This year, six countries have managed to eliminate the threat of at least one of the diseases on the WHO's list of "neglected tropical diseases." A global effort to stamp out certain undertreated ...

A gastrointestinal disease, also known as a digestive disorder, is one that affects the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. This is the organ system that runs from the mouth to the anus and includes the ...

Scientists found ALS and MS share a strong geographic pattern, suggesting common environmental causes behind both.

If you have one of 13 cardiovascular diseases that qualify you for Personal Independence Payments, you could receive up to ...

The council partners with the CDC to develop the list, which includes more than 100 diseases, including those that are contagious as well as those that are not, like lead in blood. States don’t have ...

It's called noma and is a disease of poverty, striking mainly children. Most patients die. Survivors are badly disfigured. Now there's a campaign... It started out as malaria – or at least that's what ...