The World Health Organization (WHO) announced consumers in Europe should not eat raw bean and seed sprouts until investigations into the continent’s deadly e. coli outbreak are complete. Over 4,000… Read more »
Hong Kong has faced a steep rise in scarlet fever cases this year: 600 infections and two fatalities. Mainland China and Macau have also seen increased numbers of cases, leading… Read more »
Aetna was recognized among the InfoWorld Green 15 for eliminating paper from the contracting process for healthcare professionals. It is the first health insurer to use EchoSign e-signature technology to… Read more »
The World Health Organization (WHO) released its latest Dengue Bulletin, a special issue devoted to 10 studies on the cost of dengue fever and various prevention strategies. In an age… Read more »
Large companies could save a serious chunk of change by screening employees for obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA, suggested a recent study by American doctors Clelia Lima and Elizabeth M…. Read more »
German health officials have identified bean and seed sprouts as the cause of the recent E. coli outbreak, specifically fenugreek, mung beans, lentils, adzuki beans and alfalfa. On Friday, Germany’s… Read more »
Some medical tourists who went to India and Pakistan looking for cheap health procedures have come back with an unwanted souvenir: a drug-resistant strain of bacteria named New Delhi Metallo-beta-lactamase… Read more »
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published updated statistics for the E. coli outbreak in Central amd Northern Europe. As of June 5th, about 1540 cases of Enterohemorrhagic E. Coli… Read more »
16 people have died and more than 1,000 are ill (with 400 of those in critical condition) due to a sudden outbreak of E. coli, according to the latest reports… Read more »
3 people have died and another 276 have been hospitalized in Germany following a May outbreak of Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome (HUS). While cases have been reported in other countries, all… Read more »