Health

Confirmed – Canada’s first case of Zika-related defects in fetus

by Jeanete Duazo Eagle News Service Canada Bureau (Eagle News) -- The Public Health Agency of Canada has confirmed the country’s…

UN combats spread of cattle disease in Europe through early-detection training

  (UNITED NATIONS) The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today started a programme to train European laboratory staff on how…

Outbreak of yellow fever in DR Congo could go global, children’s charity warns

By Umberto Bacchi LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - An outbreak of yellow fever that has killed hundreds of people in…

Lack of stores with fresh foods linked to signs of early heart disease

  By Kathryn Doyle (Reuters Health) - Living in poor neighborhoods has been linked to increased heart risk, and a…

Factbox: Why the Zika virus is causing alarm

  (REUTERS HEALTH)   Global health officials are racing to better understand the Zika virus behind a major outbreak that began…

Women with common ovary problem may not get recommended tests

  By Madeline Kennedy (Reuters Health) - Women with a common ovary problem should be screened for blood sugar and…

U.S. to allow more marijuana research: sources

  By Eric M. Johnson SEATTLE (Reuters) - The U.S. government will announce on Thursday that it will allow more…

Scientists warn anthrax just one threat as Russian permafrost melts

by Maria ANTONOVA MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- A recent anthrax outbreak in the far north of Russia left a child…

DOH to Metro Manilans: Brace for dengue

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) -- The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday urged Metro Manila to begin boosting its efforts…

US finds GMO mosquitoes won’t harm environment

MIAMI, United States (AFP) - A type of genetically modified mosquito made by the British company Oxitec should pose no danger…

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