February 1, 2016 Zika virus spreads fear among pregnant Brazilians For scores of women in the epicenter of the Zika outbreak in Brazil, the joy of pregnancy has given way to fear.
February 1, 2016 Asian countries urge sick travelers to report Zika symptoms The Zika virus is spreading rapidly in Latin America, and Asian governments have issued advisories in a bid to contain the mosquito-borne disease, which could be linked to birth defects and can cause temporary paralysis.
February 1, 2016 For Brazil's rich and poor, disparate response to Zika RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Two Brazilian women, two pregnancies, one nightmare.
January 30, 2016 How to get rid of stinky winter feet Let’s get one thing straight: for no reason—save taking a vacation somewhere warm and sandy—should your feet be making an appearance in polite company at any point in the foreseeable future.
January 29, 2016 Hawaii Biotech joins race to develop Zika vaccine Privately owned vaccine developer Hawaii Biotech Inc has joined the race to produce a vaccine for the mosquito-borne Zika virus, a fast-spreading infection which has been linked to severe birth defects in babies.
January 29, 2016 Government says 3 Canadians infected with Zika virus after travel Three Canadians who are infected with the Zika virus traveled to Colombia and El Salvador before their illness, a government health spokeswoman said on Friday.
January 29, 2016 Peru reports first patient carrying the Zika virus Peru said Friday a Venezuelan man in Lima, who recently traveled through Colombia, had contracted the mosquito-borne virus Zika, in the Andean country's first confirmed case of the disease that is rapidly spreading across the Americas.
January 29, 2016 Kate Winslet opens up about having incontinence It might be hard to believe, but even famous actresses can suffer from not-so-glamourous health conditions.
January 29, 2016 Brazil's Rousseff calls for war on Zika-carrying mosquito Brazil is losing the battle against the mosquito spreading the Zika virus, President Dilma Rousseff said on Friday, calling for a national effort to eradicate the insect.
January 29, 2016 Deformed babies also suffering eye damage linked to Zika in Brazil Children born with abnormally small heads and brain defects linked to the outbreak of Zika virus in Brazil are also suffering serious damage to their eyesight and possibly their hearing, doctors said on Thursday.