New strain of norovirus spreads around the worldA new strain of the winter vomiting disease norovirus has spread to France, New Zealand and Japan from Australia and is overtaking all others to become the dominant strain in Britain, health officials said on Wednesday. The norovi More… |
Diarrhoea second greatest killer of children: UnicefDespite the existence of inexpensive and efficient means of treatment, diarrhoea is the second greatest killer of children, and is responsible for more child deaths than AIDS, malaria and measles combined, according to a report issued by Unicef an More… |