| | | | | A doctor has become the first probable Ebola case in one of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's "high insecurity zones" which are dogged by militia violence and hard to access, a scenario "we have all been dreading", the WHO said on Friday. | | |
| | | China is culling over 1,300 pigs as authorities rush to control a fourth outbreak of African swine fever and try to trace the origins of the virus that first struck the world's largest hog herd three weeks ago. | | |
| | | China is battling to control the rapid spread of deadly African swine fever (ASF) across the world's largest hog herd after four outbreaks in three weeks, stoking worries the disease could spread to Southeast Asia. | | |
| | | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a first of its kind drug from Shire Plc to treat patients aged 12 and older suffering from a rare hereditary disease that causes swelling. | | |
| | | New York State health officials said on Thursday they were investigating reports of multiple illnesses potentially associated with a McDonald's Corp restaurant in Jamestown, NY. | | |
| | | (Reuters Health) - Among men getting a prostate biopsy, those with a history of consuming seven or more drinks a week are more likely than nondrinkers to be diagnosed with an aggressive tumor, a small study suggests. | | |
| | | (Reuters Health) - Since the 1990s, annual numbers of U.S. coal miners with new, confirmed cases of an advanced form of so-called black lung disease known as progressive massive fibrosis have been steadily rising, according to a new study. | | |
| | | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved Kala Pharmaceuticals Inc's treatment for reducing inflammation and pain following an eye surgery. | | |
| | | (Reuters Health) - Although doctors and nutrition experts have recommended "eating a variety of foods" for decades, there's a lack of agreement on what exactly that means and whether it really is a healthy option, according to a new American Heart Association Science Advisory. | | |
| | | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday that all 17 companies that were warned by the regulator have stopped marketing e-cigarette liquids packaged similar to child-friendly products such as juice boxes, candy or cookies. | | |
| | | (Reuters Health) - Heart attack survivors who participate in cardiac rehabilitation programs may survive longer and be less likely to have repeat hospitalizations than they would without follow-up care, a recent study suggests. | | |
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