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Bacteria that cause potentially fatal Legionnaires’ disease were found in a Yankee Stadium cooling tower — one of 10 such towers in the Bronx that tested positive amid several reported cases of the illness including one death, New York City health officials said.
There are demands in Greater Sudbury for action following a study at Laurentian University that found 41 per cent of new nurses have contemplated suicide.
Olymel-brand chicken breast strips are being recalled in Quebec due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
Researchers at Boston University have created a video game that helps them measure how people with autism process information.
A 40-year-old woman who lived in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, has died from measles complications, the county coroner confirmed Sunday. It’s the third measles-associated death in a fast-growing outbreak that’s sparked a political clash between state and federal officials.
The FBI Detroit Field Office says on Friday it is investigating a suspected ricin exposure that was detected at an apartment complex and a hospital in Hastings, Michigan.
Rabies is an extremely rare but incredibly dangerous disease for humans. While human transmission of the virus is not common, the CEO and medical officer of health for the Eastern Ontario Health Unit says people should still take steps to prevent contracting rabies.
A recall has been issued for peanuts that may be contaminated with salmonella.
Arizona has sued L’Oreal SA, alleging the cosmetics firm hid evidence that its hair relaxer products could cause cancer in women, as it faces thousands of similar lawsuits.
The Ebola outbreak in Congo, the world’s fastest-growing outbreak of the disease on record, has now spread to seven provinces in the African country, local authorities said. And it’s showing no signs of slowing down.
The largest cyclospora food poisoning outbreak in U.S. history is over, U.S. health officials said Friday.
New data released on World Suicide Prevention Day suggests pediatric suicide rates are declining in Canada while highlighting the disproportionate impact of suicide on Indigenous youth.
The federal government has announced $5 million in funding for HIV prevention and support services.
Hundreds of high-end ovens are being recalled in Canada, with a notice warning owners to “immediately shut off the gas supply.”
A study of nearly a million people has found new evidence to suggest that drinking scalding hot coffees and teas could significantly increase a person’s risk of getting cancer in their esophagus.
Even a small amount of light exposure during sleep may change the shape and function of heart muscles, increasing the risk of future heart disease, a new study found.
