Spring is in full bloom and with it comes a rainier season across the country, and with this wetter and warmer time of year comes mosquitoes and all the diseases that they can spread when they bite you including West Nile Virus.
The evidence continues to mount on the positive effects of breast feeding. From preventing allergies to reducing obesity chances, there are many studies that demonstrate the benefits of breast feeding. New research published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics now suggests that breast feeding also lowers the risk of childhood leukemia.
Johns Hopkins is launching the first ever Lyme Disease Clinical Research Center that will explore the causes and possible cures for the disease that infects approximately 300,000 people and costs an estimated $1.3 billion each year to treat.
Researchers studying the human immunodeficiency virus, otherwise known as HIV, have discovered a new strategy to starve the virus by blocking the pipeline that provides the sugar and nutrients it needs to survive.
Sexually transmitted diseases are on the rise in the United States, and health officials are laying the blame at the doorsteps of casual sex being arranged through social media and dating apps. In addition, they also point the finger at promiscuity, drugs, alcohol and failure to use condoms.
New research has proven that drinking green tea may help prevent prostate cancer in men who have a high risk of developing the potentially life threatening disease.
The avian flu continues to rampage across the Midwest ravaging farms in its path placing suppliers of both poultry and eggs in crisis mode. The U.S. Department of Agriculture continues to receive reports about outbreaks and more farms that has now resulted in a total of 187 outbreaks affecting almost 42.2 million birds.
