March 15, 2016 Shots for other viruses offer clues in race for Zika vaccine WASHINGTON (AP) -- Scientists are racing to create a Zika vaccine, and while they're starting from scratch against a poorly understood disease, copying shots for similar viruses offers a head start.
March 14, 2016 Financial burden of cancer can harm quality of life Almost a third of U.S. cancer survivors face financial burdens, and physical and metal health tends to be worse for those who do, according to a new study.
March 14, 2016 Mosquitoes' rapid spread poses threat beyond Zika As the world focuses on Zika's rapid advance in the Americas, experts warn the virus that originated in Africa is just one of a growing number of continent-jumping diseases carried by mosquitoes threatening swathes of humanity.
March 14, 2016 Travel OK to high-elevation cities in Zika countries, CDC says NEW YORK (AP) -- The U.S. government revised its Zika travel warnings Friday, saying it's OK for pregnant women to travel to Mexico City and other places at high elevation in outbreak regions.
March 14, 2016 High blood pressure and hard labor may boost heart attack risk - Women with high blood pressure and physically demanding jobs are much more likely to have heart attacks than peers who are less active at work and have normal blood pressure, a recent study suggests.
March 11, 2016 New Zika study finds grave outcomes for some pregnant women Some pregnant women with Zika virus tend not to fare well, and neither do their fetuses, a new study finds
March 11, 2016 Nearly 200 cases of Zika in US; officials press for funds Nearly 200 cases of Zika infection have been reported in the U.S. - all traced to travel abroad.
March 11, 2016 Two US soldiers in South America contracted, recovered from Zika Two U.S. soldiers serving in South America contracted Zika but have fully recovered and returned to duty, while a third, pregnant service member left the region early for fear of contracting the virus, a top U.S. commander said on Thursday.
March 11, 2016 Things to know about GMO mosquito test proposed in Florida The spread of the Zika virus in Latin America is giving a boost to a British biotech firm's proposal to deploy a genetically modified mosquito to try to stop transmission of the disease.
March 11, 2016 Zika's origin and global spread The following timeline charts the origin and spread of the Zika virus from its discovery nearly 70 years ago: 1947: Scientists researching yellow fever in Uganda's Zika Forest identify the virus in a rhesus monkey 1948: Virus recovered from Aedes africanus mosquito in Zika Forest 1952: First human cases detected in Uganda and Tanzania 1954: Virus found in Nigeria 1960s-80s: Zika detected in mosquitoes and monkeys across equatorial Africa 1969-83: Zika found in equatorial Asia, including India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Pakistan 2007: Zika spreads from Africa and Asia, first large outbreak on Pacific island of Yap 2012: Researchers identify two distinct lineages of the virus, African and Asian 2013-14: Zika outbreaks in French Polynesia, Easter Island, the Cook Islands and New Caledonia.