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Up to 1.6 million childbearing women in Central and South America may be at risk for infection with the Zika virus by the end of the first phase of the epidemic

Up to 1.6 Million Childbearing Women Possibly at Risk for Zika

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Scientists used data on births, climate, and other mosquito-borne infections to estimate outbreak
U.S. health officials on Monday updated their Zika virus guidelines

CDC Updates Guidelines on Sexual Transmission of Zika

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Any sex partner, male or female, has potential to pass the virus on, agency says
Overall mortality is similar in the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial/Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications study cohort and the general population

Overall Mortality Similar in DCCT/EDIC, General Population

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Significantly higher mortality in the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial conventional therapy group
Colorectal cancer patients who consume higher amounts of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids

Intake of Marine ω-3 PUFAs Tied to Colorectal Cancer Survival

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High intake after CRC diagnosis associated with lower risk of CRC-specific mortality
A vaccine to help protect against chlamydia is proving to be effective

Widely Protective Vaccine Against Chlamydia Appears Promising

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Bacteria's ability to spread within cells was halted, researcher says
For patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus

Severe Hypoglycemia Linked to Mortality, CVD Events in T1DM

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Prior severe hypoglycemic events within one year linked to increased risk of all-cause mortality, CVD
While overall U.S. medical spending growth slowed between 2004 and 2013

Health Expenditures Rising for Middle Class, Wealthy

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But, since 2004, simultaneous decline in expenditures for the nonelderly poor
The U.S. prescription drug abuse epidemic has increased the risk of HIV outbreaks in rural and suburban communities

Rapid HIV Transmission Seen in Injection Drug Users in Rural U.S.

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Indiana case offers a lesson for other rural communities
More imaging tests after treatment does not always lead to an improvement in thyroid cancer patients' chances of survival

Imaging Post-Thyroid Cancer Treatment Doesn’t Always Benefit

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Dramatic increase in imaging, but only radioiodine scans associated with improved survival
Large tumor diameter

Failure to Achieve Negative Margin Ups Facial BCC Recurrence

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Other factors predicting recurrence of facial basal cell carcinoma include large tumor diameter, age