Chickenpox is a highly contagious disease that only affects a person once in their lifetime Only in rare cases can people ...

As temperatures drop during the winter season, safety hazards for seniors increase. This is because older adults are more vulnerable to the cold due to slower circulation, lower body fat and ...

U.S. health officials are telling Americans to take precautions if they travel to Uganda because of an Ebola outbreak.

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Following the confirmation of an Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in Uganda, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and ...

Cautions On Travels To Uganda, Sudan Others Advertisement Following the confirmation of an outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in Uganda, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has ...

Dr. Lance Braye, director of family medicine with Carolina Health Centers Inc., discusses with a patient the importance of ...

FILE - A medical worker carries a meal to an isolation tent housing a man being quarantined after coming into contact with a carrier of the Marburg Virus, at the Kenyatta National Hospital in ...

As cases of H5N1, also known as avian flu or bird flu, continue to surface across the U.S., safety precautions are ramping up. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced ...

Francis didn't break his arm, but a sling was put on as a precaution, the Vatican spokesman said in a statement On Dec. 7, the pope whacked his chin on his nightstand in an apparent fall that ...

The recommendation follows CDC guidelines to help reduce the spread ... are kindly asked to postpone their visit; Inpatients on isolation for a respiratory illness must wear a mask when being ...

Opens in a new tab or window The CDC is now calling ... in an airborne infection isolation room with negative pressure, and using standard, contact, and airborne precautions with eye protection ...