MECCA – A recent surge in cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), a sometimes deadly virus, in Saudi Arabia…
Read More
Bird flu vaccine works on chickens; testing on turkeys, says USDA
Scientists have developed a vaccine strain that has tested 100 percent effective in protecting chickens from bird flu and testing…
Read More
Top US turkey producer Minnesota finds fourth bird flu case, USDA says
Minnesota, the top U.S. turkey producing state, has found a fourth turkey flock to be infected with a virulent strain…
Read More
Settlement reached over deadly US meningitis outbreak
Owners and insurers of a now-bankrupt Massachusetts pharmacy linked to a deadly meningitis outbreak have agreed to pay more than…
Read More
Malaria killing thousands more than Ebola in West Africa
GUECKEDOU, Guinea – West Africa’s fight to contain Ebola has hampered the campaign against malaria, a preventable and treatable disease…
Read More
Texas nurse was familiar with Ebola risks
A Texas nurse who caught Ebola from an infected patient was no stranger to the risks of working around one…
Read MoreCEO of Dallas hospital’s parent company apologizes for Ebola response
The CEO of the parent company of the Dallas hospital where two nurses have contracted Ebola from a patient who…
Read More
Families wait in agony for word on Ebola patients
First the ring tone echoed outside the barbed-wire-topped walls of the Ebola clinic. Then came the wails of grief, as…
Read More
WHO urges Ebola screening for travelers in affected countries
Ebola-affected countries should immediately begin exit screening all passengers leaving international airports, sea ports and major ground crossings, the U.N.…
Read More
Polio incidence hits 15-year high in Pakistan
The incidence of polio in Pakistan hit a 15-year high on Wednesday, as the prime minister vowed to rid the…
Read More