Scottish study: Smoking bans help curb number of children hospitalized for asthma

Smoking bans help curb kids’ severe asthma attacks

Fear over China’s plan to vaccinate millions for measles highlights growing public distrust

China mass measles vaccination plan sparks outcry

NYPD suspends officer accused of refusing to help 11-year-old girl dying of asthma attack

NYPD suspends cop accused of not aiding dying girl

In South Africa, doctors and activists worry about impact of strike on AIDS patients

AIDS patients hurt by South African strike

Gates-linked vaccine group supports likely WHO resolution to fight pneumonia in poorer nations

Vaccine body supports WHO action on pneumonia

Bigger hospitals do better job at treating heart problems, pneumonia, study suggests

Bigger hospitals may treat some conditions better

Correction: WHO drug-resistant TB story

Correction: WHO drug-resistant TB story

LONDON — In a March 18 story about drug-resistant tuberculosis, The Associated Press reported erroneously that there were no U.S. cases in 2008 of extensively drug-resistant TB. There were four cases in 2008 and no cases in 2009, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.