Cholera quietly still kills dozens a month in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- A dozen people reclined on cots inside the clinic in the Haitian capital, a few so sick they were receiving intravenous infusions to rehydrate their bodies and spare them...
View ArticleWomen file lawsuit arguing New York tampon tax is unlawful
NEW YORK (AP) -- A group of women has filed a lawsuit accusing New York of unlawfully taxing tampons and other feminine hygiene products....
View ArticleModel aims to tell researchers how infection passes placenta
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Researchers have created a cellular model of the human placenta to help uncover how infections, from toxoplasmosis to the Zika virus, may pass from a mother to her unborn child....
View ArticlePeanuts for babies? Studies back allergy-preventing strategy
CHICAGO (AP) -- Two new studies bolster evidence that feeding babies peanuts or other allergy-inducing foods is more likely to protect them than to cause problems....
View ArticleStudies add more evidence of Zika's risk to pregnant women
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Zika virus may be linked to a wider variety of "grave outcomes" for developing babies than previously reported - threats that can come at any stage of...
View ArticleUSOC forms infectious disease panel to address Zika concerns
DENVER (AP) -- An infectious disease specialist from the University of Utah will chair a group formed by the U.S. Olympic Committee to address concerns about the Zika virus and other health issues at...
View ArticleSailors face more lenient body fat rules
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- The Navy is giving another chance to thousands of sailors who otherwise would be kicked out for repeatedly failing their physical fitness tests because they exceeded body fat...
View ArticleAmerican tests positive for Zika virus after Philippine trip
MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- An American woman who visited the Philippines in January has tested positive for the Zika virus in the United States, the Philippines' top health official said...
View ArticleAP Investigation: American company bungled Ebola response
WASHINGTON (AP) -- An American company that bills itself as a pioneer in tracking emerging epidemics made a series of costly mistakes during the 2014 Ebola outbreak that swept across West Africa -...
View ArticleWomb transplant recipient grateful for chance at pregnancy
CLEVELAND (AP) -- The recipient of the nation's first uterus transplant said Monday that she prayed for years to be able to bear a child, and is grateful to the deceased donor's...
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