Nebraska health officials said alfalfa sprouts are the source of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened nearly 24 people in Douglas County in eastern Nebraska and Iowa.

Sun Sprouts are locally grown sprouts distributed by CW Sprouts of Douglas County, Omaha which are sold at grocery stores and restaurants which have been linked to the outbreak. Infected people who were interviewed all had the common link of sprouts which made officials pinpoint them to be the likely cause.

In a shocking development, one more case of hepatitis has come to light in Sabarkantha district of Gujarat.

However, health authorities in the state are leaving no stone unturned to ensure that no other person dies due to this fatal viral disease.

With this the total number of people infected with hepatitis has gone up to 185 in the state, of which 56 have died.

The town of Modasa in North Gujarat district is considered to be the epicentre of this disease.

A new study conducted by an international team, led by Oxford University, revealed that consuming two glasses of milk daily can help people against memory loss and Alzheimer's disease in adulthood.

The researchers discovered that that milk, which is one of the best sources of Vitamin B12, lessens the neurological damage to the brain that can give rise to forms of dementia.

Additionally, the study also disclosed that old patients having low levels of B12 had twice the amount of brain shrinkage as compared to those with higher levels of the substance in their bodies.

Over 60 children in Batakwada Tad primary school in Santrampur taluka of Panchmahals region suffered from food poisoning after drinking milk provided to them under Gujarat government’s “Van Bandhu Kalyan Yojana” on Tuesday.

Van Bandhu Kalyan Yojana is a recently-launched tribal welfare programme.

The students started vomiting within minutes of consuming specially packed flavoured milk.

When some school teachers checked the pouches, they found insects in the milk pouches of ‘Doodh Sanjivani’.

Recent study revealed that people who drink wine in adequate quantity everyday lower their risk of developing Barrett's Esophagus - an untreatable condition that can lead to oesophageal cancer. It happens when heartburn or acid reflux permanently damages the lining of the esophagus.

Research team led by Kaiser Permanente studied data collected from 953 men and women in Northern California. Data analysis revealed that those who drank one or more glasses of red or white wine a day were 56 percent lower risk of Barrett's esophagus. Intake of beer or liquor had no such benefit.

Various experts are divided over the concept of custom-designed babies offered by various fertility clinics. Some experts believe that it is immoral to use science in this way

Dr. Jeff Steinberg, running clinics in Manhattan and Los Angeles, says that within six months he plans to let customers choose their baby's eye, hair, and even skin color.

He said that the capability to offer such services had been around for years, but had been ignored by the medical community.