Rabies alert issued over raccoon taken into North Dakota bar | Health, Medicine and Fitness

MADDOCK, ND (AP) — A woman walked into a North Dakota bar carrying a raccoon, leading health officials to warn those who had contact with the animal about possible rabies…

Deadly bird flu returns to Midwest earlier than expected | Health, Medicine and Fitness

By STEVE KARNOWSKI – Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Bird flu has returned to the Midwest earlier than authorities expected after a lull of several months, with the highly pathogenic…

Bird flu kills 700 black vultures, closes animal sanctuary | Health, Medicine and Fitness

LOCUST GROVE, Ga. (AP) — Bird flu has killed hundreds of wild black vultures at a Georgia sanctuary that houses more than 1,500 other animals. No other birds at Noah’s…

Prehistoric People Drank Animal Milk, Despite Lactose Intolerance | Health, Medicine and Fitness

Amy Norton WEDNESDAY, July 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have long suspected that humans evolved to tolerate dairy products in order to reap their health benefits. Now a new…

CDC: Salmonella Linked to Pet Turtles Has Hospitalized Five | Health, Medicine and Fitness

Physician’s Briefing Staff FRIDAY, July 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Tiny turtles are the cause of a multistate outbreak of Salmonella that has led to five hospitalizations, the US Centers…

Salmonella Linked to Pet Turtles Has Hospitalized 5, CDC Says | Health, Medicine and Fitness

Cara Murez FRIDAY, July 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Tiny turtles are the cause of a multistate outbreak of salmonella that has led to five hospitalizations, the US Centers for…

In Rare Cases, Your Cat Can Give You COVID | Health, Medicine and Fitness

Robert Preidt TUESDAY, June 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The first reported case of a cat giving COVID-19 to a person shouldn’t alarm pet owners, but a Canadian expert says…

What Is Monkeypox, and How Worried Should Americans Be? | Health, Medicine and Fitness

denise man MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A worrisome international outbreak of monkeypox, a less harmful cousin of the smallpox virus, has now reached the United States and…

Homeless shelters begin to see value in making room for pets | Health, Medicine and Fitness

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER – Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Being homeless in Los Angeles and struggling with addiction is hard enough, but Rachel Niebur couldn’t imagine enduring it without…

Homeless shelters work to end choice between street and pets | Health, Medicine and Fitness

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER – Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Being homeless in Los Angeles and struggling with addiction is hard enough, but Rachel Niebur couldn’t imagine enduring it without…