Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Saudi declares new death from MERS virus
A Saudi man has died from the MERS virus, bringing the kingdom's death toll from the SARS-like infection to 34, the ministry of health said on Monday.
Jun 24, 2013
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Respiratory Failure
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Saudi announces new death from SARS-like virus
An elderly Saudi man has died from the MERS virus, bringing the kingdom's death toll from the SARS-like infection to 33, the health ministry said.
Jun 22, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Panic over MERS virus fades in Saudi
People in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province have again started greeting friends with the traditional kiss on the cheek, and face masks in public are becoming rarer, as panic subsides over the outbreak of a deadly respiratory ...
Jun 20, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
France says new suspected cases of MERS virus
France's health ministry said Wednesday that a man suspected of having contracted MERS had tested negative for the SARS-like virus which has killed more than 30 people, mostly in Saudi Arabia.
Jun 12, 2013
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Health
Home palliative care services double people's chances of dying at home and reduce symptoms
(Medical Xpress)—A new Cochrane review led by King's College London has found that providing home palliative care doubles the odds that someone with a terminal illness can die at home if they want to, and leads to better ...
Jun 11, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
France reports new suspected cases of MERS virus
French medical authorities on Tuesday reported two new suspected cases of infection with the SARS-like virus MERS which has killed more than 30 people worldwide, the bulk of them in Saudi Arabia.
Jun 11, 2013
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Genetics
Gene discovery to help parents to avoid fatal baby disease
(Medical Xpress)—One of the genes which causes a muscle disease so severe that newborn babies rarely survive beyond a few days has been discovered by an international team of scientists, coordinated by The University of ...
Jun 7, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO raises MERS virus death toll to 31
The World Health Organization on Friday formally raised the global death toll from the SARS-like virus MERS to 31, after a new fatality in hard-hit Saudi Arabia.
Jun 7, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
nCoV: Pandemic unlikely but possible
(Medical Xpress)—The deadly new coronavirus known as nCoV that recently emerged in the Middle East has a small chance of becoming a pandemic, according to Siouxsie Wiles an infectious diseases specialist from The University ...
Jun 6, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New Saudi death from MERS virus
The Saudi health ministry on Thursday announced the death of one of its citizens in the eastern region of Al-Ahsaa after he contracted MERS, a SARS-like virus.
Jun 6, 2013
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