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The Pan American Health Organization has proposed to reduce poverty in a bid to tackle chronic diseases.

Researchers have found that brown rice inhibits the breakdown of sugar into glucose — good news for diabetics.

A study has found that exposure to a sugar cane residue poses a risk to the respiratory health of workers in Nicaragua and neighbouring countries.

Vaccines could curb infections that are claiming the lives of thousands of African children with sickle cell anaemia, say researchers.

A disease outbreak at a Chinese factory has been ascribed to nanoparticle exposure but critics say there were many possible causes.

The huge burden of chronic diseases in developing countries could be cut by an alliance of agencies teaming up for research.

An experimental drug promises to ease the pain of sickle cell anaemia — but first it must be made affordable.

Scientists have raised the levels of several different vitamins in the same crop for the first time.

The US Institute of Medicine says global health — and health research — should become central to US foreign policy.

Xechem International, the US-based company that owns the rights to a promising sickle cell anaemia treatment, has filed for bankruptcy.

A study finds that infectious diseases receive a disproportionately large amount of funding from the WHO.

Southern genomics researchers should focus on single-gene disorders affecting their people rather than lifestyle diseases, says a scientist.

The United Arab Emirates has launched an initiative to combat blindness through treatment, research and awareness raising.

Cervical cancer control is feasible in the developing world for the first time, thanks to new screening techniques and HPV vaccination.

An epidemic of kidney disease among farming communities in Sri Lanka is puzzling doctors and researchers.

Rice accumulates more arsenic under flooded conditions, say researchers, suggesting benefits for cultivation under aerobic conditions.

The prevalence of dementia in developing countries has been underestimated, according to new research.

A new study finds that obesity rates in China are soaring and putting a heavy burden on the country's health system.

Researchers have created maps highlighting areas at risk from groundwater arsenic contamination in South-East Asia and Bangladesh.

Production of a herbal-based sickle cell anaemia drug could be under threat as the companies involved are surrounded by allegations of corruption.