Health Tip: Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease
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(HealthDay News) -- Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is common in babies and children under age 10, but it can also affect adults.
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A new case of foot-and-mouth disease was confirmed in cattle on a farm in southern England Friday, officials said.
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Tests confirmed an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease at a farm in southern England Friday, the sixth case in Britain since August, after cattle showed symptoms of the virus and were ordered slaughtered.
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The government has been urged to speed up its research into Variant CJD - the human form of mad cow disease. It follows news that more than 460 people in Northern Ireland are being warned that they could have
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Encouraging people to wash their hands properly can reduce the rate of diarrhea by 30 percent, potentially saving lives, researchers said on Wednesday.
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People with bowel ulcers could soon be topping up their "friendly" bacteria to beat their illness.
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A new case of foot and mouth disease has been officially confirmed close to the site of last month&#39;s outbreak, Britain&#39;s chief veterinary officer Debby Reynolds said Wednesday.
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People with more bacteria in their  mouths also have more evidence of heart disease, researchers  said on Monday in a study strengthening the evidence for a link  between gum disease and heart disease.
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Preventing disease in a developing and mostly rural country such as Vietnam can sometimes be as simple as frequently washing hands with soap.
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If you like to eat hamburgers, steak and other red meat, you might be at increased risk for rheumatoid arthritis, claims a British study in the December issue of Arthritis &amp; Rheumatism.
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Initial tests showed the strain of foot and mouth virus detected in British cattle this week is the same as the one behind an August outbreak, the environment ministry said Thursday.
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A case of foot-and-mouth disease was confirmed at a British farm Wednesday, the British Broadcasting Corp. reported. Officials did not immediately confirm the report.
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Eating a low calorie diet may help to reduce the risk of Parkinson&#39;s disease, research suggests. A team from the US National Institute on Ageing found a long-term reduction in caloric intake protects rhesus monkeys from developing the disease.
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British government sources have confirmed a suspected case of foot and mouth disease on a farm in southern England, BBC and Sky television reported on Wednesday.
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Global health experts have warned Southeast Asia it must unite to combat the spread of bird flu. The World health Organisation says the virus has the potential to become the next human influenza pandemic.
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The wisdom mothers have been dispensing for ages &#151; wash your hands, eat your vegetables, go to bed earlier &#151; turns out to be great advice for avoiding the flu.
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Bird flu may be the tip of the iceberg. Experts meeting in Mali say the deadly H5N1 virus is just one of a plethora of diseases threatening animals and people around the world as global warming, intensive farming, increased travel and trade help dangerous microbes breed and spread.