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1st American MERS patient may leave hospital soon 05/08/2014 10:22am • TOM COYNE Associated Press MUNSTER, Ind. (AP) -- The first American citizen diagnosed with a mysterious virus from the Middle East is improving daily and could be released soon from an Indiana hospital, although he will be isolated at home, health officials said Monday.The man has been hospitalized CDC confirms first case of MERS virus in American 05/07/2014 09:04am • MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Health officials confirmed the first case of an American infected with a mysterious virus that has sickened hundreds in the Middle East.The man fell ill after flying to the U.S. late last week from Saudi Arabia where he was a health care worker.He is ho Haiti confirms 14 cases of mosquito-borne virus 05/06/2014 08:41pm • PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- A mosquito-borne virus that has spread rapidly through the Caribbean since it was documented in the region for the first time in December has been confirmed in Haiti, a government official said Tuesday.Authorities have confirmed 14 cases of the chikungunya virus in Hait Measles exposure possible in Virginia, Maryland, D.C. (Map) 05/06/2014 03:55pm • UPDATE: May 21, 2014, 11 a.m. WASHINGTON -- Health officials are expanding an investigation into measles exposure in Northern Virginia following the confirmation of a second case of measles. Measles was found in a person who had close contact with a person diagnosed with measles in late April. Pakistan bracing for polio travel restrictions 05/06/2014 11:50am • ASIF SHAHZAD Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Pakistan scrambled Tuesday to meet new international travel restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of polio, including setting up vaccination points at all airports, officials said.The World Health Organization has declared the spread of polio an An American has MERS: Where did virus come from? 05/05/2014 05:21pm • MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Health officials breathed a sigh of relief Monday that the first U.S. case of a mysterious viral illness has not spread. An investigation continues into how the patient became infected and where the MERS virus came from.WHAT IS MERS?MERS stands for Midd Saudi Arabia reports 3 more deaths from MERS virus 05/05/2014 02:28pm • RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- Saudi Arabia's toll from a respiratory virus that has spread from the Middle East rose to 115 with three more deaths reported, the health ministry said Monday.A 45-year-old man and two women in their 50s have died after contracting the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome in A look back over 30 years of AIDS 04/22/2014 06:24pm • BALTIMORE -- Before AIDS got its name, it was a mystery disease, killing mostly young, homosexual men in a horrible way -- and no one knew why. In 1982, the disease got a name: acquired immune deficiency syndrome. And on April 23, 1984, researchers at NIH's National Cancer Institute, led by Dr. Maryland State Agencies Threatened by Cyberattacks 04/18/2014 04:11pm • By MIKE DENISON Capital News Service ANNAPOLIS -- Maryland government entities have suffered at least six cyberattacks since the beginning of 2013, according to incident reports from the Department of Information Technology. The heavily-redacted reports, obtained by Capital News Service through Potomac bass fishermen hope for a better 2014 04/15/2014 12:22am • WASHINGTON -- As the weather heats up, so does fishing on the Potomac River. But a longtime bass fisherman hopes this year is not a repeat of the last. Capt. Steve Chaconas, a bass fishing guide on the Potomac, calls 2013 "one of the toughest years we've had bass fishing on the Potomac River." Warm weather brings uptick in rabies cases 04/14/2014 02:58pm • WASHINGTON -- The warmer weather has brought an increase in rabies cases, including rabid cats. Health officials says this is a good time to make sure your dog or cat's rabies vaccination is up-to-date. The problem, health officials say, is people don't tend to think of cats as having rabies and s Still using XP? 5 things you need to do 04/09/2014 07:55am • Ken Colburn, Data Doctors PHOENIX, Ariz. - Rich asks, "Now that Windows XP is officially retired, what exactly is going to happen if I keep using it?" The retiring of Windows XP is by no means anything like a Y2K scenario where your computer will suddenly stop functioning properly. No one really 10 things to know for Wednesday 04/09/2014 03:04am • The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday: 1. RUSSIA'S POSSIBLE INTENTIONS STIR ANXIETY As pro-Moscow protests continue in eastern Ukraine, up to 40,000 Russian troops are massed along the border, accordi 10 things to know for Friday 04/04/2014 03:40am • The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Friday: 1. ARGUMENT MAY HAVE PRECEDED FORT HOOD SHOOTING Spc. Ivan Lopez possibly had a "verbal altercation" with another soldier just before he gunned down three people at Enterovirus: A polio-like virus found in California 03/17/2014 10:34am • Dr. Drew, One Minute Clinic