Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Saudi Arabia urges MERS precautions around camels

Saudi Arabia on Sunday warned those dealing with camels to take precautions as the number of infections in the kingdom from a respiratory illness linked to the animals rises further.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Lebanon records first case of MERS virus

Lebanon has recorded its first case of the often-fatal Middle East respiratory virus, the Health Ministry said Friday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Austrian children injected with malaria parasite (Update)

An Austrian commission following up on claims that doctors deliberately infected patients with malaria to treat others with syphilis says hundreds of people, including orphans in a psychiatric hospital, might have been infected.

Sleep disorders

FDA approves first-of-a-kind sleep apnea implant

Sleep deprived Americans have a new option to address hard-to-treat nighttime breathing problems: a first-of-kind device that keeps airways open by zapping them with an electrical current.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Egypt reports first case of MERS virus

Egyptian authorities have detected the first case of a dangerous SARS-like virus in the country, the state news agency said Saturday.

Medications

FDA panel rejects combination pain pill

Federal health advisers have unanimously rejected an experimental pain pill that combines two common opioids, oxycodone and morphine.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

UAE: Paramedic dies from MERS, others infected

The United Arab Emirates Interior Ministry says one of its paramedics has died after contracting Middle East respiratory syndrome and that five others are also infected.

Health

Measuring the quality and quantity of sleep at home

Difficulty falling asleep, frequent waking, poor quality of sleep and a variety of sleep-related breathing problems are very common – they afflict approximately a third of the population.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

MERS virus strikes Jordan couple in UAE

Two new cases of the potentially deadly MERS respiratory virus, including a heavily pregnant woman, have been reported in the United Arab Emirates, media Friday cited health authorities as saying.

Inflammatory disorders

Millions treated for asthma may be misdiagnosed

(Medical Xpress)—It's estimated that more than 26 million Americans have been diagnosed with asthma, but there is growing concern that many are being misdiagnosed or under-diagnosed and may be suffering from untreated conditions.

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