February 29, 2016 CDC advises pregnant women against travel to Summer Olympics in Rio The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday advised pregnant women to not travel to the Aug. 5-21 Olympics summer games to be held in Rio de Janeiro, citing the mosquito-borne Zika virus.
February 29, 2016 Rio Olympics to charge teams for mosquito screens to prevent Zika Even as athletes grow increasingly concerned about the outbreak of the Zika virus in Brazil, the organizing committee for the August Olympics in Rio de Janeiro said it will charge national delegations to have mosquito screens on athletes' rooms.
February 29, 2016 France says detects first sexually transmitted Zika case France has detected its first sexually transmitted case of Zika in a woman whose partner had traveled to Brazil, the epicenter of an outbreak of the virus, a senior health official said on Saturday.
February 29, 2016 Climate information may be key weapon in fight against Zika spread BARCELONA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In the Caribbean island state of Barbados, rainwater collection has been promoted as a way to boost scarce supplies of fresh water.
February 28, 2016 Pregnant moms obsessed with diet and exercise can face serious health risks The moment Christie Maruka, 46, found out she was pregnant, she came up with a plan to eat healthy foods and exercise so she wouldn’t gain too much weight.
February 26, 2016 Argentine woman contracts Zika without leaving the country A health official in the Argentine province of Cordoba reported on Friday that a woman had contracted the Zika virus without having left the country, bringing to nine the total number of cases reported nationwide.
February 26, 2016 Flavonoids in fruits and veggies may help fight weight gain with age Eating lots of fruits and vegetables rich in flavonoid molecules might help adults minimize weight gain as they age, a recent study suggests.
February 26, 2016 Non-chain restaurant meals are high in calories too A typical U.S. restaurant meal provides enough calories for two or more healthy meals - and that's not just true in fast-food and large chain restaurants, according to a new study.
February 26, 2016 What stair-climbing speed may say about surgery outcomes Checking how fast people can climb stairs before surgery might help predict their odds of complications after certain procedures, a recent study suggests.
February 26, 2016 Zika infection may cause stillbirth, loss of brain tissue, report suggests A case study of a stillborn baby whose Brazilian mother was infected with Zika raises suspicions that the virus may be capable of doing more damage to fetal tissue than previously thought, researchers said on Thursday.