February 23, 2016 Brazil health service cracking under strain of microcephaly In a remote farmhouse in northeast Brazil, Miriam Araujo rises in darkness at 3 a.m. to set off on a three-hour journey to get treatment for her son at the country's first center for microcephaly.
February 23, 2016 Texas hospitals develop rapid tests for Zika virus Two Texas hospitals announced their collaboration on the first hospital-based rapid tests for Zika virus on Tuesday.
February 23, 2016 British nurse who recovered from Ebola back in hospital again A Scottish nurse, who recovered from Ebola but then suffered life-threatening complications from the virus persisting in her brain, has been admitted to hospital for a third time, a hospital in Scotland said on Tuesday.
February 22, 2016 Testosterone therapy improves libido but not vitality in older men Men over 64 with low levels of testosterone saw modest improvements in libido and sexual activity when treated with a gel that contains the male hormone, according to U.S. researchers.
February 22, 2016 Dozens of University of Michigan students complain of norovirus symptoms An outbreak of norovirus has caused dozens of students living on the University of Michigan's main campus in Ann Arbor to fall ill with symptoms of the highly contagious disease, the school said.
February 22, 2016 Mothers may pass daughters a brain wired for depression Mothers may pass on vulnerability to depression in much the same way they give their daughters green eyes or curly hair - girls might inherit a brain structure that's predisposed to mood disorders, a small U.S. study suggests.
February 22, 2016 Brain fitness program may ease cognitive impairment in elderly Many elderly patients with mild cognitive impairment experienced better brain function after a "fitness" program designed to sharpen their minds, a U.S. study suggests.
February 22, 2016 Spanish gold medalist believes she contracted Zika in Rio SAO PAULO (AP) -- Spanish Olympic gold medalist Marina Alabau says she got Zika while training in Brazil in December, suffering painful symptoms in an experience that the wind surfer said won't stop her from competing in the Games in August.
February 19, 2016 More mumps cases found among Indiana college students Butler University in Indianapolis is requiring all students and employees to receive booster shots against mumps as it says nine students have been diagnosed with the disease.
February 19, 2016 UN says Zika virus will be 'way down' before Rio hosts Olympics GENEVA (AP) -- The head of the World Health Organization's Zika response team is predicting that Brazil will host a "fantastic Olympics" and that the mosquito-borne virus will be "way down" by the time the Summer Games begin in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 5.