- On Friday, FDA took a drastic measure of strongly recommending the blood supply of all 50 U.S. states and territories be examined for any traces of the Zika virus. This step may be costly but it ..
- It was only a matter of time before Zika would appear in the USA. Over the past few weeks, new cases of Zika virus have been reported in Florida and now New York has taken a proactive approach to ..
- One neighborhood in Miami has been confirmed as a source for at least 14 cases of locally transmitted Zika virus. This has promoted federal health officials to issue a travel warning for tourists ..
- Health officials from Utah have reported that an elderly patient who died at the end of June was related to the Zika Virus, making it the first Zika related death in the US. The Utah resident of ..
- US researchers warn that the yellow fever outbreak in Angola may become a global emergency because of a shortage in the yellow fever vaccine. This mosquito borne viral illness has already caused ..
- The latest study published in the British Medical Journal, Lancet, indicates that there are now 422 million adults worldwide living with diabetes. These numbers have gone up from about a 100 ..
- Now that summer is close by many people will be going to the beach and will undertake water activities like paddling. Today, almost every holiday resort has kayaks that allow visitors explore the ..
- Despite — or maybe because of — the convenience of being sealed in an airtight tube and hurtled through the atmosphere at hundreds of miles an hour, travelers will come down sick. Not everyone ..
- Should I Stay or Should I Go: People Still Debate the Future of the 2016 Olympics Athletes, tourists, retailers, media outlets and, well, just about everyone else, are waiting to see if the 2016 ..
- According to Roman Catholic priests, Zika-carrying mosquitoes are causing a theological enigma as well as creating medical challenges. The church has forbidden almost every type of birth control, ..