When I first heard that Cotton Fitzsimmons had cancer, I couldn't help but think about one of his trademark lines.

BOSTON - The federal government will install a new quarantine station at Logan International Airport to evaluate travelers who may pose a health threat to the region, officials said.

A recent article in Nature magazine says researchers are discovering that chronic wasting disease (CWD) is more infectious than was previously thought.

NEW YORK - New infectious diseases have been appearing more often, says a study that suggests "hot spots" where the next new germs are most likely to appear.

GENEVA - Chronic ailments such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes will kill nearly 400 million people over the next 10 years and cost countries like China and India hundreds of billions of dollars, a new report on the world's health says.

In retrospect, Jennifer Mankoff, now 37, believes she was infected with Lyme disease either during a trip to Ligonie, Pa., in 2005 or while hiking in Frick Park in Pittsburgh in the fall of 2006.

ATLANTA - More than 1 million cases of chlamydia were reported in the United States last year - the most ever reported for a sexually transmitted disease, federal health officials said Tuesday.

Having a child reach toddler age involves many exciting new questions and avenues for parents: What should my child eat? What books should I read to my child? What activities should I start involving him or her in? How should I socially interact my child?

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Is a gun like a virus, a car, tobacco or alcohol? Yes say public health experts, who in the wake of recent mass shootings are calling for a fresh look at gun violence as a social disease.

WASHINGTON - Federal officials raced on Wednesday to find out where a Washington state cow, apparently infected with mad cow disease, was born and may have been infected.

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Naomi Campbell has been hospitalized in Sao Paulo and is being treated by one of Brazil's top specialists in infectious disease, the hospital's press office said Tuesday.

January 5, 2005

Arizona State University has been awarded a four-year, $30 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense to protect military personnel against bioterrorism.

A new report finds there are high rates of sexually transmitted diseases among people arrested in Maricopa County. The report was conducted in partnership between the Arizona Arrestee Reporting Information Network and ASU's Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety.

Weather conditions, circumstances and time permitting, an area of Mesa previously scheduled for mosquito spraying will be fogged midnight Saturday to 5 a.m. Sunday.

WASHINGTON - With health experts across the world scrambling to identify a deadly new pneumonia-like disease, a report released Tuesday urges the United States to take the lead in global efforts to detect and counter such new infections.

Many people in the Valley know about Valley Fever, but did you know that pets can also contract the fungal infection?

Maricopa County Animal Care and Control is holding a free rabies vaccination clinic for dogs and cats. The clinic will be 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Ace Hardware parking lot, 23954 S. Power Road, Queen Creek.

Maricopa County Animal Care and Control is holding a free rabies vaccination clinic for dogs and cats. The clinic will be 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Ace Hardware parking lot, 23954 S. Power Road, Queen Creek.

WICHITA, Kan. - Whooping cough cases have soared more than tenfold in Kansas so far this year compared to 2003, killing one young child and infecting people in 54 Kansas counties, health officials said Wednesday.

TUCSON - A measles patient was taken to University Medical Center's emergency room late last week, potentially infecting up to 500 people, according to authorities.