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US athletes should consider not attending Olympics if fear Zika: officials

US athletes should consider not attending Olympics if fear Zika: officials

The United States Olympic Committee told US sports federations that athletes and staff concerned for their health over the Zika…
Doctors puzzle over severity of defects in some Brazilian babies

Doctors puzzle over severity of defects in some Brazilian babies

Experts on microcephaly, the birth defect that has sparked alarm in the current Zika virus outbreak, say they are struck…
More than 3,100 pregnant women in Colombia have Zika virus: government

More than 3,100 pregnant women in Colombia have Zika virus: government

More than 3,100 pregnant Colombian women are infected with the mosquito-borne Zika virus, President Juan Manuel Santos said on Saturday,…
Gut bacteria may influence alcoholics’ liver damage

Gut bacteria may influence alcoholics’ liver damage

 Differences among alcoholics in who gets severe liver damage and who doesn’t might be partly due to differences in their…
Smoking bans lead to better national health

Smoking bans lead to better national health

People living in countries with public smoking bans have lower exposure to secondhand smoke and better health, according to a…
Injuries at work may increase risk of losing one’s job

Injuries at work may increase risk of losing one’s job

Although worker protections are supposed to prevent it, a new U.S. study of nursing home workers finds that within six…
First US Zika virus transmission reported, attributed to sex

First US Zika virus transmission reported, attributed to sex

The first known case of Zika virus transmission in the United States was reported in Texas on Tuesday by local…
8.8 million patients infected with hepatitis C in Egypt: conference

8.8 million patients infected with hepatitis C in Egypt: conference

Professors from Alexandria University have indicated that there has been an increase in the rate of infection in people with…
Tendon pain linked to type 2 diabetes

Tendon pain linked to type 2 diabetes

Exercise is important to managing type 2 diabetes, but the condition may also make a person prone to tendon pain,…
An ethical way to choose which kids get chemo during a shortage?

An ethical way to choose which kids get chemo during a shortage?

When chemotherapy is in short supply, doctors should choose kids to receive treatment based on which patients have the best…
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