Vaccine 'could end Nigeria polio'

War-torn Somalia eradicates polio
Polio has been eliminated from Somalia despite years of war and no central government, the UN says.

Web searches feed health fears
Health information online is breeding a generation of cyberchondriacs, say researchers.

Papua mulls chips for HIV victims
Papua province in Indonesia mulls the introduction of a law allowing microchips to be implanted in people living with HIV.

'No water' in cholera-hit Harare
Much of Zimbabwe's capital Harare is without water reportedly due to a lack of purification chemicals, during a cholera outbreak.

Group therapy 'beats depression'
Group-taught meditation is as effective as medication for stopping people slipping back into depression, say scientists.