by Research Team | Jan 21, 2015 | Health News
A recent measles outbreak traced to Disney theme parks in California includes five park employees who were infected, officials said Tuesday. Of the five employees at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure in Anaheim, three have fully recovered and returned to...
by Research Team | Jan 20, 2015 | Health News
Scientists found that dementia rates were higher among people living in northern parts of Scotland and Sweden. They believe this suggests a possible link with environmental factors such as levels of sunlight and vitamin D. Understanding the association could help...
by Research Team | Jan 20, 2015 | Health News
An Egyptian woman and child died of H5N1 bird flu, the health ministry said on Monday, the fourth and fifth persons to die of the illness in the country this year. The six-year-old child died in Minya province on Monday evening, after a 47-year-old woman succumbed to...
by Research Team | Jan 20, 2015 | Health News
A Chinese newspaper has come under fire for taking photos of the body of Yao Beina, a popular singer, at a hospital morgue after her death from breast cancer. The Shenzhen Evening News issued an apology on Sunday on their official Sina Weibo account, a widely used...
by Research Team | Jan 20, 2015 | Health News
The booming popularity of outdoor kitchens among homeowners in the San Francisco Bay Area has an increasing number of their neighbors coughing and hacking from the smoke, leading air-quality officials to consider tightening rules on wood-burning pizza ovens and...