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Dallas County health officials said one of the patients contracted Zika through sexual contact with a person who had picked up the virus in one of the countries the WHO says it has spread to. The virus has been linked to a birth defect called microcephaly, a malformed cranium and...

The class of drugs includes heroin and some prescription painkillers such as oxycodone.

The Texas Department of State Health Services was encouraging people to follow travel precautions for regions and certain countries where Zika virus transmission is ongoing. The ailment results in an abnormally small head in newborns and is associated with various disorders...

Given the known benefits of high-fiber diets and the growing evidence that fiber may play a role in preventing disease, the government’s Dietary Guidelines for Americans say most people do not get enough.

A doctor can tell a woman during a well-check visit if she is as healthy as possible or at risk of heart disease, stroke or other serious illnesses.

Birth defects and neurological conditions linked to the Zika virus in Latin America represents a global threat, the World Health Organization (WHO) has announced.

“In addition, increased concern about the global outlook, particularly the ongoing structural adjustments in China and the effects of the declines in the prices of oil and other commodities on commodity exporting nations, appeared early this year to have triggered...

Sunday’s loss also ensured a non-winning record this season, which marks the first time that the Lakers have had a non-winning record in three consecutive seasons since the franchise moved to Los Angeles before the 1960-61 season. That said, the road team has covered in six...

Wreckage of the yacht which ran aground on rocks off the coast of South Africa claiming the life of a 49-year-old Irish woman.

Zimbabwean opposition parties have reportedly described as “absurd” President Robert Mugabe’s anti-UN and West speech at the just-ended African Union summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The Zika virus had been detected in Jambi during an outbreak of dengue fever that hit the province from December 2014 to April 2015, said Eijkman Biological Molecular Institute deputy director Herawati Sudoyo as reported by kompas.com on Friday. One metro Detroit couple expecting...

The WHO warned that Zika is likely to spread explosively across almost all of the Americas with more than 20 countries, including Brazil reporting new cases daily.

According to World Health Organization officials, cases of the Zika virus have been reported in 20 countries. The cases have been diagnosed in 11 states and in Washington, D.C. The patient is a four-year-old boy who recently returned to Jamaica from a visit to Texas. After the...

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death for Hispanic women, killing almost 21,000 annually. February is here and Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, which means the color red and heart shapes will be popping up everywhere.

Chipotle has finally received the all clear from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) after E. coli outbreaks sickened dozens of customers in stores across multiple states, shattering confidence in the burrito chains food safety and taking a large bit out of its once soaring stock.