working on a breakthrough in artificial limb technology -- a prosthetic hand that can actually feel.
Societies fail women at key moments in their lives by not offering them quality health care, which undermines their ability to reach their full potential, the World Health Organization says in a new report.
I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder when I was 28. I was a successful neurosurgeon in a leading UK teaching hospital, and a leading researcher in head injury. This diagnosis followed 12 months in which I had experienced a series of personal and work related stresses.
10 November 2009
Molebatsi Pooe-Shongwe tells CNN how her organization is helping educate South Africans about breast cancer.
Saudi Arabia's health minister was the first person in the country to receive the H1N1 vaccination Saturday in a televised event aimed at calming fears about the safety of the vaccine.
It's 1p.m. and squeals of delight reverberate off the apartment complex walls.
A small, wearable camera that captures images automatically could change the way memory loss patients, in particular those with Alzheimer's, are treated, experts say.
The X-ray machine was Wednesday named the most important scientific invention, in a poll marking the centenary of the Science Museum in London.
Swine flu has not reached Gaza yet but with 1.5 million residents squeezed into 360 square kilometers it would appear to be a small miracle.
A baby born with a severe birth defect put its parents on opposing sides in a British court Monday over whether to switch off the child's life support.
Casa de la Amistad is a house of friendship to Mexico's youngest cancer patients, providing free housing and medicine children.
Rick Lyke was diagnosed with prostate cancer when he was 47. His response was to set up "Pints for Prostates," an organization that uses the universal language of beer to reach men with its message about the importance of prostate cancer screening.
Rick Lyke, Founder, Pints for Prostates, tells CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta about how his foundation helps men with prostate cancer.
At 32 years old Doug Ulman is president of cancer-support charity the Lance Armstrong Foundation. He has also survived three separate cases of cancer.
Molebatsi Pooe-Shongwe tells CNN about how her organization is helping educate the minds of South Africans to breast cancer.
Rick Lyke, Founder, Pints for Prostates, tells CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta about how his foundation helps men with prostate cancer.
CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports on Doug Ulman, President, Livestrong, who survived three different cancers and tells CNN his story.
Most Indian mothers want their daughters to marry decent men who make a good living. Now, in parts of rural India, women have a new -- and rather unusual -- demand for matrimony: a toilet.
A UK health agency has warned footballers to stop their "disgusting" habit of spitting as it could lead to the spread of the H1N1 virus.
Over the last two decades the humanitarian organization International Medical Corps has cared for hundreds of thousands of victims of wars and natural disasters in more than 25 countries.
Sitting on an iron bench along a busy street, Chaman Lal sticks his fingers into a mug full of a greasy concoction and then applies the dark-red brew to areas where his patients complain of pain.
In trendy neighborhoods of Tokyo customers are lining up for vitamin injections that promise to improve health and beauty.
A mass H1N1 immunization program began in the UK Wednesday, with the country's health minister urging all priority groups to take up the vaccine.
A new smartphone application allows users to carry out a virtual dissection of a human body.
Men are less likely to wash their hands properly than women, according to a new study.
News that a British soldier died after he received the cancerous lungs of a heavy smoker has sparked intense debate as to whether organs from people with unhealthy lifestyles should be used in transplants.
If you've ever embarked upon a exercise regime, you'll know that the benefits go much further than just physical fitness.
The global economic crisis has caused a spike in world hunger that has left more than a billion undernourished, United Nations agencies said in a new report.
British addicts are injected with government paid-for heroin in an effort to kick the habit. CNN's Paula Newton reports.
A leading UK hospital has defended its practice of using organs donated by smokers after the death of a soldier who received the cancerous lungs of a heavy smoker.
An experimental vaccine for cocaine addicts can help some users kick the habit, according to a new study.
A spate of suicides at France Telecom has put the spotlight on workplace stress and the devastating impact it can have on employees.
I recently accompanied Margaret Chan, Director General of the WHO, and Ray Chambers, U.N. Special Envoy for Malaria, on a trip to Africa to see firsthand the region's fight against malaria.
New research suggests penicillin is becoming obsolete, and antibiotic resistance could lead to a "major health crisis" unless governments act to promote research into new drugs.
A new international poll has revealed that money is the main source of stress in most countries --- but men and women often don't worry about the same things.
The death of a 14-year-old girl in England after she received a vaccination for Human Papilloma virus (HPV) has prompted a widespread freeze on the country's national vaccination program.
In trendy neighborhoods of Tokyo customers are lining up for vitamin injections that promise to improve health and beauty.
In trendy neighborhoods of Tokyo customers are lining up for vitamin injections that promise to improve health and beauty.
Hundreds of thousands of children worldwide are thought to be working full-time on tobacco farms, suffering from toxic levels of nicotine exposure and abusive labor conditions.
The Japanese IV cafe where visitors get their vitamins intravenously, no appointment necessary.
How Japan is adopting an innovative approach to make the most of its ageing workforce.
Japanese video game company Nintendo has been at the forefront of the so-called "gaming for health."
How a wheelchair user in Japan controls his movements using the power of thought.
CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta says the excitement surrounding a new HIV vaccine is justified.
Rows of tiny Jizo statues line the gardens of the Buddhist Zojoji Temple in Tokyo. Jizo is one of the most beloved of all Japanese divinities.
Japan has long been the world leader in robotics research, but in recent years it's also been leading the way when it comes to cutting-edge medical technology.
Over the past 20 years, robotics have revolutionized surgery, and new innovations are continuing to push the boundaries of medicine.
A new drug for melanoma has been shown to rapidly shrink malignant tumors in an early trial at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital in New York.
A restaurateur has gone to great lengths to tackle the spread of the H1N1 virus in his eatery, including taking staff's temperatures before they start work and preventing them from touching plates directly.
An Australian quadriplegic who won the right to refuse food and water died Monday of an upper respiratory infection, his brother and a right-to-die advocate said.
The number of people with dementia globally is estimated to nearly double every 20 years, according to a report released Monday for World Alzheimer's Day.
In the developing world millions of people struggle to operate machinery, read from a blackboard, or just see the world around them, because they don't have access to the eyeglasses they need.
A lot of people have been outraged by the gender verification testing that South African athlete Caster Semenya has been put through, and have been trying to be supportive of her; but in doing so, they often further prejudice against the very thing which she appears to be: intersex.
A baby born with his heart protruding from his chest has died two weeks after surgery. CNN's Sara Sidner reports.
CNN correspondents across the globe report on what local people say are the most serious health issues they face.
CNN's Emily Chang reports cases of swine flu in China are accelerating as the country begins vaccinations.
Every day, tens of thousands of fertilized hen eggs are delivered to Sinovac laboratories in Beijing. Each egg is infected with the H1N1 virus, then incubated for three days. White-coated employees examine every egg individually before the virus is extracted and used to make a vaccine.
CNN's Emily Chang goes inside the Chinese company manufacturing the H1N1 vaccine.
The number of birth defects in China are on the rise and the rate has nearly doubled in the past decade in Beijing and several provinces, a state-run newspaper reported Tuesday.
A 12-year-old Yemeni girl died during a prolonged childbirth that also killed her baby. CNN's Mohammed Jamjoom reports.
It goes without saying that France is a land that puts a certain value on kissing.
After weeks of torrential rain and flooding in West Africa, humanitarian aid agencies on the ground fear an outbreak of diseases like malaria and cholera.
The love-triangles, family feuds and paternity mysteries of Brazil's telenovelas have commandeered the nation's airwaves for decades and generated a fortune for Globo -- the powerful TV network that produces many of the genre's most popular shows.
China has developed a vaccine for swine flu and is set to become the first country in the world to begin mass inoculations, but there are concerns over possible side effects, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.
A new study shows surprising health benefits of Brazil's TV novellas. CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports.
An estimated 150,000 people live in Complexo do Alemao, where armed groups fight for turf, and fighting between police forces and ruling groups leave thousands of people trapped by violence.
Since it was founded in 1994, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has been instrumental in encouraging innovative research that will combat the biggest health issues affecting the developing world.
Indian government doctors Thursday eased the protruding heart of a 10-day-old baby boy back into his body in what they called a critical but successful surgery.
Doctors say surgery was a success on a baby born with the heart outside his body. CNN's Sara Sidner reports.
Authorities in China's south-central Hunan province are associating disgruntled parents of children stricken by lead poisoning with the outlawed spiritual group Falun Gong.
Doctors at an Indian government hospital on Thursday undertook a critical surgery to save a baby boy born with a heart protruding from his chest, said his father, Chander Majhi.
Hengjiang Village is nestled in the lush mountains of China's Hunan province, just a few kilometers from the bustling city of Wugang. It is a simple place, where mopeds carrying families of four zoom up and down dirt roads, and villagers drink water from local wells.
Every day thousands of girls endure forced circumcision. It's a controversial cultural tradition common in parts of Africa, South America, Middle East and Asia and that regularly results in infection and even death.
The U.S. trade embargo on Cuba is endangering the health of millions by limiting Cubans' access to medicines and medical technology, human rights group Amnesty International alleged Wednesday.
Doctors at an Indian government hospital were ready Thursday morning for a critical surgery to save a baby boy born with a heart protruding from his chest.
The father of a baby born with his heart protruding from his chest has told CNN about the 1100 km train journey he made to save his son's life.
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