New FDA research finds 12% of retail chicken has salmonella, 74% of which is...
Perhaps, like me, you’ve wondered what percentage of retail meat has foodborne pathogens, and of those, which pathogens are antibiotic resistant. Well, you’re in luck. The Food and Drug...
View ArticleAmerican teens getting early start on heart disease risk, survey says
The proportion of American adolescents who exercise regularly, eat a healthy diet and are free of risk factors for future heart disease is "alarmingly low," says a major new survey of teen health.read...
View ArticleThird death in China from new bird flu strain
Chinese authorities tried to calm spreading health concerns Wednesday after a third person was reported to have died from a new type of bird flu. The emergence in China of the H7N9 strain of avian flu...
View ArticleAIDS Vaccine Path Suggested by Study
By tracking one patient’s immune response, scientists have tracked how a series of mutations led to an antibody that can defeat many H.I.V. strains.
View ArticleNew bird flu strain causes fifth death in China
A middle-aged man who transported poultry for a living and another unidentified person have died from a new strain of bird flu, bringing the death toll to five among 14 confirmed cases in China, the...
View ArticleChina Escalates Response to Avian Flu Outbreak
With confirmation that a sixth person has died from a mysterious avian-borne virus, Chinese officials escalated their response on Friday, advising people to avoid live poultry, dispatching virologists...
View ArticleChina's bird flu outbreak not cause for panic: WHO
A strain of bird flu that has been found in humans for the first time in eastern China is not a cause for panic, the World Health Organization said on Monday, as the number of people infected rose to...
View ArticleHong Kong goes on alert bird flu alert
The death toll in China's bird flu crisis stood at 10 on Friday, as Hong Kong authorities announced plans to test all poultry imported from the mainland.read more
View ArticleStudy: New bird flu jumped directly from chickens
Chinese scientists have for the first time found strong evidence of how humans got infected with a new strain of bird flu: from chickens at a live market. In a small study of four patients who caught...
View ArticleUS suicide rate rose sharply among middle-aged
Health officials say suicides among middle-aged Americans climbed at a startling rate over the past decade, a period that included the recession. Overall, the suicide rate for the age group jumped 28...
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