Your Blood Type Affects Risk of Early Stroke, Study Reveals - ScienceAlert
Add ScienceAlert on Google (Douglas Sacha/Getty Images) You might not think your blood type has much to do with your health, but research suggests that it can have an effect. According to one study, there is in fact a surprising link between blood type and stroke risk.
U.S. passengers flying from Ebola-affected countries rerouted Virginia, Texas and Georgia - NPR
As travelers entered the Entebbe International Airport in Uganda on May 21, they were screened with a thermal camera that detects their temperature. Pictured at bottom is reporter Michal Ruprecht.
Measles infections detected at 2 Heber City schools as Utah cases continue to rise - KSL.com
HEBER CITY — Parents with students at two Heber City schools are being encouraged to keep unvaccinated children at home after health officials identified a pair of positive measles cases.In a letter sent to parents on Tuesday, the Wasatch County Health Department said one of the cases was confirmed at Timpanogos Middle School, where possible exposures may have happened on May 14 and 15. The other case was at Old Mill Elementary, with exposure likely on May 15.County health officer Jonelle Fitzgerald said that, in an effort to reduce the likelihood of spreading the illness to additional staff and students at the two schools, anyone who has yet to receive the MMR vaccination is asked to stay home."Based on these exposure dates, this means not attending school for the remainder of this school year," she said in a statement.The district's last day of school is next Friday, May 29.Unvaccinated students at Timpanogos Middle School are urged to stay home for 21 days from the date of exposure.
A critical window to stop hantavirus is opening. Not all countries are managing exposed travelers the same way - CNN
The hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius arrived at its last stop Monday. Now the waiting begins.