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Fifteen people in Saudi Arabia have died from a SARS-like virus out of 24 people who contracted it since last August, Health Minister Abdullah al-Rabia said on Sunday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-sars-like-virus-saudi_1.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sun, 12 May 2013 14:53:24 EST news287589198 (AP)—A Danish man has been acquitted of molesting two 17-year-old girls after he was found to suffer from a rare sleep disorder known as "sexsomnia." http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-dane-crimes-sexsomnia.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:28:24 EST news284826490 (HealthDay)—The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) is participating in the Choosing Wisely campaign and has identified five tests and treatments that may be overused. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-overused-ophthalmology-treatments.html Ophthalmology Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:10:02 EST news281367431 In a study designed to see if doctors who are told the exact price of expensive medical tests like MRIs in advance would order fewer of them, Johns Hopkins researchers got their answer: No. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-transparent-pricing-doesnt-curb-doctors.html Health Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:47:10 EST news278160422 The H1N1 influenza strain known as swine flu killed a 26-year-old Jordanian man on Sunday, Health Minister Abdullatif Wreikat said on Sunday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-swine-flu-jordanian-health-minister.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sun, 06 Jan 2013 11:47:41 EST news276695256 Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) dropped by 52 percent when an alcohol-impregnated disinfection cap was used instead of standard scrubbing protocol, according to a new study published in the January issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official publication of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-disinfection-caps-clabsi-cases.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:07:03 EST news276433612 A Saudi man has been cured after he was diagnosed with a mystery illness from the same family as the deadly SARS virus and from which one person died, the kingdom's health ministry said on Sunday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-saudi-sars-family-virus-ministry.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sun, 04 Nov 2012 12:55:13 EST news271256091 (Medical Xpress)—Despite the national consensus on the need to improve the value of health care while reducing unnecessary spending, teaching hospitals often struggle to design curricula to train future physicians to deliver such care to their patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-penn-medicine-physician-future-physicians.html Other Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:00:04 EST news265448126 A new genre of medical tests – which determine whether a medicine is right for a patient’s genes – are paving the way for increased use of personalized medicine, according to the cover story in the current edition of Chemical & Engineering News. C&EN is the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society, the world’s largest scientific society. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-genre-diagnostic-era-personalized-medicine.html Other Thu, 26 Jul 2012 09:24:56 EST news262513490 Researchers have developed a new metric to measure obesity, called A Body Shape Index, or ABSI, that combines the existing metrics of Body Mass Index (BMI) and waist circumference and shows a better correlation with death rate than do either of these individual measures. The full results are reported July 18 in the open access journal PLoS ONE, and the work was led by Nir Krakauer of City College of New York. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-metric-obesity-strongly-premature-death.html Health Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:00:04 EST news261848808 This weekend, many mothers-to-be celebrated Mother's Day, a welcome relief from the inherent stresses of pregnancy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-mothers-saliva-stories-stress.html Pediatrics Mon, 14 May 2012 08:03:41 EST news256201390 (AP) -- Old checklist for doctors: order that test, write that prescription. New checklist for doctors: first ask yourself if the patient really needs it. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-effort-mds-medical.html Health Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:28:06 EST news252782872 (AP) -- Danish researchers can offer some reassurance if you're concerned about your cellphone: Don't worry. Your device is probably safe. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-largest-cellphones-cancer-link.html Health Fri, 21 Oct 2011 06:04:00 EST news238395830 With age, forgetfulness and other signs of memory loss sometimes appear, prompting elderly individuals to seek a medical evaluation amid fears that they may be experiencing early symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common type of dementia among Americans aged 65 and older. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-combination-alzheimer-disease.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Thu, 20 Oct 2011 09:58:15 EST news238323422 The Guatemalan government said Tuesday it has tracked down five survivors from a deadly US government research project on sexually transmitted diseases that killed scores of its people. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-guatemala-survived-deadly.html Other Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:13:05 EST news233935947 As warm weather arrives and the great outdoors beckons, more and more men and women will be taking to the trails, the beaches, or their yards and gardens, embarking on physical activities that may result in sore, aching, swollen joints. While it may be tempting to ignore these aches and pains or treat them with a little over-the-counter liniment, a wiser choice is to visit a physician who can determine if the symptoms are due to bursitis, inflammation of the fluid-filled bursae, or sacs, that surround and cushion the joints. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-bursitis-common-painful-hips-knees.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 07 Jun 2011 16:19:23 EST news226682347