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Dengue epidemic hits Angola for first time

An epidemic of dengue fever has broken out in oil-rich Angola for the first time, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Wednesday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Warning system predicts outbreaks of dengue fever

With the help of a warning system which measures the risk of dengue incidence using precipitation and air temperature, it is possible to forecast the outbreak of dengue fever up to 16 weeks in advance. This is what Yien Ling ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New Caledonia dengue outbreak kills three

A dengue fever outbreak in the Pacific islands of New Caledonia has killed three people, officials said Friday, after the World Health Organization raised alarm over the spread of the virus.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 26, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Number of dengue cases declines in Brazil

Brazil's health ministry says the number of dengue cases in Latin America's biggest country has started to decline after rising sharply in the first three months of the year.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Vietnam reports first bird flu death in 14 months

A four-year-old child has become Vietnam's first victim of the H5N1 bird flu virus in more than a year, a health worker said on Tuesday, amid growing regional concerns about the virulent disease.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Plans to penalize non-emergency use of ERs flawed, study finds

(HealthDay)—Some U.S. states have proposed denying Medicaid payments in cases where emergency department visits turn out to be "non-emergencies," but a new study highlights the flaws in that plan.

Health created Mar 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers see more West Nile virus in orchards and vineyards

Washington State University researchers have linked orchards and vineyards with a greater prevalence of West Nile virus in mosquitoes and the insects' ability to spread the virus to birds, horses and people.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cold or flu? Visit your doctor, not the ER

During cold and flu season, most of us inevitably will experience one or more acute illness. Fortunately, most acute problems are treatable without hospital admission. With that in mind, doctors say it is important to seek ...

Health created Jan 18, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

WHO: Dengue showing global 'epidemic potential'

The World Health Organisation said on Wednesday that it had charted progress in the fight against tropical diseases but warned that dengue fever was spreading at an alarming rate.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research finds new therapy options for children with severe juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SJIA) has long been considered a therapeutic orphan. Until now, the principal effective treatment has been high-dose steroids (prednisone) which are accompanied by several serious side ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism created Dec 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Four-year-old dies from bird flu in Indonesia

A four-year-old boy has died of bird flu in Indonesia, the health ministry said Tuesday, the 10th fatal case in the country this year.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Are you ready for flu season?

Each year the flu puts more than 200,000 Americans in the hospital and causes anywhere from 3,000 to 49,000 deaths. With the exception of the H1N1 flu (also called swine flu) in 2009, most of these deaths ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 27, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

First big dengue fever outbreak in Europe since 1920s, EU reports

Europe is experiencing its first sustained transmission of dengue fever since the 1920s after an outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease in Madeira, Portugal that has infected more than 1,300 people, an EU agency said.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

MRI and EEG could identify children at risk for epilepsy after febrile seizures

Seizures during childhood fever are usually benign, but when prolonged, they can foreshadow an increased risk of epilepsy later in life. Now a study funded by the National Institutes of Health suggests that brain imaging ...

Neuroscience created Nov 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

High fever and evidence of a virus? Caution, it still may be Kawasaki disease

Clinicians should take caution when diagnosing a child who has a high fever and whose tests show evidence of adenovirus, and not assume the virus is responsible for Kawasaki-like symptoms. According to a new study from Nationwide ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast