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Hate mosquitoes? This scent could help keep the pests away
“Everybody smells different, even after the application of soap,” co-author and biologist Chloé Lahondère explained.
Plan to kill off mosquitoes backfires spectacularly
Life has found a way. In what sounds like the plot to a Syfy channel original movie, a plan to curb a mosquito population has backfired spectacularly, making the disease-carriers...
Nebraska confirms mosquito that can spread Zika, yellow fever
A type of mosquito known to spread illnesses such as Zika virus, yellow fever, dengue and chikungunya have been found in a Nebraska county, health officials announced this week.
Birth control for deadly mosquitoes could save lives, scientists say
It’s a terrifying thought that mosquitoes, no bigger in wingspan than your pinkie nail, are responsible for nearly a million deaths every year since they infect humans with such deadly...
Zika, West Nile virus detected in Alabama
Alabama health officials are investigating multiple reports of Zika and the West Nile virus in the area, the state’s health agency said in a Monday afternoon news release. Shelby County...
1 in 7 children of Zika-infected moms have health problems: study
NEW YORK — One out of every seven babies born to US mothers who were infected with Zika during pregnancy developed some kind of health problem, according to the first...
Big questions linger as Brazil's 'Zika babies' grow up
FREI MIGUELINHO, Brazil — On Tuesdays, 18-month-old Joaquim Santos spends an hour sitting by himself in a corner of a special needs classroom in this small city in northeast Brazil,...
Police under fire for 'warning' about Zika-contaminated meth
An Ohio police department took to Facebook this week with a faux advisory for meth users about Zika. “WARNING: If you have recently purchased Meth in Preble, Montgomery, Darke or...
More Americans are getting sick from bug bites
Well, this bites! The number of Americans sickened by bites from infected mosquitoes, ticks or fleas tripled from 2004 to 2016 – a result of rising global temperatures and increased...
NYC mice carry life-threatening bacteria, study finds
Watch out for house mice — they could be dangerous to your health. A new study in New York City found they carry life-threatening, disease-causing bacteria — and some may...
Risk of Zika infection through sex may last only a month
NEW YORK — Signs of Zika infection can be seen in semen for as long as nine months, but the risk of sexual transmission appears to end in one month,...
It’s time to put America’s health first
Under President Barack Obama, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sent money and staff to distant parts of the globe while neglecting life-threatening health crises under our noses. Dr....
The most dangerous Olympics locations
The Olympic Games are coming back, starting Friday — and so are the rampant fears about their safety. “South Korea Prepares for the World’s Most Dangerous Olympics” said a headline...
Lab-engineered mosquitoes will fight the Zika virus
MIAMI — Thousands of bacteria-infected mosquitoes will be flying near Miami to test a new way to suppress insect populations that carry Zika and other viruses. According to a statement...
US approves lab-grown insects to kill mosquitoes
Finally, a mosquito you won’t want to swat. A biotech startup got the OK from the feds last Friday to release lab-grown skeeters in 20 states — including New York...
Florida announces its first case of Zika-by-sex
The Florida Department of Health on Friday confirmed the state’s first case of the Zika virus being sexually transmitted. An unidentified person in Miami-Dade County, who had recently visited several...
Zika virus can kill brain cancer: researchers
The Zika virus can kill off aggressive brain cancer, a new study claims. The mosquito-borne virus attacks the stem cells of brain tumors, according to Washington University of St. Louis...
NYC sees surge in Zika babies
At least 32 Big Apple babies were born with Zika-like birth defects or tested positive for the virus, the city revealed Thursday -- a dramatic increase from just six months...
There's another mosquito carrying Zika virus
Traces of the Zika virus have been found in a second mosquito species -- a bloodsucker quite at home in New York, according to a troubling new study. Scientists discovered...
Men in three Florida counties told not to donate sperm over Zika concerns
Men from three Florida counties shouldn't donate sperm because of a small risk of spreading Zika, U.S. health officials said Monday. The guidance had previously applied to Miami-Dade County, the...