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  • Study shows how Zika virus could cause fetal brain defects

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    By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Zika virus is capable of quickly infecting and harming developing fetal brain cells, scientists said on Friday in a study that provides insight into how the virus might cause the birth defect microcephaly in fetuses exposed in the womb. The researchers said their study, published in…

  • CDC cautions pregnant women against travel to Rio Olympics

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    Pregnant women should consider not traveling to the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil due to the risk of Zika virus infection, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday. CDC also said women considering becoming pregnant, and their male partners, should exercise caution if they travel to the Olympics or Paralympic Games,…

  • WHO chief ‘confident’ Olympics will be safe despite Zika

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    Brasília (AFP) – The head of the World Health Organization expressed confidence that Brazil can host the Rio Olympics safely despite the Zika threat, while warning of a long battle against the mosquito-borne virus. Margaret Chan praised the Brazilian government's efforts to stamp out mosquitoes and its coordination with various international bodies, including the WHO…

  • CDC, Brazil start big study to test Zika link to birth defects

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    U.S. and Brazilian researchers are heading to João Pessoa in the state of Paraíba on Monday to recruit mothers and babies in one of the biggest government-led studies to understand whether the Zika virus is linked to microcephaly, a rare birth defect. Brazil has confirmed more than 500 cases of microcephaly, defined by an unusually…

  • U.S. proposes hike in Medicare Advantage payments; insurer shares rise

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    By Caroline Humer NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Friday proposed raising payments by 1.35 percent on average next year to the health insurers who offer Medicare Advantage health benefits to elderly and disabled Americans. Payments to insurers will vary under the 2017 Medicare Advantage proposal, based on the region the plans are…

  • White House, House Republicans spar over Zika, Ebola funding

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    By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Friday that it would be “profoundly unwise” to plow money set aside for Ebola-related projects into research and mitigation efforts for the mosquito-borne Zika virus as several top Republican lawmakers have requested. Democratic President Barack Obama has asked the U.S. Congress for more than…

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    By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Friday that it would be “profoundly unwise” to plow money set aside for Ebola-related projects into research and mitigation efforts for the mosquito-borne Zika virus as several top Republican lawmakers have requested. Democratic President Barack Obama has asked the U.S. Congress for more than…

  • World Bank offers $150 million in financing to Zika-affected countries

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    By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The World Bank said on Thursday it is making $150 million in financing immediately available to help combat the Zika virus outbreak in affected Latin American and Caribbean countries. The World Bank also released initial projections for the economic impact of the largely mosquito-borne virus, saying it expects it…

  • Serial stowaway arrested, again, at Chicago’s O’Hare

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    A woman who is barred from airports around the country due to multiple attempts to sneak past security checkpoints and board flights without a ticket will appear in court on trespassing charges on Thursday after being arrested at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. Marilyn Hartman, 64, is charged with a misdemeanor count of criminal trespass on…

  • WHO sees Zika link proven in weeks as U.S., India lead vaccine race

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    The World Health Organization (WHO) expects suspected links between the Zika virus and two neurological disorders, microcephaly in babies and Guillain-Barre syndrome, to be confirmed within weeks, a top official said on Friday. A sharp increase in birth defects in Brazil has triggered a global health emergency over the mosquito-borne virus and spurred a race…