Three pregnant women in the mainland United States with Zika-infected fetuses have given birth to babies with a birth defect, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC). In addition, three other pregnant women have lost their babies or terminated the pregnancy because of the damage done by the virus to the brain of the fetuses.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States has approved the use of a tube that lets obese people drain the contents of their stomach. The device lets the user drain or aspirate 30 percent of the calories that they consume.
A new study has found that patients who are prescribed opioid painkillers tend to keep the left over pills. On the other hand, some people also end up sharing those pills with their friends or acquaintances.
There is no reliable evidence suggesting that coffee causes cancer, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). However, the WHO's cancer agency believes that coffee can be carcinogenic if it is too hot.
Getting a blood test done during mid-life can help predict the risk of deadly forms of prostate cancer in men. These are the findings of a new study conducted by a team of researchers at the Harvard University.
Older adults can lower their risk of dying by just walking for around 15 minutes in a day. These are the findings of a new study conducted by a team of researchers at the University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, France.
Health experts around the world have always urged the need to replace processed white grains with whole grains. Now, a new study conducted by a team of researchers at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston suggests that consuming whole grains can have much more benefits than previously expected.
Researchers around the world believed previously that migraine could be a result of genetic and environment factors. However, a new study suggests that vitamin D deficiency could also be the reason behind the pulsating headaches that are often difficult to control.
An all time high number of Americans are dying because of accident caused by falls and fatal overdoses. However, the number of American nationals dying because of a car accident has decreased.
Most packaged foods in the United States (US) will now appear wrapped in all new food labels.The new labels will detail out new, easier-to-use nutritional facts on the product packaging.
Despite all the health efforts and a boom in health educations, diabetes remains one of the largely ignored health epidemic of all times. In fact, this disease is often misunderstood because of which it still remains uncontrolled and continues to claim more lives around the world.
Hand hygiene is something that everyone from a common man to a health care practitioner should follow. However, people tend to ignore hand hygiene when they are not looked upon by someone.
A team of British researchers has come up with the new model that used climate change data to predict the occurrence of zootonic diseases such as Zika and Ebola. These diseases jump from animals to humans and can cause a deadly outbreak in a relatively shorter period of time.
The Santa Clara County Vector Control District has announced mosquito fogging treatments on Friday after confirming that the adult mosquitoes collected from certain parts of San Jose in California carry the West Nile virus.
A new study has found that maintaining physical fitness during middle age helps reduce the risk of stroke later in life. The risk is significantly reduced once an individual crosses 65 years of age.
