A total 294 people have died from cholera while 6,072 have been infected with the water-borne disease in Zimbabwe, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday.

The figures were the latest counts since the outbreak of the disease in August

Eating a lower energy dense breakfast may help people maintain a healthy weight, researchers say.

Foods that have the lowest calories per gram, such as fruits, vegetables, soups and whole grains like oatmeal and rice that soak up water are examples of lower energy dense foods. Eating those foods, instead of high energy dense foods like pastries, fats, oils and fried foods, is better for overall health too, researchers say

In a sign of the troubled economic times, a county health department in Washington state is coping with budget shortfalls by cutting back on services, slashing jobs and raising fees.

The Snohomish Health District serves an estimated 687,000 residents on Washington's Puget Sound. It is hoping to balance its budget by making cuts that will affect 25 percent of its programs

Two government scientists from the Philippines have invented a cheaper and healing medical bandage using indigenous mushroom and fiber waste.

The so-called non-woven medical bandage from microfungal fibers of Dr. Claro Santiago Jr. and Rhodora Flores of the Department of Science and Technology's Industrial Technology Development Institute is made from the fibers of the edible mushroom volvariella volvacea, fibrous materials from agro-industrial wastes, alginate or stabilizer and textile fiber

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials on Monday started detailed studies to find the source of a plume of industrial solvent tetrachlorethene, or PCE, that is leaking into the Edwards Aquifer.

PCE is heavier than water chemical that is commonly used for dry-cleaning clothing and degreasing engines, it can cause kidney and liver damage, as well as cause cancer in people exposed to high enough concentrations over long periods