North Korea has banned foreigners taking part in its annual international Pyongyang marathon in April because of continuing concerns over the spread of the deadly Ebola virus, specialist tour groups said Monday.

China-based agencies, Koryo Tours and Young Pioneer Tours, both said they had been informed of the decision on Monday morning.

Young babies who are fed formula have far higher levels of arsenic in their bodies than breast-fed infants, according to research released Monday.

Arsenic in the urine of six-week-old babies who were fed formula was 7.5 times higher than babies who were drinking breast milk, said the study in the February 23 edition of the journal Environmental Health Perspectives.

Significant ultraviolet radiation damage to skin can still occur hours after its exposure to sunlight, scientific researchers have determined.

Exposure to sunlight or tanning lamps can damage DNA in melanocytes, the cells that pigment skin by producing melanin which gives skin its color, and that damage can occur not just during exposure but after, according to a study in the latest edition of the journal Science, published Friday.

A man who was unhappy with his haircut faces criminal charges after police say he became enraged and threw items around a Connecticut salon.

Stamford Police Sgt. Kelly Connelly says 47-year-old Alan Becker was angered further when he learned the trim he got Wednesday morning was going to cost him $50.

To mark the international cardiovascular awareness month, Yaduna Foundation and the Women Heart Health Center launched its new awareness campaign to sensitize women and encourage them to take action and improve their heart health, a press release said on Saturday.

The event took place at Yaduna’s activation stand in ABC Ashrafieh and was attended by members of the press and VIPs who celebrated the reveal of Yaduna’s iconic Red Dress designed by the masterful Elie Saab.

U.S. health authorities on Friday announced the discovery of a new virus believed to be responsible for the death of a previously healthy man in Kansas last year.

The virus -- named "Bourbon" after the county where the victim lived -- is part of a group of viruses known as thogotovirus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement.

Health trends come and go, but one post-birth fad is gaining a foothold in the United States among some new mothers who extol the benefits of eating their own placentas.

Convinced it helps to boost energy, produce healthy milk and ward off postpartum depression, the practice is catching on among mothers who shun modern medicine for natural care, or Hollywood celebrities eager to adopt new-age trends.

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Friday it had approved a 15-minute test for Ebola that should prove a fast and rugged tool in countries hit by the disease.

The test is a little less accurate than the so-called gold standard of lab assessment, but does not need electricity or highly trained personnel to use it, WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic said.

Deaths from the MERS virus have surged in Saudi Arabia, health ministry figures showed on Friday, after authorities warned of a seasonal increase in Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV).

The ministry recorded five deaths on Thursday alone, bringing to 16 the number since February 11.

A "superbug" outbreak suspected in the deaths of two Los Angeles hospital patients is raising disturbing questions about the design of a hard-to-clean medical instrument used on more than half a million people in the U.S. every year.

At least seven people — two of whom died — have been infected with a potentially lethal, antibiotic-resistant strain of bacteria after undergoing endoscopic procedures at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center between October and January. More than 170 other patients may also have been exposed, hospital officials said.