Medical Xpress: PHYSorg news tagged with: acute respiratory infections http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. First proof of patient-to-nurse infection of coronavirus, WHO says Two Saudi health workers have contracted the deadly coronavirus from patients, marking the first evidence of transmission in a hospital setting, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-proof-patient-to-nurse-infection-coronavirus.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 15 May 2013 16:20:36 EST news287853630 No travel measures despite Saudi SARS-like virus toll The World Health Organisation on Tuesday said there was no need for travel restrictions in Saudi Arabia as the death toll from a SARS-like virus there rose to 11, but urged international vigilance. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-saudi-sars-like-virus-toll.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 07 May 2013 07:09:54 EST news287129384 Saudi death from SARS-like virus, WHO reports A SARS-like virus that has struck in Britain and the Middle East has claimed a new victim in Saudi Arabia, bringing the global toll from the mystery illness to nine, the World Health Organisation said Tuesday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-saudi-death-sars-like-virus.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:40:38 EST news282328832 New death from SARS-like virus in Saudi, WHO reports Another person suffering from a SARS-like virus has died in Saudi Arabia, the World Health Organization said Thursday, bringing the worldwide number of fatalities from the mystery illness to seven. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-death-sars-like-virus-saudi.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:15:41 EST news280685655 Release all Tamiflu data as promised, argue researchers There can be no debate about Tamiflu whilst Roche does not keep its promise to release "full study reports" about the drug, argue senior researchers from the Cochrane group today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-tamiflu.html Medications Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:40:14 EST news273155998 One more dead, three sick with mystery virus: WHO Another person has died of a mysterious respiratory virus and three more cases have been discovered in Saudi Arabia and Qatar, the World Health Organisation said Friday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-dead-sick-mystery-virus.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 23 Nov 2012 16:30:45 EST news272910639 Domestic coal use linked to substantial lifetime risk of lung cancer in Xuanwei, China The use of "smoky coal" for household cooking and heating is associated with a substantial increase in the lifetime risk of developing lung cancer, finds a study from China published in the British Medical Journal today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-domestic-coal-linked-substantial-lifetime.html Cancer Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:30:01 EST news265565231 Shared decision-making between doctors and patients can reduce antibiotic use A training tool that helps physicians involve patients in decision-making can reduce the use of antibiotics for acute respiratory infections, according to a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-decision-making-doctors-patients-antibiotic.html Medications Mon, 30 Jul 2012 12:00:01 EST news262867453 Meditation training may lower respiratory illness burden (HealthDay) -- Training in mindfulness meditation or exercise is linked to a decrease in the severity and duration of acute respiratory infections (ARIs) in adults, according to a study published in the July/August issue of the Annals of Family Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-meditation-respiratory-illness-burden.html Health Tue, 10 Jul 2012 14:10:02 EST news261148148