Hawaii declares emergency over mosquito-borne illnesses
HONOLULU (AP) -- Hawaii Gov. David Ige declared a state of emergency to fight mosquito borne illnesses including dengue fever and the Zika virus....
View ArticleUrbanization leads to change in type of bacteria in the home
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Whether it's a jungle hut or a high-rise apartment, your home is covered in bacteria, and new research from the Amazon suggests city dwellers might want to open a window....
View ArticleNew research finds noise harder on children than adults
WASHINGTON (AP) -- From the cacophony of day care to the buzz of TV and electronic toys, noise is more distracting to a child's brain than an adult's, and new research shows it can...
View ArticleColorado hospital drug theft stirs patient tests in Phoenix
PHOENIX (AP) -- A Phoenix hospital is offering free hepatitis and HIV testing to patients after discovering a former employee is accused of stealing pain medication at a Colorado facility....
View ArticleWHO reports rise of neurological disorder in Zika outbreak
BERLIN (AP) -- A rare neurological disorder is on the rise in several Latin American countries that are also seeing an outbreak of the Zika virus, the World Health Organization said Saturday....
View ArticleBrazil's Zika-related abortion debate sparks backlash
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Before her son was born, Danielle Alves didn't know Luiz Gustavo would have microcephaly, a condition that has left the 3-year-old so disabled he can't walk,...
View Article200 Pennsylvania college students were sickened by norovirus
COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. (AP) -- Norovirus has been confirmed as the cause of a stomach illness that sickened more than 200 students at a Pennsylvania college last week, school officials said Monday....
View ArticleCancer patients snagged in health law's tangled paperwork
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Walt Whitlow was under treatment for cancer when he got an unwelcome surprise....
View ArticleTeen suicides in California city to be subject of US study
PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) -- A team of mental health experts from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is scheduled to be in California this week to investigate a series of suicides by...
View ArticleUN: Stopping Zika may require genetically modified insects
GENEVA (AP) -- The World Health Organization says it may be necessary to use controversial methods like genetically modified mosquitoes to wipe out the insects that are spreading the Zika virus across...
View ArticleA step forward for measuring health care quality
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government, doctors' groups, insurers and patient advocates say they're coming together on a common set of measurements for what constitutes quality health...
View ArticleOhio agency fires 2 over handling of lead in village water
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) -- The state's Environmental Protection Agency fired two employees and demoted a third Wednesday following an internal investigation of how it handled the lead contamination...
View ArticleDuchess of Cambridge raises mental health issues in Huffpost
LONDON (AP) -- The Duchess of Cambridge is trying to shatter the stigma attached to mental health issues as she guest edits an edition of the Huffington Post....
View ArticleStudy finds testosterone gel is no fountain of youth
CHICAGO (AP) -- A landmark study suggests that testosterone treatment is no fountain of youth, finding mostly modest improvement in the sex lives, walking strength and mood of a select group of older...
View ArticleHospital paid 17K ransom to hackers of its computer network
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The chief executive of a Los Angeles hospital says it paid a ransom in bitcoins equivalent to about $17,000 to hackers who infiltrated and disabled its computer network....
View ArticleJury: Doctors who transplanted diseased kidney not negligent
BOSTON (AP) -- A Massachusetts jury has found that several doctors who transplanted a diseased kidney from a deceased homeless man into a patient were not negligent in his death....
View ArticleAruba, Bonaire islands added to Zika travel alert
NEW YORK (AP) -- U.S. health officials have added two more Caribbean islands to a Zika travel alert for pregnant women....
View ArticleCalifornia declares massive natural gas leak sealed
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A blowout at a natural gas well that spewed massive amounts of climate-changing methane for nearly four months and drove thousands of Los Angeles families from their homes has been...
View ArticleStudy: Right gut bacteria may protect against malnutrition
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Manipulating what kinds of bacteria live in the gut might lead to a new way to treat millions of children suffering chronic malnutrition, says new research that suggests the right...
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