The United Nations World Food Programme said a WFP-chartered helicopter had started rescue and food delivery missions in central Mozambique where the worst flooding in years has forced an estimated 85,000 people to flee their homes. A WFP-chartered Mi-8 helicopter, flying from the town of Caia and coordinated by the government’s National Institute for Disaster Management (INGC), delivered 2. [click link for full article]

A new study shows that young transplant patients in the U.S. who lose their insurance coverage are more likely to stop taking necessary anti-rejection drugs, which can increase the risk of losing the transplanted organs. The study appears in the latest issue of Pediatric Transplantation.”Immunosuppressive drugs that prevent organ rejection are incredibly expensive; the cost can exceed $13,000 a year,” says study author Dr. Mark Schnitzler. [click link for full article]

Now, an innovative study conducted by the University of Western Sydney looks at the lives of cancer carers and how they negotiate issues surrounding sexuality and intimacy in the context of caring for a partner with cancer.The three-year Australian Research Council Linkage grant in conjunction with New South Wales Cancer Council is looking at the needs of cancer carers in an attempt to identify what types of support services are most effective. [click link for full article]

The United Nations World Food Programme has condemned the looting of three food warehouses in Guinea over the weekend - resulting in the loss of nearly 450 metric tons of food aid destined for school children and the poorest communities. WFP estimates the value of the losses at US$ 350,000. [click link for full article]

Canada, Italy, Norway, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation recently committed 1.5 billion US dollars to launch the first Advance Market Commitment (AMC) to help speed the development and availability of a new vaccine which is expected to save the lives of 5.4 million children by 2030. The AMC pilot represents the first step in a historic effort to create a market for life-saving vaccines for children in the world’s poorest countries. [click link for full article]

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) will extend its food aid operations in Nepal to communities in three drought-affected districts of the Eastern Terai - an area seized with political violence over the last month - as well as continuing assistance until the end of June to drought victims in the Mid- and Far-Western Regions. [click link for full article]

A new breath test has been reported to detect lung cancer in its early stage. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States, and doctors believe that early detection could offer sufferers their best chance for early survival. Dr. [click link for full article]

A potential breakthrough in minimally invasive surgical removal of tumors has been demonstrated using an innovative technique involving microsecond electrical pulses that can punch permanent nanoscale holes in the membranes of targeted cells without harming adjacent healthy tissue. [click link for full article]

A medical device to save the arms and legs of U.S. military personnel from amputation became the first of its kind to win U.S. marketing clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). [click link for full article]

Those planning to break New Year’s dieting resolutions with a feast of chocolate on Valentine’s Day, should think again, according to researchers at the University of Hertfordshire. [click link for full article]