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The two new confirmed cases could be the start of another crisis for Liberia if not handled but health authorities are confident that the situation will be put under control.

On Friday, the House will begin voting on the bill. It now awaits movement on two fronts: the Senate, where similar legislation is under consideration, and, ultimately, the appropriations committees, which must take the directives of the bill and turn them into hard dollars.

Weber-Morgan health officials are warning residents after mosquitoes have tested positive for West Nile Virus near Riverdale. There were 108 human cases of West Nile virus reported statewide in 2014, 93 of which were in Maricopa County.

The director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of NIH, said West Nile Virus “has emerged as an important health threat” in the United States since first appearing in the country in 1999.

Babies born to women who took certain antidepressants during pregnancy may have an elevated risk of birth defects, according to a study published Wednesday in the medical journal BMJ.

The state also reported this week that it has its first case of the virus this year. The times have been selected because they are the times most mosquitoes are active.

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is offering a dozen glazed doughnuts to customers for $.78 cents, with the purchase of another dozen of the customer’s choice. The catch? You have to buy the first dozen at full price.

An increase in rare birth defects have been seen in some babies whose mothers took certain antidepressants during pregnancy, although the risk still remained low, a study finds.

The compounds di-isodecyl phthalate (DIDP) and di-isononyl phthalate (DINP) are chemicals used to replace di-2-ethylhexyphthalate (DEHP) after it was shown to have adverse effects on health. These phthalates are replacements for another, DEHP, which is an endocrine disruptor in...

Firdausi Qadri of the worldwide Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research in Dhaka, Bangladesh, said the trial results, published in The Lancet journal, show how a routine oral cholera vaccination programme “could substantially reduce the burden of disease and greatly...

The use of indoor tanning may be on the climb, but apparently that might not affect the rise in melanoma deaths over the next few years.

BISMARCK, North Dakota – Superintendent of Public Instruction Kirsten Baesler says two North Dakota teachers have won Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.

A Song of Ice and Fire now spans nearly 20 years over the course of three decades, with A Game of Thrones being published back in 1996, and the most recent – A Dance with Dragons – coming in 2011.

Since Sunday, 175 people have been listed as contacts and are being monitored. That these kinds of powerful myths are still prevalent demonstrates how hard it is to execute an effective response to any new outbreaks; and, perhaps, why the region as a whole is still battling to...

“[Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors] are increasingly used by women of reproductive age and during pregnancy, but the inconsistent reports have limited opportunities for clinicians to carefully evaluate the risk compared with benefit of specific [selective serotonin...