WorldViews: Health


Posted at 10:58 AM ET, 02/18/2013

Here's how many fewer AIDS patients would be treated after sequestration
By Olga Khazan
Some advocacy groups are trying to put a human face on the potential foreign aid cuts.

By Olga Khazan  |  10:58 AM ET, 02/18/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  health

Posted at 09:22 AM ET, 02/05/2013

How fake drugs cause the spread of untreatable TB in developing countries
By Olga Khazan
A new study found that 16.6 percent of tuberculosis drugs in Africa and 10.1 percent in India lacked the right amount of active ingredients.

By Olga Khazan  |  09:22 AM ET, 02/05/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  health

Posted at 11:47 AM ET, 12/14/2012

How where you live determines how you'll probably die, in mesmerizing charts
By Olga Khazan
Non-communicable diseases have become much more prominent killers over the past 20 years.

By Olga Khazan  |  11:47 AM ET, 12/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  health

Posted at 02:46 PM ET, 12/12/2012

Obamacare everywhere: U.N. votes in favor of universal health coverage
By Olga Khazan
Move signals a worldwide push toward universal health coverage.

By Olga Khazan  |  02:46 PM ET, 12/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  health

Posted at 10:28 AM ET, 12/06/2012

Americans are fatter, but not lazier, than Europeans
By Olga Khazan
Among the underlying causes of Americans' sky-high obesity rates, an overabundance of beer and a lack of childhood exercise are probably not the main ones.

By Olga Khazan  |  10:28 AM ET, 12/06/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  health

Posted at 10:33 AM ET, 11/14/2012

Heres why 10 percent of the developing worlds drugs are fake
By Olga Khazan
Researchers are calling for a global treaty to stop the flood of counterfeit drugs

By Olga Khazan  |  10:33 AM ET, 11/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  counterfeit drugs, health, India, who

Posted at 10:35 AM ET, 11/11/2012

What the world can learn from Denmarks failed fat tax
By Olga Khazan
Why taxes on sinful snacks don't always make us slim down.

By Olga Khazan  |  10:35 AM ET, 11/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  denmark, health, Obesity, taxes

Posted at 01:01 PM ET, 10/30/2012

In India, dengue panic after Bollywood movie mogul Yash Chopra’s death
By Olga Khazan
Is a Bollywood director's death worsening dengue fears?

By Olga Khazan  |  01:01 PM ET, 10/30/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  dengue, health, India

Posted at 09:59 AM ET, 10/17/2012

Why the Taliban hates polio vaccines
By Olga Khazan
Pakistan's Taliban commanders fear the West will use polio as a cover for spying

By Olga Khazan  |  09:59 AM ET, 10/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  health, pakistan, taliban

Posted at 04:30 PM ET, 03/27/2012

Health care, Trayvon Martin and Sandra Fluke: This month, an impassioned America
By Elizabeth Flock
Post stories about health care, Trayvon Martin and Sandra Fluke have drawn emotional responses from our readers.

By Elizabeth Flock  |  04:30 PM ET, 03/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  National, Supreme Court, health care law, Trayvon Martin, Sandra Fluke

Posted at 11:36 AM ET, 03/06/2012

37 ‘Buckyballs’ swallowed by toddler in latest scary magnet incident
By Elizabeth Flock
Buckyballs are popular magnets that are made for adults but often end up in the hands of children.

By Elizabeth Flock  |  11:36 AM ET, 03/06/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  National, Buckyballs, magnets, health risks

Posted at 09:42 AM ET, 02/29/2012

UNICEF report shows stark disparity in wealth, health in India
By Rama Lakshmi
Despite a burgeoning middle class, a report shows there is acute malnutrition and hunger among India’s poor.

By Rama Lakshmi  |  09:42 AM ET, 02/29/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  World, India, Unicef, income inequality, health

Posted at 02:19 PM ET, 02/01/2012

Pink slime removed from McDonald’s burgers — but other food additives remain
By Elizabeth Flock
But there are many other food additives inside.

By Elizabeth Flock  |  02:19 PM ET, 02/01/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  National, Health, pink slime, McDonald's, food additives

Posted at 12:11 PM ET, 09/19/2011

Military retiree benefits may be cut as Congress struggles to reduce debt
By Elizabeth Flock
The Pentagon must find billions in reductions. Military retiree benefits are vulnerable.

By Elizabeth Flock  |  12:11 PM ET, 09/19/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  National; veterans; military; pension benefits; health benefits; Leon Panetta; Pentagon