Malware threats to the Android OS are "increasing in prevalence and sophistication," said lookout Mobile Security, which just released its 2011 Mobile Threat Report.
U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) continues to investigate the outbreak of Salmonella poisoning that spread across 26 states linked to ground turkey, as a new strain of salmonella highly resistant to the antibiotic Ciprofloxacin surfaces, scientists say.
Reportedly, the king?s application for a loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), among other financial institutions, was summarily rejected.
A Sacramento man has died after eating ground turkey that was linked to an outbreak of salmonella food poisoning.
A Sacramento resident has passed away after eating ground turkey that was linked to an outbreak of salmonella food poisoning.
Every year an average of 2,280 metric tons of frog legs are imported into the U.S. (which may involve the killing of up to 1.1 billion frogs).
Women will start receiving birth control without co-pay beginning Aug. 1 next year because of new guidelines under the Affordable Care Act.
After his team's woeful defensive display in pre-season, Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish is looking to beef up his options at the back and is reportedly considering a bid for Stoke City skipper Ryan Shawcross.
Dolphins are able to heal quickly from a shark bite with apparent indifference to pain, resistance to infection and hemorrhage protection.
Injuries sustained from wood splinters or other materials triggered a rare fungal infection that may have contributed to the deaths of five people in the May 22 tornado in Joplin, Mo., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has determined.
Scientists say their discovery of "super antibody" FI6, which can fight all types of influenza A viruses that cause disease in humans and animals, may serve as a turning point in the development of new flu treatments.
Researchers say that since only a few individuals per 100,000 people suffer from brain cancers, the correlation between Toxoplasma gondii and brain cancers is far from perfect.
Two Arizona State University research teams have partnered with NASA's Johnson Space Center to strengthen the realms of space microbiology.
Scientists have found a flu "super antibody" called FI6 that can fight all types of influenza A viruses that cause disease in humans and animals and say their discovery may be a turning point in the development of new flu treatments.
In support of rock legend Gregg Allman and R&B artist Natalie Cole's battle with Hepatitis C, the Allman Brothers Band put on a star-studded benefit show at New York's Beacon Theatre. Roughly 130 million injection drug users worldwide suffer from hepatitis C, according to a study published online by World Health Organization said on Tuesday, "World Hepatitis Day."
Public health officials say roughly 130 million injection drug users worldwide suffer from hepatitis C, according to a study published online by World Health Organization said on Tuesday in The Lancet, which coincides with 'World Hepatitis Day.'
The World Health Organization (WHO) released data stating that about 1.4 million people suffer from hepatitis A (HAV) alone. Together, Hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) are the leading causes of liver cancer in the world, accounting for 78 percent of cancer related cases. An important aspect of the report states that most people who have contracted the virus are more often than not unaware of the infection.
A rare infection that can paralyze and sicken, have affected 24 people in an area across the Arizona-Mexico border, said authorities on Tuesday. Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) normally affects only about one in 100,000 people, hence only after 16 cases appeared; it caught the attention of the health officials on both-sides.
Antibiotics are better than cranberry capsules at preventing urinary tract infections (UTI's), concluded a new study in the Archives of Internal Medicine on Monday.
Researchers found that the women who took the cranberry capsules reported having twice as many UTIs than those who took antibiotics. The women who took the antibiotics had their first infection after eight months. However, the women who took cranberry capsules saw their first infection in four months, according to the report.
For years, physicians have told their patients and mothers have often told their daughters that drinking more cranberry juice is great for a woman's urinary tract. Although, a recent study found that antibiotics prove to be a better prevention method for urinary tract infections than cranberry capsules taken by women who suffered from recurring infections.
For years, physicians have told their patients and mothers have often told their daughters that drinking more cranberry juice is great for a woman's urinary tract. Although, a recent study found that antibiotics prove to be a better prevention method for urinary tract infections than cranberry capsules taken by women who suffered from recurring infections.
