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WHO: Measles deaths have plummeted over a decade

Health -- The number of measles deaths worldwide has apparently dropped by about three-quarters over a decade, according to a new study by the World Health Organization and others.

US reviews research risks amid bird-flu debate

The Obama administration is ordering a government-wide review of scientific research that could raise biosecurity concerns in the wake of fierce controversy over some man-made strains of the deadly bird flu.

New malaria method could boost drug production

German scientists have developed a new way to make a key malaria drug that they say could easily quadruple production and drop the price significantly, increasing the availability of treatment for a disease that kills hundreds of thousands every year.

FDA shuts down New Jersey dental products company

Federal health officials say a New Jersey company has been legally barred from making and selling a variety of dental products due to violations at its manufacturing facility.

Japan population to shrink by one-third by 2060

Japan's rapid aging means the national population of 128 million will shrink by one-third by 2060 and seniors will account for 40 percent of people...

Mixed advice in Europe over faulty breast implants

European health authorities issued widely different recommendations Friday in dealing with potentially faulty French-made breast implants ...

UK data 'shows higher risk of breast implant ruptures'

Britain's biggest cosmetic surgery chain has revealed that rupture rates on allegedly faulty French-made breast implants are seven times higher than previously thought, a report said Sunday.