Anyone who’s lost a loved one to Alzheimer's disease may be worried about noticing symptoms in themselves. Alzheimer's takes a terrible toll. It’s the most common cause of dementia — abnormal brain ...

CHICAGO -- Health officials in the mid-Atlantic region have recently reported a rise in hand, foot and mouth disease, or HFMD. There were 197 emergency department visits related to the disease in ...

Health officials in the mid-Atlantic region have recently reported a rise in hand, foot and mouth disease, or HFMD. What is hand, foot and mouth disease, and what causes it? How is it spread? What are ...

A Georgia chicken producer is working to stop the spread of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), more commonly known as bird flu, after becoming the third commercial operation in the state to ...

SONOMA COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) -- A recent UC Berkeley graduate and animal activist is facing years in prison for taking chickens she said were being abused. A question at the center of her trial - did ...

Every week neurologist Victor Sung sees people with Huntington’s disease, a rare and deadly neurodegenerative disorder, at his clinic at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. But a Wednesday in ...

Though some researchers believe it should be labeled endemic in the United States, most Americans don’t need to worry about getting sick. By Simar Bajaj Perhaps you’ve seen the “kissing bug” disease ...

While rare in humans, the virus can be fatal, and many survivors experience ongoing neurological issues. Chickens are used as sentinel animals to provide an early warning for mosquito-borne viruses ...