December 4, 2015 Shipment of medical supplies to fight Ebola in Sierra Leone reportedly delayed for weeks A shipping container filled with approximately $140,000 worth of medical equipment needed to fight the spread of the Ebola virus in the West African country of Sierra Leone has sat untouched on the docks of the country's capital for nearly two months according to a published report.Â
December 3, 2015 Doctors see increase of rabbit fever in humans Health officials are seeing an increase of a rare illness called rabbit fever that was beaten back decades ago.
December 3, 2015 Even low-levels of common metal linked to weaker bones Low levels of exposure to the metal cadmium may increase the risk of weaker bones and fractures in elderly men, a Swedish study suggests.
December 3, 2015 Maternal mortality declining but still above goal Maternal mortality rates have dropped substantially over the past quarter century but still are not declining fast enough to meet ambitious international goals for eradicating deaths during childbirth, a recent study suggests.
December 3, 2015 Low-fat diets yield less long-term weight loss Low-fat diets, and diets that restrict one category of nutrients in general, do a poor job of reducing weight and keeping it off for a year or more, according to a new review of clinical trials.
December 2, 2015 False positive mammograms linked to slight cancer risk increase Women who have abnormal mammogram results may be at increased risk for developing breast cancer even when follow-up tests fail to detect tumors, a U.S. study finds.
December 2, 2015 Costco E. coli recall linked to contaminated celery, expands to more states, other major grocery stores The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Tuesday that a recall prompted by contaminated Costco-sold chicken salad now affects products distributed at other national grocery stores including Walmart, Safeway, 7-Eleven and Albertsons.
December 2, 2015 Polio outbreak in Ukraine is a state of emergency, UN says The World Health Organization is urging Ukraine's health ministry to declare a state of emergency due to a polio outbreak, a move meant to prompt more action from the government in Kiev.
December 2, 2015 Life insurance companies see good outlook for survival with HIV Two companies are for the first time jointly offering life insurance to people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in recognition that their life expectancies are close to those of uninfected individuals.
December 1, 2015 Certain birth defects linked to abuse of infants and toddlers Babies with certain birth defects are much more likely to be abused as infants and toddlers than other young children, a U.S. study suggests.