Food Safety News Hepatitis A outbreak linked to smoothies spans 5 states; 51 sickFood Safety NewsMore than 50 people in five states are confirmed with Hepatitis A infections in an outbreak associated with frozen strawberries from Egypt that were served at Tropical Smoothie Café locations in Virginia. The vast majority of the infected people — ...
The Indian Express Why the Zika virus is causing alarmThe Indian ExpressZika is transmitted to people through the bite of infected female mosquitoes, primarily the Aedes aegypti mosquito, the same type that spreads dengue, chikungunya and yellow fever. By: AP Published:Aug 31, 2016, 8:43 … and more » Powered by WPeMatico
NBCNews.com Ebola Lingers For More Than a Year in SemenNBCNews.comThe Ebola virus can linger for a year or even longer in the semen of some men, researchers reported Tuesday. That means that Ebola survivors could be an important source for re-igniting outbreaks of the deadly virus, which killed more than 11,000 …Ebola stayed in the ...
CBS News How did Listeria get into recalled veggies?CBS NewsAbout 30,000 cases of precut vegetables are being recalled in many Southeastern states because they could be contaminated with Listeria. But how, exactly, do these bacteria get into veggies? This week, the food manufacturer Country Fresh announced a …Health Highlights: Aug. 30, 2016Hanford SentinelHow Does Listeria Get ...
NPR Their Masters’ Voices: Dogs Understand Tone And Meaning Of WordsNPRWhen you praise a dog, it’s listening not just to the words you say but also how you say them. That might not be huge news to dog owners. But now scientists have explored this phenomenon by using an imaging machine to peek inside the ...
New York Times Singapore Says It Expects More Zika CasesNew York TimesWorkers fumigating a public space below residential apartments in the Aljunied district of Singapore on Sunday. Credit Wong Kwai Chow/The Straits Times, via European Pressphoto Agency. SINGAPORE — Singapore, which has confirmed several dozen …Drugs Used to Fight Hepatitis, Worm Infections Might Stop ZikaNBCNews.comScientists find ...
Business Insider Clinton proposes plan to address mental health treatmentBusiness InsiderDemocratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, center left, leaves the home of Marcia Riklis, center right, following a private fundraiser in Southampton, N.Y., Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) syndication.ap.org. SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y …(Dreamstime image: Ben Goode)National Review OnlineClinton rolls out plan to improve mental health ...
CNN Singapore Zika cases increase to 56CNN(CNN) Fifteen more cases of locally-transmitted Zika virus have been confirmed in Singapore, the city-state’s Ministry of Health (MOH) said late Monday. With 41 cases confirmed early the same day, the total number of Zika virus infections in Singapore …Australia, Taiwan, South Korea issue travel warnings for SingaporeReutersThree Countries ...
Calgary Herald Heart Birth Defects Dropped After Folic Acid Was Added to FoodU.S. News & World ReportMONDAY, Aug. 29, 2016 (HealthDay News) — The introduction of folic acid-fortified foods in Canada was associated with a decrease in babies being born with heart defects, a new study found. Researchers reviewed data from nearly 6 million births ...