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Russia says registers first case of person infected with Zika virus
A female Aedes aegypti mosquito is seen in a test tube in a laboratory conducting research on preventing the spread of the Zika virus and other mosquito-borne diseases, at the entomology department of...
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Brazil says ‘most’ of confirmed microcephaly cases linked to Zika
Jackeline, 26, holds her son who is 4-months old and born with microcephaly, in front of their house in Olinda, near Recife, Brazil, February 11, 2016.REUTERS/NACHO DOCEvvv Brazil’s Health Ministry...
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Insight: Zika-hit Puerto Rico prepares to import all of its blood supplies
People read information on Zika virus and other mosquito-borne diseases at the Department of Health in San Juan, January 27, 2016.REUTERS/ALVIN BAEZ New guidelines barring the collection of blood in...
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Marijuana use may lead to abuse of other substances
A fully budded marijuana plant ready for trimming is seen at the Botanacare marijuana store ahead of their grand opening on New Year’s day in Northglenn, Colorado December 31, 2013.REUTERS/RICK WILKING...
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South Africa confirms first case of Zika virus
An Aedes Aegypti mosquito is seen in a lab of the International Training and Medical Research Training Center (CIDEIM) in Cali, Colombia February 2, 2016.REUTERS/JAIME SALDARRIAGA South Africa...
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China research highlights country’s excess use of antibiotics
Downtown Shanghai in haze. REUTERS/Carlos Barria Children in China’s eastern Jiangsu province are being widely exposed to antibiotics from tainted food and drinking water, potentially harming long-term...
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Brazil will make Olympics safe from Zika virus: WHO official
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Margaret Chan (L) receives a T-shirt from Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff during their meeting at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, February...
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Evidence on talc cancer risk differs for jurors, researchers
A bottle of Johnson and Johnson Baby Powder is seen in a photo illustration taken in New York, February 24, 2016.REUTERS/MIKE SEGAR/ILLUSTRATION A U.S. jury verdict linking regular use of Johnson &...
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Teenager near Tokyo found to have Zika virus after return from Brazil
A state health worker shows off a test tube with mosquito larvae during a fumigation as part of preventive measures against the Zika virus and other mosquito-borne diseases in Merida, Mexico, February...
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Mexico says 11 pregnant women infected with Zika
A state health worker walks towards a house to fumigate it as part of preventive measures against the Zika virus and other mosquito-borne diseases in Merida, Mexico, February 4, 2016.REUTERS/LORENZO...
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New FDA guidelines aim to prevent Zika transmission via tissue, cell donation
Mariam Araujo, 25, plays with Lucas, her 4-months old second child and born with microcephaly as they wait for a physiotherapy session in Pedro I hospital in Campina Grande, Brazil, February 17,...
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TIMELINE: Zika’s origin and global spread
Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are seen inside Oxitec laboratory in Campinas, Brazil, February 2, 2016. Picture taken February 2, 2016.REUTERS/PAULO WHITAKER The following timeline charts the origin and...
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Research indicates another common mosquito may be able to carry Zika
A Culex quinquefasciatus mosquito is shown on a human finger.(REUTERS / Handout) / Reuters) Research by scientists in Brazil indicates that a mosquito more common than the one primarily known to...
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New range of serious fetal abnormalities linked to Zika: study
An Aedes Aegypti mosquito is seen in a lab of the International Training and Medical Research Training Center (CIDEIM) in Cali, Colombia February 2, 2016.REUTERS/JAIME SALDARRIAGA Fetuses in 29 percent...
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Isang US national, nagpositibo sa Zika virus habang bumibisita sa Pilipinas
FILE PHOTO: Medical worker testing blood samples. (Juan Carlos Ulate/Reuters) MANILA, Philippines — Kinumpirma ng Department of Health o DOH na isang American tourist ang nag-positibo sa Zika virus...
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Being ‘out of shape’ ups diabetes risk regardless of weight
An overweight woman sits on a chair in Times Square in New York, May 8, 2012.REUTERS/LUCAS JACKSON Reuters Health – For adolescents, low cardiorespiratory fitness and poor muscle strength increase...
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WHO advises pregnant women to avoid travel to Zika-affected areas
A worker uses an electronic microscope to observe mosquitoes at ”Grupo Avance” (Advance Group) laboratory where biochemists are developing a possible Zika-repellent clothes detergent additive in...
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Dancing may reduce risk of dying from heart disease
Benjamin Millepied, French dancer, choreographer and director of dance of the Paris National Opera (Opera National de Paris), directs dancers during the rehearsal of “Hearts and Arrows”, a creation for...
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Mosquitoes’ rapid spread poses threat beyond Zika
An Aedes aegypti mosquito is seen at the Laboratory of Entomology and Ecology of the Dengue Branch of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in this March 6, 2016...
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Brazil’s mothers left to raise microcephaly babies alone
Mothers posing with their babies who were born with microcephaly, at Pedro I hospital in Campina Grande, Brazil, are shown in this February 18, 2016 file combination photo. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes/Files...
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