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Zika outbreak: World Health Organization declares global emergency

Polio scare: WHO extends travel restrictions on Pakistan

The World Health Organization said that two cases of Polio virus exported from Pakistan into Afghanistan were reported.

May 23, 2016

279 pregnant women in US, its territories test positive for Zika virus

Of the 279 pregnant women, 157 live in the U.S. and 122 in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and other U.S. territories.

May 21, 2016

EU regulators to conditionally clear AB Inbev, SABMiller deal: Sources

The Belgium-based maker of Budweiser, Corona and Stella Artois is looking to boost its presence in Africa and Latin American countries to offset weaker markets such as the United States.

May 21, 2016

US House approves $622.1 million funding to fight Zika

The approved funding is way less than the $1.9 billion requested by the Obama administration.

May 19, 2016

Australia tour of West Indies 2016: Steve Smith and co. briefed on Zika virus

The Aussies take on West Indies and South Africa in a triangular ODI series next month.

May 16, 2016

Australian firm develops Zika-proof condoms for athletes ahead of Rio Olympics

Zika-proof condoms are expected to prevent the spread of virus through sexual transmission.

May 16, 2016

U.S. health agency estimates 2015 prescription drug spending rising to $457 billion

Activists take India's patent office to court over Gilead's hepatitis C drug

Activist groups challenged the government order saying Gilead's drug that costs $1,000 a pill in the U.S. was not exclusive.

May 14, 2016

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Bird flu alert declared in Karnataka after 23,000 chickens die of H5N1: Report

Thousands of chickens dead at two poultry farms in Karnataka, officials to cull 1.5 lakh chickens over the next few days.

May 9, 2016

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation pledges $38 million for polio eradication

The Gates Foundation said it would provide the grants to a Japanese pharma firm to develop a low-cost vaccine.

May 9, 2016

Software security suffers as upstarts lose access to virus data

The policy change at the information-sharing pioneer VirusTotal takes aim mainly at a new generation of security companies.

May 8, 2016

Dengue costs the world $8.9 billion every year: Study

Health economists at Brandeis University, U.S. published a report on the economic burden dengue imposes.

May 5, 2016

US reports its first Zika-related death

A 70-year-old Puerto Rican man died in February after developing auto-immune reaction to Zika infection.

Apr 30, 2016

Rio Olympics: South Korean athletes to wear uniforms infused with mosquito repellents to combat Zika

South Korea would also train its athletes on how to prevent mosquito bites during the Olympic games in Zika-affected Brazil.

Apr 28, 2016

'Containment' Season 1 Episode 2 watch live online: Jana discovers that Suzy is stuck inside the cordon

Will Lex be able to save Jana and Jake in the upcoming episode?

Apr 26, 2016

Zika: Biologists develops possible mosquito-repellent clothes detergent

Canada confirms its first case of sexually transmitted Zika virus

According to the WHO, Zika virus has been reported in 66 countries since 2007