Help for chronic dry eye could be as easy as eye drops. A Massachusetts researcher told AHN Media he thinks he has found an effective treatment for dry eye syndrome (DES).

M. Reza Dana, M.D., M.P.H., M.Sc., Director of Cornea and Refractive Surgery Services at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (MEEI) Cornea Service and colleagues at Schepens Eye Research Institute conducted a study using topical eye drop applications to relieve symptoms of DES

Following the Saturday warning of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency advised consumers that cantaloupes grown in Honduras are being recalled after salmonella outbreaks in North America.

Officials have cautioned the public not to eat melons from Agropecuaria Montelibano, a Honduran grower and packer. The melons may be contaminated with salmonella bacteria and appear to be related to salmonella litchfield reports in Canada and the US

The Nassau County Department of Health reported Saturday that a Long Island fast food worker had typhoid fever.The patient is a food handler at a Mama Sbarro's in Hicksville, New York. Officials warned those who ate at the restaurant between March 14 and March 16 may have some risk of exposure.

The restaurant has passed two surprise health inspections since Friday, which was when the county was informed about the food handler's condition

Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter praised on Saturday the local health officials' response to a salmonella outbreak that has made dozens of people sick. Health officials are tracing the source.

As of Saturday, the outbreak had led to 183 cases of salmonella, 57 were confirmed by laboratory testing and nine people were hospitalized. More people are expected to get sick because of salmonella's incubation period

More than 100 million Europeans still lack access to safe drinking water, resulting in the deaths from diarrhea of nearly 40 children every day, the United Nations said on Friday, mentioning that many people across the region do not enjoy the basic human right to healthy water.

More than 170,000 cases of water-related diseases - including over 120,000 cases of viral hepatitis A - were reported in 2006