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Starpharma Holdings Ltd, a pharmaceutical company from Australia, and world No. 2 condom maker Ansell Ltd are joining forces to supply Zika virus-proof condoms to the Australian Olympic team ahead of the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Starpharma…
The Public Health Agency of Canada said a person from Ontario is believed to have contracted the virus through sex with a partner who traveled in an area affected by the disease. Read the full statement below from the Chief…
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reporting that tests from an Illinois resident match those from a Wisconsin outbreak of Elizabethkingia anophelis. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, and the…
Question: Will taking Vitamin D lower the risk of developing cancer? According to a recent study, published in the journal PLOS One, it found that it is possible that cancer risks drop when blood levels of vitamin D reach 40…
The Food and Drug Administration has approved Descovy, a combination HIV drug developed by biologic drugmaker Gilead Sciences. The daily pill includes two already-approved drugs for treating the HIV virus. Read the press release below: Gilead Sciences, Inc. today announced…
Stressed with all the traveling you did? Wherever your work brings you, always make sure you get a massage. Working too hard plus traveling constantly can be very stressful, mentally and physically. Stressing yourself too much can cause aching muscles,…
Men’s Health Fitness Director B.J. Gaddour showed us how to build bigger biceps and triceps without using any dumbbells, but instead just by using your entire bodyweight. Watch this video as Gaddour demonstrated the TRX-twist on a biceps curl and…
FDA announced comment period for draft environmental assessment for genetically engineered mosquito. The Food and Drug Administration said genetically modifying mosquitos would not cause harm to other species. Male mosquitos would be modified to produce offspring that die shortly after…
World Cancer Day date is held every February 4th to raise awareness for the deadly disease. The campaign is an initiative launched by the Union for International Cancer Control. According to the organization, 8.2 million people die from cancer worldwide…
WHO announced today that the recent cluster of neurological disorders and neonatal malformations reported in the Americas region constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. This comes after the International Health Regulation Emergency Committee agreed that a causal link…