Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Rotavirus vaccination may also protect children against seizures

A new study suggests an additional—and somewhat surprising—potential benefit of vaccinating children against rotavirus, a common cause of diarrhea and vomiting. Besides protecting kids from intestinal illness caused by ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Obesity may increase the risk of Clostridium difficile infection

Researchers from Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified obesity as a possible risk factor for clostridium difficile infection (CDI). These findings, which appear online ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

MERS virus claims two more lives in Saudi Arabia

Two women have died of the coronavirus MERS in Saudi Arabia, the health ministry said on Friday, bringing the total number of fatalities in the kingdom to 44.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Qatar announces its first MERS death

A woman has died in Qatar after contracting the MERS coronavirus, becoming the first recorded fatality from the SARS-like virus in the Gulf state, local press reported on Wednesday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Two deaths, six new MERS virus cases in Saudi: WHO

Eight new cases of the deadly coronavirus MERS, a SARS-like infection, have been registered in Saudi Arabia, the World Health Organisation said on Wednesday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Mast cells give clues in diagnosis, treatment of dengue

A protein produced by mast cells in the immune system may predict which people infected with dengue virus will develop life-threatening complications, according to researchers at Duke Medicine and Duke-National University ...

Pediatrics

Quality improvement methods up appropriate antibiotic rx

(HealthDay)—Quality improvement (QI) methods can be used to rapidly implement national guidelines relating to appropriate first-line antibiotic therapy for children aged 3 months or older with community-acquired pneumonia ...

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