FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A person has been hospitalized after health officials say they contracted a brain-eating amoeba while swimming…
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‘Plantibodies’ drugs advance as big pharma stands aside
Biotech drug production techniques based on plants, which may prove to be faster, higher yielding and cheaper than current methods…
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Ebola survivors in Liberia are symbols of hope and help
Ebola survivors in Liberia are quickly becoming an important part of the fight against the deadly virus that has killed…
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Relatives of Ebola patient formally told to stay home
Four relatives of the Ebola patient in Dallas have been ordered to stay in their home, federal and state health…
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Russia limits poultry imports from US
Russia’s Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) said on Thursday it was implementing temporary restrictions on imports of poultry meat…
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Ticks may help detect Lyme-disease bacteria in people
A new potential test for persistent Lyme disease uses an organism that’s known to be good at picking up diseases:…
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West Nile virus cases down in 2013
There were fewer reported cases of West Nile virus in the United States in 2013 compared with the previous year,…
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Sheets, towels, TV remotes key reservoirs for MRSA contamination
Surfaces in households of children with MRSA infections are often contaminated with the same strain of bacteria, according to new…
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Details on Dallas Ebola case revealed
Texas Health Presbyterian treated the first patient diagnosed with Ebola, and on Sunday 60 Minutes revealed details about what really…
Read MoreSierra Leone’s chief Ebola doctor contracts the virus
The head doctor fighting the deadly tropical virus Ebola in Sierra Leone has himself caught the disease, the government said.…
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