A new study has suggested that fears about catching Zika at the Olympics may be exaggerated. Yale researchers found only up to three dozen people out of the hundreds of thousands headed for Brazil may become infected and that travel to Rio will not play a significant role in the international spread of the virus. Scientists said they used a math model that took into account recent Zika cases in Rio, weather conditions and travel patterns.
Harvard researchers said inducing labor does not appear to increase the risk for autism in children. Doctors looked at more than a million births in Sweden. They found induced babies were no more likely to develop autism than siblings born naturally.
Doctors in the Midwest said exercise can help even young women’s heart health. They found women under age 50 cut their risk of heart disease by 25% by doing moderate activities, like brisk walking, 2.5 hours every week.
Sources
1- Annals of Internal Medicine
2- JAMA Pediatrics
3- Circulation
