Tag: guatemala
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Zika scare prompts Philippines to advise women to postpone pregnancy
A minister in the Philippines has urged women to delay pregnancy until more is known about the mosquito-borne Zika virus raging in Latin America, even though the Asian country's only reported case of zika was four years ago. Much remains unknown about Zika, but the virus has been linked to thousands of cases of birth…
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Zika scare prompts Philippines to advise women to postpone pregnancy
A minister in the Philippines has urged women to delay pregnancy until more is known about the mosquito-borne Zika virus raging in Latin America, even though the Asian country's only reported case of zika was four years ago. Much remains unknown about Zika, but the virus has been linked to thousands of cases of birth…
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Despite threats, thousands join anti-polio drive in Pakistan, a last bastion of the disease
KARACHI/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – More than 100,000 health workers fanned out across Pakistan on Monday, stepping up a drive to eliminate the polio virus this year from one of its last bastions, despite continuing militant threats to vaccination teams. Pakistan accounts for more than 70 percent of the world's cases of polio, a virus that can…
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4 Things Your Feet Tell You About Your Health
Cold Feet Could be: Hypothyroidism Always reaching for socks? You may be suffering from hypothyroidism, a disorder in which the thyroid doesn’t produce enough of certain hormones that help regulate metabolism. A sluggish metabolism can show your body’s ability to generate heat, causing your hands and feet to remain chronically cold. Yellow…
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Drought may affect 49 million in southern Africa: WFP
As many as 49 million people in southern Africa could be affected by a drought that has been worsened by the most severe and longest El Nino weather pattern in 35 years, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said on Monday. The WFP, which has already said 14 million people face hunger in the…
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Guatemala confirms 105 Zika cases, says more are likely
Guatemalan health officials said Saturday that at least 105 people there had been infected with Zika, the virus suspected of causing grave brain damage in newborns. Health Ministry epidemiologist Judith Garcia told the newspaper Prensa Libre that the 105 confirmed cases emerged from a total of 200 suspected cases, 68 of them from 2015. Zika…
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More than 2,100 pregnant Colombian women infected with Zika virus
By Julia Symmes Cobb BOGOTA (Reuters) – More than 2,100 pregnant Colombian women are infected with the mosquito-borne Zika virus, the country's national health institute said on Saturday, as the disease continues its spread across the Americas. The virus has been linked to the devastating birth defect microcephaly, which prevents fetus' brains from developing properly.…