October 23, 2015 Caring for loved one with Alzheimer's may be most stressful for spouse Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's disease isn't easy under the best of circumstances, but it may be much more stressful for spouses and people who suffer from depression, a Finnish study suggests.
October 23, 2015 Apples are top fruit for US kids For U.S. children and teens, more than half of total fruit consumption comes from whole fruits, most commonly apples, new survey data show.
October 23, 2015 Thailand confirms first case of MERS virus Thailand confirmed on Thursday its first known case of the deadly MERS virus, a 75-year-old man who recently arrived from Oman for treatment of a heart condition.
October 23, 2015 Nigeria finds an H5 strain of bird flu in poultry Nigeria said on Friday it had quarantined two poultry farms in the north and south of the country after detecting an H5 strain of bird flu in both, giving no further details on the strain.
October 23, 2015 South Korea to disinfect farms as foot-and-mouth, bird flu spread South Korea will disinfect farms around the country over the new year and limit the transport of animals, stepping up its effort to contain an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease that has spread close to the capital as well as bird flu.
October 23, 2015 California boy who beat leukemia urges near-universal measles jabs A 7-year-old cancer survivor has made a public plea in Northern California for near-universal measles vaccinations, following a rare outbreak of the contagious disease that began in December at the Disneyland resort.
October 23, 2015 One million people wounded, diseases spreading in Syria: WHO One million people have been wounded during Syria's civil war and diseases are spreading as regular supplies of medicine fail to reach patients, the World Health Organization's Syria representative said.
October 23, 2015 Unvaccinated students may be asked to stay home amid Ohio mumps outbreak Unvaccinated students in Ohio could be asked to stay home from school as the state recovers from an outbreak of the mumps, health officials told ABC News.
October 23, 2015 Watchful parents help early-maturing girls avoid alcohol abuse Girls who hit puberty early are at sharply higher risk of abusing alcohol as teens if their parents don't keep tabs on them, new research shows.
October 23, 2015 Whooping cough outbreaks traced to change in vaccine The recent outbreaks of whooping cough in the United States may be due, in part, to a change made two decades ago to vaccine ingredients, a new study finds.