Source: BBC Thai health officials have confirmed two cases of microcephaly, a severe birth defect linked to the Zika virus. It is the first time in South East Asia that the disease has been linked to the condition, which causes abnormally small brains and heads. Several countries in the region […]
Source: BBC By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News website A 10th of children have a “monkey-like” immune system that stops them developing Aids, a study suggests. The […]
Source: Huffington Post BY Sarah DiGiulio Sleep Reporter, The Huffington Post People with Crohn’s disease know the uncomfortable symptoms of the chronic condition all too well: diarrhea, abdominal pain, weight loss […]
Source: Time By Alexandra Sifferlin In July, the Utah Department of Health was alerted to a person diagnosed with theZika virus despite not traveling to a place with Zika or having sexual contact with a person who had. The person had, however, cared for an elderly male family contact who had […]
Source: Time By Maria Cheng Scientists are trying to figure out where Zika might gain a future foothold (LONDON) — Scientists trying to predict the future path of Zikasay that 2.6 […]
Source: Aljazeera Singapore has confirmed 41 cases of locally-transmitted Zika virus, mostly among foreign construction workers, and says it expects more incidents to be identified. All but seven of those […]
Source: The Wall Street Journal By ARIAN CAMPO-FLORES and DAN FROSCH MIAMI—For the dozen or so pregnant women infected with the Zika virus in the care of Christine Curry, an […]
Source: Time By Alexandra Sifferlin The U.S. declared the Zika virus outbreak in Puerto Rico a public health emergency on Friday, which U.S. Health and Human Services says means the virus is a “significant threat” to the territory. The declaration comes amid massive spread of Zika through Puerto Rico, infecting well […]
Source: Time By Kate Samuelson The diagnosis of a young boy and girl paralysed with polio has sparked an emergency mass vaccination campaign in Nigeria. Having celebrated its first full year free of the disease in 2015, the country looked set to be polio free by 2017, along with the rest […]
Source: Dawn ISLAMABAD: As sacrificial animals pour into urban centres ahead of Eidul Azha, health experts warn of the risk of contracting Congo virus from cattle after five people suffering from the illness died in Punjab, with three others now in stable condition. Health expert Dr Gulzar Malik said that […]
Source: BBC Three different ways of designing a vaccine have been shown to be completely protective against the Zika virus. Scientists found all three offered protection in tests on rhesus […]
Source: Time By Alexandra Sifferlin There will be at least 80 volunteers involved The federal government is launching an investigational human trial of a Zika vaccine, health officials announced on Wednesday. The National Institutes of Health announced that at least 80 volunteers will test a new Zika vaccine. The trial, which […]
Source: BBC By James Gallagher Controlling human nerve cells with electricity could treat a range of diseases including arthritis, asthma and diabetes, a new company says. Galvani Bioelectronics hopes to […]
Source: Time By Alexandra Sifferlin Many states with a higher risk for Zika also have more abortion restrictions Nearly 540 pregnant women in the United States and territories have Zika, which is proven to cause the devastating birth defectmicrocephaly and is suspected to cause other neurological defects, too. Health authorities […]
Source: CNN by Paul R. La Monica There is no cure for the Zika virus. But investors are betting two companies may have a vaccine that can successfully treat the mosquito-borne disease. Inovio and South Korea-based GeneOne Life Science announced Monday that they received approval from the U.S. FDA to […]
Source: Time By Alexandra Sifferlin Why scientists say the Zika panic surrounding the Olympics is overhyped The 2016 Olympics in Rio are around the corner, and doctors and athletes alike are […]
Source: BBC At least 2,234 Indians have contracted the deadly HIV virus while receiving blood transfusions in hospitals in the past 17 months alone. The information was revealed by the […]
Source: Slate Yellow fever’s coming back, and Ebola never left. By Donna A. Patterson We did not beat Ebola. If the West Africa Ebola epidemic follows the history of past […]
Source: BBC More than 100 leading scientists say the Rio Olympics should be moved or postponed over the Zika outbreak. The group says new findings about the virus make it […]
Source: Time By Alexandra Sifferlin New numbers from federal officials reveals high numbers of pregnant women with Zika There are 279 pregnant women in the United States and in U.S. territories who have Zika, health officials announced on Friday. There are 157 women pregnant women with the virus in the continental […]