The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be joining forces with Puerto Rican health officials on the Zika outbreak. The CDC director is heading to Puerto Rico this week to get a first-hand look at how the government is responding to the situation. More than 100 cases have been reported there and evidence of a link between the virus and birth defects is growing.
New efforts to combat concussions on the college football field are having an unexpected result– a rise in lower extremity injuries. Doctors in Florida reported that athletes are aiming lower, which is causing a spike in knee, ankle and thigh injuries.
A new study has suggested that older people may be dancing their way to better heart health. Researchers in Chicago found four months of Latin dancing twice a week helped put the spring back in the step of many women over age 65.
Sources
1- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2- American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
3- American Heart Association
