The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the CDC, released its Vital Signs report on Tuesday and found that only 4 percent of U.S. hospitals provide the full range of support mothers need in order to breastfeed.
A civic agency in South Korea is sending thousand of pounds of flour to North Korea.
India has expressed its ?concern? and called for restraint from Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad.
The global population will hit 7 billion on Oct. 31, according to a projection by researchers at the United Nations.
The fate of tens of thousands of people living and dying from famine in the Somalia is literally in the hands and hearts of the internationally community. The deadly famine in Somalia could spread if the international community doesn't provide the funds needed to respond to the hunger crisis that has already killed thousands, the United Nations humanitarian chief warned.
The U.N. says that more than $2 billion more in aid is required to help the starving in Somalia.
Isolated North Korea said on Monday it had agreed to further dialogue with the United States, and repeated it was willing to resume regional nuclear disarmament talks at an early date, without preconditions.
The world population is expected to breach seven billion this year, which is more than twice the number of people that lived on the earth just 50 years ago, according to recent projections by the United Nations. Is the world prepared for it?
Rachel Weisz of the Oscar fame for "Constant Gardener" was seen in an elegant red Valentino dress on Wednesday, 27 July 2011 at the Tribeca Grand Hotel, New York for a screening of the movie "The Whistleblower". The Cinema Society & Dior Beauty, along with DeLeio hosted the screening of "The Whistleblower."
One scientist is disputing the United Nations' numbers on global warming, arguing the numbers aren't as bad as people are saying.
The world's population will surpass seven billion people by the end of 2011 and ten billion by 2100, but can earth sustain that many people? Demographers are concerned that explosive population growth in the developing world could drain the earth's resources and threaten global economies.
The hotel maid who accused ex-IMF boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexually assaulting her made an emotional public appeal on Thursday for people to believe her story as her lawyer threatened a civil lawsuit.
In support of rock legend Gregg Allman and R&B artist Natalie Cole's battle with Hepatitis C, the Allman Brothers Band put on a star-studded benefit show at New York's Beacon Theatre. Roughly 130 million injection drug users worldwide suffer from hepatitis C, according to a study published online by World Health Organization said on Tuesday, "World Hepatitis Day."
Insurgents from al-Shabab, an Islamist terrorist group in league with al-Qaeda, have banned food and aid assistance from the UN.
Public health officials say roughly 130 million injection drug users worldwide suffer from hepatitis C, according to a study published online by World Health Organization said on Tuesday in The Lancet, which coincides with 'World Hepatitis Day.'
Half a million people in the Ivory Coast are still reeling after post-election violence resulted in thousands of deaths.
The recently concluded sixth IAS conference on HIV pathogenesis, treatment and prevention in Rome proved optimistic as the World Health Organization (WHO) promised to release its HIV guidelines for counseling discordant couples in the next two months.
The court date in the attempted rape case of former IMF boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been postponed to August 23, his lawyers said on Tuesday, adding they hope charges will be dismissed by that date.
The United Nations airlifted emergency food for starving children into the Somali capital Mogadishu on Wednesday as aid groups warned of a growing influx of hungry families from the famine-hit south of the country.
The European Union's executive will increase funding for victims of the drought and famine in the Horn of Africa, the EU's crisis chief said on Wednesday after visiting Kenya and Somalia.
Drastic changes in global climate patterns will pose a dire threat to peace and security around the world, warns the head of the United Nations.
The number of Kenyans who will need food aid due to drought will rise to 3.5 million by September, the United Nations said on Tuesday, while European officials warned such crises would flare up again unless more money was directed at prevention efforts.
