Jan

Resurgence and spread of syphilis in China is a rapidly increasing epidemic

CHAPEL HILL - The resurgence and spread in China of syphilis, an infection eliminated there from 1960 to 1980, represents a rapidly increasing epidemic calling for urgent intervention, according to authors of a new report documenting rising infection rates.

Brain bleeding common in newborns, UNC study finds

CHAPEL HILL – A brain development study in newborns revealed intracranial hemorrhages or bleeding in and around the brain, affects 26 percent of babies born vaginally, according to researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.