Customers at a Jamba Juice in San Jose may have been exposed to Hepatitis A recently, according to a statement released by health officials Thursday.

According to officials, a food handler at the smoothie franchise's store at 1140 Lincoln Ave. tested positive for the disease and was infectious for 12 days this month while working. The employee worked Aug. 1-3, 6-9 and 11-16

Officials have found the cause of the norovirus outbreak at Pioneer Primary School in Singapore. On Thursday, they found the cause was unsanitary preparation of foods and sharing of toilet facilities.

Six students were found positive with the norovirus after examination of stool samples

The United Nations agencies are warning of a possible health emergency in South Asia, after severe flooding in recent weeks has left some 30 million people in India, Bangladesh, and Nepal in urgent need of fresh water, food and shelter.

The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the UN World Health Organization (WHO) are concerned about the spread of water-borne diseases, viral fever and skin infections, and are providing emergency medical kits and other supplies in the affected areas

A study by the city's Health Department has revealed that one fourth of adults have high levels of mercury in their blood.

The study linked it to how much fish they eat, and the rates are more pronounced among Asians, women, and higher-income New Yorkers who eat more fish

The results of a new study show that the drug-resistant, or Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus areaus (MRSA), also known as the "superbug," is more widespread than previously believed.

Nearly five percent of all patients have acquired MRSA across U.S. healthcare facilities, as suggested by the researchers of the study