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The updated alert by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention brings the total to 22 destinations, most in Latin America and the Caribbean, where there have been outbreaks of the Zika virus.

The World Health Organization says the virus is likely to spread across almost all of the Americas, apart from Canada and Chile. The Zika virus causes devastating birth defects and is transmitted by mosquitoes, not thorough person-to-person contact. Symptoms are fairly mild and...

Congress, which has been demanding immediate sacking of Union ministers Smriti Irani and Bandaru Dattatreya in connection with the dalit scholar suicide case, today said if Prime Minister Narendra Modi “was sensitive”, he would have dismissed a number of persons. It...

In order to better observe the impact of the neurodevelopment disorder on the structure of the brain, autism was genetically introduced in monkeys by a team from the Institute of Neuroscience of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

The Celtics have gone undefeated in at least four games against the Wizards during a season twice – 4-0 in 2011-12 and 6-0 in 1981-82. That was not the case however as the Celtics blew out the Wizards, 116-91 for their third straight win.

Many are saying that if Sharapova serves that well against the World No. 1, she will have an excellent chance of finally beating Williams.

CHICAGO An Indiana turkey flock has been infected with a deadly type of bird flu in the first new case of the disease in U.S. poultry since June, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday.

But because the causes and symptoms of heart attacks can be strikingly different between the sexes, women are more vulnerable to slower diagnosis and inadequate treatment, according to a new scientific statement published Monday in the American Heart Association’s journal...

The pair clearly don’t want to hide their love, as they happily posed with actor James Lecesne, as well as Ray Donovam star Vinessa Shaw and her partner Kris Gifford.

The business end of the Australian Open begins in earnest on Tuesday when top seed Serena Williams faces old rival Maria Sharapova for a place in the semi-finals in a repeat of last year’s title match.

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad also recently urged local voters to steer clear of Cruz because of his opposition to ethanol and Trump also gained the endorsement of national Tea Party darling Sarah Palin.

The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention issued initial travel warnings to pregnant women last week, adding eight more places to the list on Friday.

In Brazil, 3500 children have reportedly been affected by the Zika Virus.

“PAHO is working with its member countries to strengthen vector-control, communicate the risks of Zika and promote prevention, and establish or improve surveillance of both Zika virus infections and suspected complications, such as microcephaly, Guillain-Barre syndrome, and...

Cam Newton, the Carolina Panthers quarterback, took his game to a whole new level Sunday as his team routed the Arizona Cardinals 49-15 to win the NFC championship.