New York Daily News Tapping apps and the internet really does rev up heart healthNew York Daily NewsA new study shows people who use the web, pedometers and mobile apps got healthier. BY Nicole Lyn Pesce. NEW YORK DAILY NEWS. Thursday, September 1, 2016, 6:00 AM. Let’s get digital. Many people who tap the internet ...

Yahoo News Zika in Singapore: Residents of potential new cluster rattledYahoo NewsAlmost a week after the first locally transmitted Zika cases in Singapore were announced, the threat of the virus’ arrival in Bedok North Avenue 3 has left residents there worried and uncertain. On Wednesday (31 August), the Ministry of Health …Malaysia Confirms First Zika ...

Business Insider Novartis bid to sell new biosimilar crimped by U.S. court battlesBusiness InsiderZURICH (Reuters) – Novartis has won U.S. approval for a copy of Amgen’s blockbuster arthritis drug Enbrel, but the Swiss drugmaker’s bid to muscle in on the medicine’s $4.7 billion in annual U.S. revenue remains blocked by court battles. Novartis’s …Novartis Just ...

New York Times Study Finds Increase in Temporary Paralysis Accompanied Zika OutbreaksNew York TimesZulay Balza, right, recovering from Guillain-Barre syndrome in February at a hospital in Colombia. Ms. Balza did not show symptoms of the Zika virus; only one in five infected people do. Credit Ricardo Mazalan/Associated Press. In seven countries that …Analysis highlights strong Zika-GBS ...

NBCNews.com Mixing Opioids and Tranquilizers Can Be Deadly, FDA WarnsNBCNews.comMore and more people have died from mixing strong painkillers with tranquilizers like Xanax, leading federal health officials to strengthen warnings against doing so. People who mix opioids with the sedatives can suffer from breathing problems, which …FDA orders stronger warnings about risk of using opioid ...

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 ...