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Doctors warn of spike in hand, foot, mouth disease

They say the virus is most contagious in the first week. However, it can sometimes occur in older children and adults. Hand, Foot, and Mouth, which is often...

Projected Lung Cancer Mortality Rates Among Women By 2030

Conversely, the breast cancer mortality rate is expected to decrease. Age standardized mortality rates in women for both cancers were reported as per 100,00...

Brisbane school tells students to stay home after flu outbreak

Nearly one-third of the student population have been struck down, with around 182 students and 15 teachers sick on Thursday, 7 News reported. "We have an ex...

Child becomes first Manitoban infected with West Nile Virus in 2018

Going into the long weekend, the province is reminding people that warm and dry conditions have been ideal for the breed of mosquito that carries West Nile, the...

Wisconsin man contracts rare blood infection from dog lick

Through a blood test, doctors diagnosed the Wisconsin resident with an infection caused by Capnocytophaga canimorsus, a bacteria often found in dog and cat sa...

Not drinking alcohol in middle age linked to increased risk of dementia

The long-term study - which tracked the health of civil servants working in London - found that both groups of people who drank over the recommended limits an...

Health officials: Condoms are not meant to be reused

She says while this is not a common issue, re-using a condom can have negative impacts on you and your partner. They can also provide protection against other d...

Grocery store worker praised for helping autistic teen stack shelves with him

A heartwarming video of the interaction between a grocery store employee and a young man with autism has gone viral. "To me, when you go to a grocery store wi...

Japan scientists to use 'reprogrammed' stem cells to fight Parkinson's

They hope stem cells will regenerate brain activity which has been lost to the ailment. Among other clinical tests of iPS cells, the government-backed Riken i...

As world temperatures rise, experts predict more heat wave deaths by 2080

Deaths from extreme heatwaves will increase dramatically by 2080 if humans are unable to adapt as temperatures rise around the world due to global warming, a ne...

Congo confirms 4 Ebola cases week after outbreak ends

The North Kivu health division notified the ministry on Saturday of 26 cases of hemorrhagic fever, including 20 deaths in North Kivu province. "As Ebola Virus...

Lloydminster in top 40 of best places to live in Canada

Data was based on figures as of March 2018. The magazine, which is owned by Rogers Publishing Ltd., cites the city's low taxes, relative affordability of ho...

‘We’ll fight new Ebola outbreak in DR Congo’

The health minister, Dr Oly Ilunga Kalenga, said there was no indication that the two outbreaks were related. The outbreak has occurred in the Beni region o...

Medicinal cannabis ‘may improve survival’ of pancreatic cancer patients

While surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and other treatments exist for pancreatic cancers , the life expectancy for patients hasn't changed much in decade...

FDA warns 'vaginal rejuvenation' treatments may pose safety risks

The new laser and ultrasound devices are being marketed as safer, but the FDA said they could be harmful. The devices in question typically use laser or...

DRC: New Ebola virus outbreak days after previous epidemic ends

The confirmation of Ebola return to the DRC was earlier reported by Governor Julien Paluku of the North Kivu province. A team of 12 experts from the health ...

Three new cases of West Nile reported in Mississippi

A mosquito-borne illness alert has been issued for Bay County after two people were confirmed to have West Nile virus. "It is important that people be conscient...

My Health Record: Government promises changes to legislation

According to the report, the minister said that "the amendment will ensure no record can be released to police or government agencies, for any objective, with...

The Scutoid: Scientists Introduce A New Shape Already Found In Humans

Scientists have been studying how epithelial cells pack tightly together, and have discovered a new shape in the process, as published in Nature Communica...

Babies should be breastfed within the first hour of life

Taking the Integrated Child Development Service programme's slogan for World Breastfeeding Week , from August 1 to 6, "Breastfeeding-Foundation of Life" to the...

Court backs right for families to end life support

This led to extensive brain damage caused by a lack of oxygen. While such patients can breathe without assistance, they need clinically assisted nutrition and h...

Legionella bacteria found in water supply at Bronx hospital, officials report

Even though the NYC Health + Hospitals said on Saturday night that low Legionella bacteria levels were discovered in the water supply at Jacobi Medical Canter...

Bacteria in dog saliva causes Wisconsin man to lose both legs

Greg Manteufel thought he was experiencing a bout of the flu - but it was going to be something much rarer and more risky than anyone in his family could imagin...

Mosquitoes in London trap test positive for West Nile virus

The most high-risk parts of Kansas are actually the western two-thirds of the state, according to KDHE, while northeast Kansas is at "moderate risk". Maintain...

Dog infection: Man loses both legs after pet LICKED him

However, there have only been about 500 cases logged in the US and Canada since 1976 of the bacteria causing sepsis when no dog bite was found. Doctors told h...

New study ignites debate over cost of 'Medicare for all'

A new report on Bernie Sanders' Medicare for All plan finds an whopping cost for the federal government. A study found that Senator Bernie Sanders' "Med...

Smokefree Public Housing Policy Going Into Effect Tuesday

Smokers won't be able to light up in or near public housing as of today. Electronic cigarettes will still be permitted. In November 2016, then U.S. Department...

"Hot Water Challenge" leaves teenager severely burned

According to the 15-year-old, he and a friend were looking up the Hot Water Challenge on YouTube last week. It was while Kyland was sleeping, his friend, al...

PA Attorney General files lawsuit to block health plan rule

Court precedent, he added, allows the agency to modify its previous interpretive rules defining employers that can band together in associations to buy health i...

'Timely diagnosis, treatment need of the hour'

WHO says viral hepatitis B and C are major health challenges, affecting 325 million people globally. Viral hepatitis slowly and silently degrades a person'...