December 15, 2016 South Korea raises bird flu alert to highest level for first time South Korea's agriculture ministry raised the country's bird flu alert status to the highest level for the first time on Thursday as the disease has spread quickly nationwide.
December 14, 2016 Illnesses from New York eatery's Thanksgiving meals top 260 Public health officials say the number of people who became ill after eating a Thanksgiving meal at a suburban Rochester restaurant has more than quadrupled.
December 14, 2016 Better aerobic fitness may reduce men's risk of cancer death The better a man's cardiorespiratory fitness, the less likely he is to die from cancer, suggests a long-term study from Denmark.
December 13, 2016 Dutch destroy 63,000 hens in response to bird flu outbreak Dutch authorities ordered the destruction of 63,000 broiler hens on Tuesday after bird flu was identified at a poultry farm in the northern province of Friesland, the country's fourth outbreak so far this winter.
December 13, 2016 Social support tied to better breast cancer outcomes Breast cancer survivors with good social support networks seem to live longer and to have a lower risk of their cancer returning, according to a new study.
December 13, 2016 Fight against malaria hampered by flatlining funds: WHO Funding shortfalls and fragile health systems are undermining progress against malaria and could jeopardize efforts to reach globally agreed targets on the way to eventual elimination, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
December 12, 2016 South Korea temporarily bans movement of poultry to fight bird flu South Korea's agriculture ministry said on Monday it will issue a temporary nationwide ban on the transportation of poultry to contain the spread of bird flu, with 43 outbreaks recorded in Asia's fourth-largest economy.
December 9, 2016 4 more likely homegrown Zika cases found in Texas State officials have announced four more cases of Zika that are believed to have been transmitted in Texas, almost two weeks after announcing the first such case.
December 9, 2016 Dr. Manny: 5 steps Trump can take to help curb the opioid epidemic in America Before Donald Trump became president-elect of the United States, I declared my support for his proposed efforts to help curb the tragic opioid abuse epidemic our nation is facing today.
December 8, 2016 People with traumatic brain injuries more likely to go to prison Men and women who suffered traumatic brain injuries had more than twice the risk of winding up in a federal prison in Canada as their uninjured peers, a new study shows.