http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Two years after Japan's nuclear plant disaster, an international team of experts said Thursday that residents of areas hit by the highest doses of radiation face an increased cancer risk so small it probably won't be detectable. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-small-cancer-fukushima-accident.html Health Thu, 28 Feb 2013 04:59:09 EST news281249937 A new study shows that people who have had a head injury and have lived or worked near areas where the pesticide paraquat was used may be three times more likely to develop Parkinson's disease. The study is published in the November 13, 2012, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Paraquat is a herbicide commonly used on crops to control weeds. It can be deadly to humans and animals. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-injury-pesticide-exposure-triple-parkinson.html Parkinson's & Movement disorders Mon, 12 Nov 2012 16:00:09 EST news271953781 Five cases of West Nile virus have been reported since early July in a seaside suburb of Athens, the Greek centre for disease control and prevention (Keelpno) said Friday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-west-nile-virus-infections-athens.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 13 Jul 2012 08:24:08 EST news261386634