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 Research on link between Zika and birth defects expected by May Two U.S.-Brazilian studies will have initial results by May on whether the Zika virus spreading through the Americas is causing birth defects and other neurological disorders, a senior U.S. public health official said on Friday.
February 23, 2016 Sandwich bag helps save premature baby's life Doctors at a British hospital used a sandwich bag to help save a premature baby’s life after his family rushed him to the hospital, Express.co.uk reported.
February 23, 2016 Parents' anxiety, depression may lead to kids being fussy eaters Preschoolers are more likely to be fussy eaters if a parent had anxiety or depression during pregnancy or early in the child's life, suggests a new study from the Netherlands.
February 22, 2016 CDC, Brazil start big study to test Zika link to birth defects U.S. and Brazilian researchers are heading to João Pessoa in the state of ParaÃba on Monday to recruit mothers and babies in one of the biggest government-led studies to understand whether the Zika virus is linked to microcephaly, a rare birth defect.
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 21, 2016 10 questions to ask the hospital before giving birth Between taking childbirth classes, choosing a name and preparing the nursery, there’s so much to do before your baby’s arrival.
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.
February 19, 2016 WHO says increasing evidence of Zika link with microcephaly The World Health Organization said on Friday there was an increasing accumulation of evidence of an association between the Zika virus and microcephaly, a neurological disorder in babies, but it could take 4-6 months to prove.
February 19, 2016 Brazil says 'most' of confirmed microcephaly cases linked to Zika Brazil's Health Ministry on Wednesday said that "most" of the 508 confirmed cases of microcephaly reported in the country are likely related to the ongoing outbreak of Zika virus infections.