http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. NIH-supported scientists used lab-grown human lung cells to study the cells' response to infection by a novel human coronavirus (called nCoV) and compiled information about which genes are significantly disrupted in early and late stages of infection. The information about host response to nCoV allowed the researchers to predict drugs that might be used to inhibit either the virus itself or the deleterious responses that host cells make in reaction to infection. Since nCoV was recognized in 2012, 17 confirmed cases and 11 deaths have been reported—a high fatality rate that is spurring urgent research efforts to better understand the virus and its effects. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-cell-response-coronavirus-unveils-paths.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:33:04 EST news286547577 A new virus that causes severe breathing distress and kidney failure elicits a distinctive airway cell response to allow it to multiply. Scientists studying the Human Coronavirus-Erasmus Medical Center, which first appeared April 2012 in the Middle East, have discovered helpful details about its stronghold tactics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-tactics-middle-east-virus-lung.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:10:01 EST news286480768 The human body has the ability to ward off viruses by activating a naturally occurring protein at the cellular level, setting off a chain reaction that disrupts the levels of cholesterol required in cell membranes to enable viruses to enter cells. The findings, discovered by researchers in molecular microbiology and immunology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, hold promise for the development of therapies to fight a variety of viral infections. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-stuyd-reveals-natural-blocks-viruses.html Medical research Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:00:01 EST news285415372 (AP)—Chinese health authorities have reported another death and two new infections from a new strain of bird flu. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-china-bird-flu-death-infections.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:45:53 EST news284989543 China's financial capital, Shanghai, activated an emergency plan Tuesday that calls for heightened monitoring of suspicious flu cases following the recent deaths of two men from a lesser-known strain of bird flu. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-shanghai-flu-response-emergency.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 02 Apr 2013 07:03:56 EST news284105031 A man from the United Arab Emirates who was infected with a new SARS-related virus has died in Munich, German authorities said Tuesday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-emirati-dies-sars-linked-virus-germany.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:50:01 EST news283516346 With its bustling streets, shops and busy restaurants, little suggests that ten years ago Amoy Gardens was on the front line of Hong Kong's battle with a virus that caused a global health crisis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-ten-years-sars-outbreak-hong.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 15 Mar 2013 04:16:26 EST news282539778 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 A decade ago, a highly contagious and deadly new illness sent people worldwide scrambling to cancel flights and holidays as schools closed and sales of surgical masks spiked. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-learnt-sars.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sat, 09 Mar 2013 04:40:02 EST news282025507 (Medical Xpress)—New research from the University of Reading could be crucial in the fight to stop the spread of killer viruses such as HIV and avian flu. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-key-killer-diseases.html Medical research Mon, 04 Mar 2013 08:20:03 EST news281605293 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 (AP)—A patient being treated for a mysterious SARS-like virus has died, a British hospital said Tuesday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-uk-patient-dies-sars-like-coronavirus.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 19 Feb 2013 07:27:46 EST news280481245 The new coronavirus that has emerged in the Middle East is well-adapted to infecting humans but could potentially be treated with immunotherapy, according to a study to be published on February 19 in mBio, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology. The study indicates that the virus HCoV-EMC can penetrate the lining of the passageways in the lung and evade the innate immune system as easily as a cold virus can, signs that HCoV-EMC is well-equipped for infecting human cells. The study also reveals that the virus is susceptible to treatment with interferons, components of the immune system that have been used successfully to treat other viral diseases, opening a possible mode of treatment in the event of a large-scale outbreak. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-coronavirus-well-adapted-humans-susceptible-immunotherapy.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 19 Feb 2013 04:20:01 EST news280468360 A third member of a family has been diagnosed in Britain with a potentially fatal SARS-like virus, officials said Friday, bringing the number of confirmed cases worldwide to 12. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-fourth-case-sars-like-virus-britain.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:10:03 EST news280159476 (AP)—British officials say a mysterious virus related to SARS may have spread between humans, as they confirmed the 11th case worldwide of the new coronavirus in a patient who they say probably caught it from a family member. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-sars-linked-virus-people.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 13 Feb 2013 10:40:01 EST news279972824 A British resident has been diagnosed with a potentially fatal SARS-like virus, British health authorities said on Monday, in the 10th confirmed case worldwide. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-briton-10th-case-sars-like-virus.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:27:33 EST news279800837 The head of the World Health Organization warned Thursday that infectious diseases will spread more easily in the future due to globalisation, changing lifestyles and rising population densities. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-diseases.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 20 Dec 2012 06:54:23 EST news275208855 The SARS epidemic of 2002-2003 was short-lived, but a novel type of human coronavirus that is alarming public health authorities can infect cells from humans and bats alike, a fact that could make the animals a continuing source of infection, according to a study to be published in in mBio, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology, on December 11. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-coronavirus-potential-hosts-animals-humans.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:00:06 EST news274382432 Jordan's health minister has said that two deaths in the kingdom from a SARS-like virus earlier this year which were confirmed by the World Health Organisation last week were isolated cases. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-jordan-sars-like-virus-deaths-isolated.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sun, 02 Dec 2012 17:35:22 EST news273692112 International health officials have confirmed two more fatal cases of a mysterious respiratory virus in the Middle East. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-cases-virus-jordan.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 30 Nov 2012 12:57:22 EST news273502631 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 A patient from Qatar has been confirmed with a new virus related to SARS, while health officials are investigating whether it may have spread between humans after close contact in Saudi Arabia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-german-lab-qatar-virus.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 23 Nov 2012 09:12:42 EST news272884350 Rapid mutation has long been considered a key to viral adaptation to environmental change. But in the case of the coronavirus responsible for deadly severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), collaborating researchers at the University of North Carolina and Vanderbilt University have found that accelerating the rate of mutations cripples the virus's ability to cause disease in animals. In addition, they say this finding may allow scientists to explore a new option for creating safer live vaccines. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-vaccine-approach-sars-coronaviruses.html Medical research Mon, 12 Nov 2012 11:06:26 EST news271940774 (AP)—Saudi Arabia's Health Ministry has confirmed that a second person in the kingdom has contracted a new respiratory virus related to SARS, bringing to three the number of those sickened by it in the Gulf region in recent weeks. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-saudi-arabia-2nd-case-sars-like.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 05 Nov 2012 10:45:56 EST news271334749 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 (AP)—Saudi Arabia's health minister says a new respiratory virus related to SARS that has infected two people does not pose a threat to the more than 1 million Muslims set to embark on the annual Hajj pilgrimage in the kingdom. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-saudis-virus-pose-threat-pilgrims.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 01 Oct 2012 16:23:26 EST news268327397 Saudi Arabia has taken measures to deal with any epidemic that may break out during the annual hajj pilgrimage, a minister said in remarks published Monday, stressing that the spread of a mystery illness from the same family as the deadly SARS virus was "limited." http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-saudi-thwart-epidemic-hajj.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 01 Oct 2012 07:29:40 EST news268295371 A new mysterious respiratory virus that has killed at least one person and left another in critical condition does not appear very contagious, the World Health Organisation said Friday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-mystery-virus-easily-transmitted.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 28 Sep 2012 08:10:01 EST news268037781 Britain's Health Protection Agency has published an early genetic sequence of the new respiratory virus related to SARS that shows it is most closely linked to bat viruses, and scientists say camels, sheep or goats might end up being implicated too. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-animals-virus.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 28 Sep 2012 04:34:07 EST news268025628 A new respiratory illness, similar to SARS, has been identified in a man who is being treated in the UK. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-viewpoint-patient-illness-similar-sars.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 27 Sep 2012 07:25:31 EST news267949521