Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Supplement could protect against fetal Zika infection

The Zika virus shunts carbon atoms away from the important glucose metabolism pathway in infected fetuses, leading to a cascade of events that significantly impact fetal development. But giving pregnant mothers a readily ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Keep Eid al-Adha meat safe from COVID-19

Health authorities are urging safe food handling and slaughter during Eid al-Adha, as livestock sales and meat donations have been encouraged to move online to prevent the spread of COVID-19 at markets.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Vietnam battles lingering bird flu threat

Vietnam may have contained the fatal bird flu outbreak that raged in the late 2000s but it is still struggling with new cases of the disease that have puzzled experts in the communist country.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

WHO wants invite to China's probe into virus origins

The World Health Organization said Friday it hoped China would invite it to take part in its investigations into the animal origins of the novel coronavirus.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

What have we learnt from SARS?

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.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

WHO says virus 'natural in origin'

The World Health Organization reiterated Friday that the new coronavirus was of natural origin after US President Donald Trump claimed he had seen evidence it originated in a Chinese lab.

Medical research

Origin of the COVID-19 virus: The trail of mink farming

On January 14, a team of international experts commissioned by the World Health Organization arrived in China for a three-week mission with the aim of visiting Wuhan to meet Chinese scientists and help to pinpoint the origin ...

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