A man who died from a dementia-related illness had been assigned 106 different carers in a single year, says his wife.

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Dementia patient ‘had 106 carers’

Health chiefs are investigating an outbreak of a flu-like illness at a residential home in Carmarthenshire.

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One dead in home flu-like illness

The first president of independent Algeria, Ahmed Ben Bella, dies at his home in Algiers after an illness, official media say.

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Founding father of Algeria dies

An outbreak of gastrointestinal illness at a primary school in Ceredigion was probably due to the winter vomiting bug norovirus, public health chiefs say.

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School sickness ‘was norovirus’

Scientists identity a genetic variant that turns mild flu into a life-threatening illness.

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‘Severe flu’ gene flaw identified

When Lou Ruth Blake and two of her adult children died within days of one another from a complication of influenza, the loss was felt in every corner of the close-knit Calvert County community in which they lived. It was not simply a matter of being well liked or well known in Lusby. It was a matter of blood. Read full article > >

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Three deaths from flu complications stun a Calvert family and their community

George Washington University officials alerted the campus Wednesday that about 85 students were infected by norovirus this week. After testing by the university’s Student Health Service and D.C. Department of Health, officials confirmed that norovirus was the cause of dozens of cases of gastrointestinal illness since Monday, university officials said in a prepared release. They said they could find no common link for the infections, as students were affected who live at the Foggy Bottom campus, the Mount Vernon campus and off campus. Read full article > >

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85 cases of norovirus confirmed at George Washington University

Drinking “just a little more than they should” puts people at risk of serious illness including heart disease, stroke and cancer, the government is warning.

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‘A little too much drink’ warning

The stories about Rick Santorum — to be precise, the stories about Rick Santorum’s 3-year-old daughter — tiptoe around the issue with all deliberate delicacy: Should he be running for president with a child so ill ? Is his decision to run, and his determination to stay in the race, a powerful example of Santorum’s devotion to the cause of life — or an especially vivid illustration of every politician’s overriding ambition? Read full article > >

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Santorum’s choice to run

About 20 percent of American adults suffer some sort of mental illness each year, and about 5 percent experience a serious disorder that disrupts work, family or social life, according to a government report released Thursday. Read full article > >

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Government survey finds that 5 percent of Americans suffer from a ‘serious mental illness’

This afternoon, in a hotel ballroom in Northern Florida, two dozen health policy wonks are quietly embarking on a momentous task: Determining what medical treatments are the most effective. The health reform law established the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) as an independent advisory board with a $3 billion budget to support comparative effectiveness research. These are studies that probe which medical interventions are best at treating particular conditions and illnesses. PCORI kicks off a meeting this afternoon in Jacksonville, Fla., that you can watch on webcast here and which continues through Thursday. The group has unveiled the blueprint of its research plan, a national priorities and research agenda that could very well decide the success of health-care reform. Read full article > >

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PCORI: Funny acronym, serious work

Zahra Nahim and Fawzi Hasab fled Baghdad when their sons were killed and have struggled in America with illness, language and poverty.

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The Neediest Cases: Iraqi Refugees Find Hardships in Brooklyn

From illness in Paris.

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Guinea-Bissau President Dies

Helen Frankenthaler, the US abstract expressionist painter, has died aged 83 after a long illness, her nephew says.

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Artist Helen Frankenthaler dies

Claimed ability to treat illnesses.

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Saudi Woman Beheaded for Sorcery