Leprosy remains a public health problem in developing countries. Among communicable diseases, it is one of the leading causes of permanent disability. Brazil had not reached the goal of reducing cases ...

Leprosy's progression and its maintained endemic status, despite the availability of effective treatments, are not fully understood and recent studies have highlighted the possibility of involved ...

The Philippines can claim to have the ‘best-preserved collection of any one artist in the country and in Asia’ as cinema king ...

Methods: People affected by leprosy, aged 30 years and above, resident in eight leprosy villages were invited to participate. Ocular examination was undertaken of each consenting individual. Results: ...

A woman in Malaysia was filmed reacting like a "zombie" after smoking an e-cigarette known as "Piao Piao". A man, purported to be her ex-boyfriend, uploaded a video of the woman twitching ...

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Leprosy—an ancient disease often associated with distant historical eras—might not be as far behind us as we think. While many of us assume it's a thing of the past, cases of leprosy have been popping ...

Swiss drugmaker Novartis will keep making medicines for malaria and leprosy, even if it does not get orders as normal amid the global health funding crunch, its president of global health told ...

Edited by Roland Brosch, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France, and accepted by the Editorial Board February 20, 2015 (received for review November 17, 2014) ...

On the 2nd Sunday of May, an unusual procession occupies the streets of Ypres (Ieper), a small town near the French border. The Kattenstoet, which literally translates to 'the Cat Parade,' is fully ...

The only unfamiliar title, “The Happy Leper of Larne,” almost winks from its frame, suggesting a maudlin-cheery cousin to “The Cripple of Inishmaan.” For the Irishtown Players — the ...