February 3, 2016 Healthy brain linked to active sex life in old age A healthy sex life in old age may help keep the brain healthy as well, though this connection may not work the same way for both sexes, a U.K. study suggests.
February 3, 2016 Latin America health body says needs $8.5 million to help fight Zika The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said on Wednesday it needed an estimated $8.5 million to help member states respond to the mosquito-borne Zika virus which is spreading through the Americas.
February 3, 2016 Zika alert prompts bug spray maker to become Australia Olympics sponsor A small Australian maker of bug sprays became an unlikely beneficiary of the mosquito-borne Zika virus outbreak this week when the country's Olympic team signed it up as its first official insect repellent sponsor.
February 3, 2016 CDC advises young women not on birth control to stop drinking alcohol The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advised Tuesday that sexually active young women not on birth control against drinking alcohol to reduce instances of fetal alcohol syndrome.
February 3, 2016 Higher temperatures make Zika mosquito spread virus more WASHINGTON (AP) -- The mosquito behind the Zika virus seems to operate like a heat-driven missile of disease.
February 3, 2016 Scientists' path to usable Zika vaccine strewn with hurdles The world is once again asking scientists and drugmakers to come up rapidly with a vaccine for a viral disease that, in the latest case, few people had heard of until a few weeks ago, and even fewer feared.
February 3, 2016 Zika mosquitoes' habits may foil US elimination efforts Health experts are bracing for Zika virus to spread to the United States by April or May, borne by a mosquito that craves human blood, feeds during the day and lives under beds and inside closets.
February 3, 2016 Florida leads US in ramping up mosquito programs over Zika virus With no specific federal guideline yet in place to control the spread of the Zika virus in the United States, some mosquito-heavy states like Florida are stepping up spraying and education programs.
February 3, 2016 WHO concerned by report of sexual transmission of Zika The World Health Organization (WHO) voiced concern on Wednesday at a report that the Zika virus had been sexually transmitted in the United States and called for further investigation.
February 3, 2016 Bharat Biotech says working on 2 possible Zika vaccines Indian biotechnology company Bharat Biotech said on Wednesday it was working on two possible vaccines to fight the Zika virus, which has been linked to birth defects in thousands of babies in Brazil.