Hospital wipes that are used to rid surfaces of bacteria could actually be spreading the deadly superbug MRSA, scientists have found.

A study by Cardiff University has shown that many hospitals are reusing the cloths to clean more than one surface which leads to spread of bacteria, such as antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA

The United Nations health agency has appealed for $28 million to fund a six-month action plan to help survivors of this month's catastrophic cyclone in Myanmar.

The plan is designed for the areas most affected by Cyclone Nargis earlier this month - the Ayeyarwady Delta region and the country's biggest city, Yangon- with a particular focus on people living in temporary shelters and relocations, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a press statement

- A brain-eating amoeba is being blamed for the death of six boys and young men in Florida, Arizona, and Texas.

The Center for Disease Control said Friday that primary amebic meningoencephalitis, or PAM, is the cause of the 2007 deaths. The amoeba, called Naegleria fowleri, is the culprit of the condition and is found in warm water such as lakes, hot springs, ponds, and even dirty pools. It enters the body through the nose and attaches itself to the olfactory nerve, where it moves into the brain, feeding on brain cells

Bacterial infection has been found to be a major factor in sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), a British study says. Also known as cot death, SIDS is defined as the sudden and unexpected death of an infant aged between a week and a year.

Pediatricians from Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London found potentially dangerous bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus and E. coli in nearly half of all babies who died of SIDS at a London hospital

A Canadian teenage girl has died three weeks after stomach flu transformed into a rare heart disease known as myocarditis.

According to Montreal-based newspaper The Gazette, Karčle Galaise-Séguin of Granby, Quebec, had been suffering from a stomach virus. The 16-year-old girl was taken to the hospital after she showed no signs of improvement. When the doctors found she was suffering from a heart ailment, Galaise-Séguin was immediately transferred to Montreal Children's Hospital, the newspaper said