CARACAS, VENEZUELA (BNO NEWS) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has described a doctor who claimed to be part of his former medical team as ‘a big liar’. The doctor previously said Chavez has only two years left to live.

Earlier this month, before t…

WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) — The death toll as a result of an ongoing listeria outbreak in the United States has reached at least 28, according to information released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday.

According t…

PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI (BNO NEWS) — The Haitian government has reported more than 6,500 deaths as a result of the ongoing cholera outbreak in Haiti, health officials said on Saturday. Hundreds of thousands more have been sickened.

According to the Uni…

LOMBOK, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) — Indonesian health officials on Tuesday confirmed that bird flu has been detected in poultry on the island of Lombok, although no human cases of the disease have been reported.

Indonesian Health Minister Endang said that…

LAHORE, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) — The death toll as a result of the devastating dengue fever outbreak in Pakistan has surpassed 200, officials said on Tuesday. Thousands more have been sickened.

The latest death was registered at Mayo Hospital in Punjab’…

WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) — The death toll as a result of a listeria outbreak in the United States has risen to at least 18, according to a new report released on Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The CDC has record…

NAGANO, JAPAN (BNO NEWS) — Thyroid gland irregularities have been detected in a number of young children and teenagers evacuated from Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture following its nuclear plant crisis, local media reported on Wednesday.

According to a s…

HARARE (BNO NEWS) — Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has again visited Singapore for medical treatment, a minister told the independent Standard newspaper on Sunday. Few details about his visit were released.

Minister of Publicity and Information W…

LAHORE, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) — The dengue fever outbreak in Pakistan continues to spread rapidly with the latest death toll reaching at least 121 as thousands of cases have been reported, officials said Friday.

The worst affected area is the city of L…

LAHORE, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) — The death toll as a result of Pakistan’s dengue fever outbreak continues to rise quickly as 59 people have now been confirmed dead, officials said on Wednesday.

Nine more victims died on Wednesday and over 1,000 patients…