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'Kissing Bug' related to fatal disease confirmed to be in Delaware

The family told officials that they lived near a heavily wooded area and had not traveled recently outside the region. Chagas disease can cause serious cardiac ...

E. coli outbreak from tainted ground beef expands to 10 states

As of April 23, 65 people have been infected in Kentucky, 41 in Tennessee and 33 in Georgia. The CDC said that illnesses after March 26 may not have been re...

No screen time for babies; only 1 hour for kids under 5

Sedentary screen time includes watching television or videos, and playing computer games. Instead, "when sedentary, engaging in reading and storytelling w...

Indiana University officials to provide update on mumps outbreak

Beth Rupp, medical director at the IU Health Center. In 2016, 74 cases of mumps were reported at IU, in 2017, 17and none in 2018. It is important for studen...

Bacterial, fungal toxins found in e-cigarette products sold in the US

Scientists say microbes like these could lead to health problems such as asthma , inflammation and inhibited lung function. A total of 75 popular e-cigarette...

Walgreens no longer selling tobacco products to anyone under 21

The action also aligns with the efforts of states and municipalities who have recently enacted, or are considering, laws to restrict tobacco sales to people 21 ...

Many Teens Don't Know E-Cigarettes Contain Nicotine

Researchers from Stony Brook University in New York, USA, carrying out the study, then collected urine samples from the participants. In a new survey, many ...

Tiger Woods delivers Masters ratings win for CBS, blunted by early start

Tiger Woods celebrated his fifth Masters victory Sunday. Tiger Woods snapped an 11-year winless streak at major championships by capturing the green ja...

Pakistani policeman assigned to escort polio workers killed

Pakistani police say gunmen have killed a policeman assigned to escort polio workers during a three-day nationwide campaign against the crippling disease. In se...

World's first malaria vaccine to be tested in Malawi

Malawi will on Tuesday spearhead large-scale pilot tests for the world's most advanced experimental malaria vaccine in a bid to prevent the disease that kills h...

71 new measles cases push USA closer to record level

The number fell over 2015 and 2016, only to start rising again in 2017 with 120 cases and more than triple that in 2018 at 372. The adult who went to the movi...

Ex-CEO is first drug exec indicted in opioid crisis

According to the Democrat & Chronicle, the Rochester Drug Co-Operative, based in Rochester, N.Y., has been in business since 1905 and its one of the largest pre...

Interview: Why US categorizes Candida auris as "urgent threat": CDC expert

But while infection with C. auris is probably not likely for most of the population, the CDC warns that almost 50 percent of people who contract the fungal infe...

LA County Health Officials Are Investigating A Measles Outbreak

Marks said in the statement: We can not state strongly enough: The overwhelming scientific evidence shows that vaccines are among the most effective and safest ...

New York Measles Outbreaks Drive US Cases Up to 626

The cases have previously been reported in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, ...

Pig Brains Partially Revived After Death: What It Means for Humans

They observed many basic cellular functions once thought to cease seconds or minutes after oxygen and blood flow cease, the scientists report. Nenad Sestan...

Is Britney Spears Doing OK at Mental Health Facility?

In the midst of preparing for her second Vegas residency, Britney's postponed her " Domination " show to tend to her father's heath. The big issue, accordin...

Washington Senate passes bill to restrict parents' vaccination options

The Senate passed the measure in 25-22 vote, with no Republicans supporting the bill . If the bill is signed into law, that exemption would be removed. "We a...

FDA: Recall Of Blood Pressure Medication Expanded Again

Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited is expanding its recall for Losartan Potassium Tablets USP and Losartan Potassium/hydrochlorothiazide tablets, USP, to the consu...

New attack on Ebola centre in Congo; 1 militia member killed

An attack on Friday on a hospital in Butembo killed an epidemiologist from Cameroon who had been deployed to the outbreak in eastern Congo. Police were pursui...

Beware! Skipping breakfast, late night dinner increase death rate

A University of Pennsylvania report also found that adults who switched from eating between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m.to eating during a later noon-to-11 p.m. Late-nig...

USA researchers begin CRISPR gene editing trials on humans

He also says Christiana Care is still working towards clinical trials for its CRISPR technique to treat lung cancer , and he expects the breakthrough for Pen...

Babies with 'bubble boy' disease cured with HIV treatment

The results of eight patients were published in the New England Journal of Medicine and revealed they all now have working immune systems. Infants with X-SC...

Brain Stimulation Alters Memory Abilities In Older Adults

Researchers from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine used a noninvasive technique known as transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to target t...

Measles case confirmed in York Region

These symptoms may include fever, runny nose, body aches, watery eyes and white spots in the mouth. She said, "We are anxious not only because measles can be ...

Judge upholds New York City's mandatory measles vaccination order

City officials announced an emergency vaccination order for four ZIP codes in Brooklyn last week, 11205, 11206, 11211 and 11249, in an effort to stem a measl...

Parents facing fines of up to $3000 for not vaccinating their children

The plaintiffs' lawyer, Robert Krakow, said he will be "evaluating" their next move. The cases will go to a hearing, where parents will pay a $1,000 penalty if ...

Multistate listeria outbreak linked to deli meats and cheeses

In interviews, all of the ill people reported eating different types and brands of products, including meats and cheeses, sliced at deli counters in many diff...

Busted: 20 most common myths around sleep

Adults sleep more as they get older. Not getting enough has been linked with a host of diseases from dementia to heart disease and cancer. " Sleep is a vit...

Google worker infected with measles visited California campus

The BuzzFeed report said that 1295 Charleston Road is home to a number of Google executives, though the exact number of employees working out of that building...