May 24, 2017 Tracking Zika: Virus hit earlier than thought in Brazil, Florida Studies using gene sequencing equipment to trace the path of Zika through the Americas show the virus arrived a year before the first case was detected in Brazil, and several months before it was first reported in Florida.
May 24, 2017 Gut bacteria may help explain benefits of breastfeeding Breastfeeding has long been linked to a variety of health benefits in babies, and a new study suggests that bacteria transferred from mothers to their nursing infants might be at least partly responsible.
May 22, 2017 Diarrhea outbreaks linked to swimming pools on the rise in US As warm weather approaches, U.S. health officials are warning that outbreaks of diarrhea caused by swallowing swimming pool water containing parasites have doubled in the past few years.
May 22, 2017 How 450-million-year-old bacteria evolved into a dangerous superbug A dangerous bacteria found in hospitals might have originated from an ancestor that lived in the guts of the first animals to walk on land, according to a new study.
May 22, 2017 'Almost forgotten disease' caused factory workers' rashes A mysterious outbreak of an itchy rash among workers at an herbal supplement factory turned out to be caused by an "almost forgotten disease," a new study from Poland finds.
May 22, 2017 Cracking, popping joints may foretell arthritis Grating, cracking or popping sounds around joints may predict future arthritis, especially in the knees, according to a recent U.S. study.
May 22, 2017 Minnesota measles outbreak: Officials say Somali families 'targeted with misinformation' Minnesota health officials said Monday that Somali families in the state had been "targeted with misinformation" about vaccines as the number of measles cases neared 50.
May 22, 2017 Minnesota measles outbreak reaches 41 Health officials in Minnesota are zeroing in on the state’s Somali-American community as they scamble to contain the largest measles outbreak the area has seen since 1990, when 460 people contracted the virus and three died.
May 9, 2017 Can puppies protect babies from allergies and obesity? Reuters Health) - Exposing babies to puppies and other furry pets might help them accumulate two types of bacteria in their gut that are associated with a lower risk of allergies and obesity, a Canadian study suggests.
May 2, 2017 Detroit officials warn of Hepatitis A scare at Whole Foods Health officials in Detroit have linked two hepatitis A cases to the prepared foods section of a Whole Foods Market in the city.