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February 12, 2016

More than 190 students sickened at Pennsylvania college

More than 150 students have been sickened by a gastrointestinal illness at an eastern Pennsylvania college, health officials said Thursday.

February 12, 2016

Who should be concerned about Zika virus?

The Zika virus has been getting a lot of press lately, but is it something Americans should be worried about?

February 12, 2016

2nd pregnant Australian woman tests positive for Zika virus

A pregnant woman in Australia has tested positive for the Zika virus after traveling overseas — the second such case this week, health officials said Friday.

February 12, 2016

Textile workers at higher risk for rheumatoid arthritis

Breathing textile dust on the job is linked to an almost tripled risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, an immune system disorder that causes debilitating swelling and pain in the joints, a Malaysian study suggests.

February 12, 2016

Venezuelan President says three dead from Zika-linked complications

- Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro said on Thursday that three people had died of complications linked to the mosquito-borne Zika virus and that suspected cases of Zika had risen to 5,221.

February 12, 2016

Zika vaccine trials at least 18 months away, WHO says

The World Health Organization says possible Zika vaccines are at least 18 months away from large-scale trials.

February 11, 2016

USOC to hire infectious disease specialists for Zika

The U.S. Olympic Committee will hire two infectious disease specialists to advise potential Olympians who are worried about the Zika outbreak in Brazil.

February 11, 2016

Brazil links 3 deaths to suspected Zika-related complications

Brazilian health authorities believe three adults died last year of suspected complications related to the Zika virus, the Health Ministry said on Thursday.

February 11, 2016

Zika detected in 2 American women who miscarried, report says

The Zika virus has been detected in the placentas of at least two American women who contracted the illness while traveling to Zika-afflicted areas and suffered miscarriages when they returned to the United States, STAT News reported.

February 11, 2016

Back to its roots: How Zika may threaten Africa

Florzinha Amado is eight months pregnant and trying to stay calm about whether the Zika virus infection she contracted at 21 weeks could have harmed her unborn child.