National Institute Of Health

Some of the wealthy nations of the world are collectively donating $200 million to a project to fight diseases in poor countries. The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations (GAVI), which has brought these nations together on a common platform, said Wednesday the fund will be used to help the poor countries around the world to receive vaccines that prevent diseases like rotavirus and pneumococcus in a timely manner.

The November 30 issue of the journal 'Nature' has published the findings of UK researchers Professor Roger Corder of Queen Mary, University of London, Professor Alan Crozier of the University of Glasgow and their team, regarding the cardiovascular benefits of drinking tannin rich red wines.

On the eve of World AIDS Day, the former US president, Bill Clinton will be donating antiretroviral drugs to children who are suffering from HIV.

Infertility can be a curse on couples in modern times. Because there are several treatment options open to them, couples are often confused on the procedure to adopt and are often unaware of the prognosis. However a new procedure promises to help correct the most common cause of infertility in men.

The Australian government has agreed to fund an A$436 million national campaign providing protection to young girls against the virus causing cervical cancer, using Merck & Co.'s drug Gardasil.