Browsing: disease

Young women in England who later develop breast cancer are not being referred for early tests or preventive treatment because current guidelines used by GPs miss…

The musician Carly Simon has revealed that she has Parkinson’s disease in a statement shared on Monday.“So many people have written to me, kindly wondering about…

Long-term exposure to road traffic noise is associated with a higher risk of Parkinson’s disease, the biggest study of its kind has found.Parkinson’s disease is a…

A series of health challenges – hantavirus, screwworm, Ebola, cyclospora, measles, whooping cough, bird flu – are exposing the widening gaps in America’s ability to prevent,…

A fifth person has died in New York City in connection with the legionnaires’ disease outbreak on Manhattan’s Upper East Side neighborhood, according to the city’s…

A second person has died amid a legionnaires’ disease outbreak that has sickened dozens of people in New York City, according to officials, who also say…

A legionnaires’ disease outbreak that has sickened dozens of people in New York City has claimed its first life, health officials said Friday.Officials didn’t release additional…

New York City’s famed Solomon R Guggenheim Museum was among a number of Manhattan buildings that recently tested positive for the bacteria that causes legionnaires’ disease.The…

Do we need to worry about ticks in the UK? How serious are the risks associated with the diseases they can carry? Should we avoid rolling…

The herbicide paraquat, banned in over 70 countries, will remain legal in Australia despite Parkinson’s groups, scientists and neurologists arguing there is a strong correlation between…