Another manufacturer of the blood thinner heparin made nationwide recall Friday because some products may include a dangerous contaminant. Contaminated heparin from different manufacturer has been linked with hundreds of allergic reactions and 19 deaths.

B. Braun Medical Inc announced Friday that it was retrieving 23 lots of heparin as a precautionary measure

Health emergencies occurring during airline flights have doubled in the past six years, according to data from MedAire. For every 1 million air flyers, there were only 19 passengers who got sick onboard in 2000, by 2006 the figure had risen to 35.

On an annual basis the statistics boil down to 17,000 sick or injured air travelers in 2007. Almost 80 died while airborne, similar to what happened to a Brooklyn nurse who passed away on an American Airline flight in February

The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has organized the supply of two million doses of yellow fever vaccine to Paraguay as health authorities in the South American country battle a deadly outbreak of the viral disease.

The vaccine doses were obtained from the WHO's International Coordinating Group on Provision of Vaccines, the agency said in an update released today. Brazil has sent 850,000 doses and Peru has dispatched 144,000, adding to the 300,000 that Paraguay already has on reserve

he government of the United Kingdom says it will recruit 4,000 additional midwives over the next three years to relieve pressure on its overstretched maternity services. The announcement comes after a wide-ranging Healthcare Commission review found many maternity units in England were failing to provide top quality care.

One in four women reported being left alone during labor or shortly after giving birth, while 43 percent of women said they were not given a choice of having their baby at home, as national guidelines suggest

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that there were high levels of formaldehyde in travel trailers and mobile homes that were used by victims of hurricane Katrina and Rita as emergency housing.

FEMA officials said that the residents of these trailers will be transferred as quickly as possible into hotels and apartments because exposing them to formaldehyde makes them sick. They said that transferring them will be beneficial for those who already have symptoms of respiratory illnesses such as the children, elderly persons or occupants