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Saudi dies from deadly new virusA Saudi man infected with a deadly new virus from the same family as SARS has died, becoming the ninth patient in the world to be killed the disease which has so far infected 15, the World Health Organisation said. More… |
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Chavez's condition worsens, has new infectionVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez's breathing problems have worsened and he is suffering from a "severe" new respiratory infection as he struggles to recover from cancer surgery, the government said in a somber medical update on Mon More… |
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SARS-like virus spreads from person to personA third patient in Britain has contracted a new SARS-like virus, becoming the second confirmed UK case in a week and showing the deadly infection is being spread from person to person, health offi More… |
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No new coronavirus cases since Sept 22No new cases of infection with the novel coronavirus have been reported since September 22 even as governments of Saudi, Qatar and the United Kingdom are working to gain a better understanding of the disease and likely source of infection. More… |
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Test only severely ill for new virus: WHODoctors should only test people for a new virus if they are very ill in hospital with a respiratory infection, have been in Qatar or Saudi Arabia and test negative for common forms of pneumonia and infections, the World Health More… |
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Ethiopian PM Meles dies from infectionEthiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has died from a sudden infection while recovering from an undisclosed illness at a hospital abroad, the African nation's state-run television said on Tuesday. Speculation that Meles, 57, w More… |
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3M holds educational sessions at Arab Health3M Gulf, a leader in research and development, has organised educational scientific sessions in the field of infection prevention and skin and wound care during the ongoing Arab Health Congress 2012 in Dubai. Arab health is running from Ja More… |
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Aids pill can slash HIV infection riskAids drugs designed to treat HIV can also be used to reduce dramatically the risk of infection among heterosexual couples, two studies conducted in Africa showed for the first time on Wednesday. The findings add to growing evidence that th More… |
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German hospitals swamped with E.coli victimsGerman hospitals are struggling to cope with the flood of E.coli victims, health minister Daniel Bahr said on Sunday, as scientists remain puzzled by the deadly bug. E. coli has already killed 19 and infected 1,700 people across Europ More… |
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Taking HIV drugs helps protect partner: studyPeople infected with the Aids virus who took antiretroviral drugs cut the risk of spreading the infection to their uninfected sexual partner, US government researchers said. The findings also suggest that the protection is strongest when p More… |
