Case of bobby pin piercing kidney reported in 4-year-old
(HealthDay)—A swallowed bobby pin can be cause for concern, capable of piercing through the kidney, according to a case report published online Nov. 5 in BMJ Case Reports.
View ArticleHead lice infestation could cause iron deficiency anemia
(HealthDay)—Head lice infestation could cause iron deficiency anemia in the absence of any other cause, according to a case report published online Nov. 5 in BMJ Case Reports.
View Article3 coronavirus species co-circulating in dromedary camels in SA and Korean...
An international research team, led by Professor Yi Guan and Dr Huachen Zhu of the State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases and School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The...
View ArticleSouth Korea announces official end to MERS outbreak
South Korea announced Wednesday the official end to a deadly outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) that killed 36 people and sparked widespread panic in Asia's fourth-largest economy.
View ArticleThailand reports 2nd MERS case in a man from Oman
Thailand has reported its second confirmed case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS, detected in a 71-year-old man from Oman who arrived in Bangkok on Friday.
View ArticleMERS virus kills man in UAE
The MERS coronavirus has killed a man in the United Arab Emirates, the Abu Dhabi health authority said on Tuesday.
View ArticleMecca's cardiac hospital describes how it copes with the Hajj
Mecca's cardiac hospital has described how it copes with the huge patient influx during the Hajj and gives details of the echocardiography service in an abstract presented at the 27th Annual Conference...
View ArticleFirst-in-man trial of MERS vaccine begins
The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) began vaccinations today in a Phase 1 clinical trial to evaluate the safety and immune response of a vaccine candidate to prevent Middle East...
View ArticleNew study finds promising results for MERS treatment
In a new study, University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers have had promising results with a new treatment for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). The study, published today in the...
View ArticleLab researchers hunt for clues in transmission of deadly Middle Eastern...
Lawrence Livermore Lab researchers have used new genetic sequencing technology and bioinformatics analysis to define how a novel and deadly respiratory virus changes when it passes from one host to...
View ArticleSix African nations could be malaria-free by 2020: WHO
Six countries in Africa, the continent where malaria is most widespread, could be free of the disease by 2020, according to a WHO report published Monday to mark World Malaria Day.
View ArticleMiddle East Respiratory Syndrome associated with higher mortality, more...
Patients with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) develop more severe critical illness and have higher mortality than patients with non-MERS severe acute respiratory infection (SARI), according to...
View ArticleAntibodies directed against cancer stem cells could help patients with acute...
An antibody drug that targets a surface marker on cancer stem cells could offer a promising new therapeutic approach for treating acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a form of blood cancer that affects an...
View ArticleGuideline adapted for surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis
(HealthDay)—An adapted clinical practice guideline (CPG), published online Nov. 3 in the Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, has been developed for surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis (SAP),...
View ArticleEpileptic encephalopathy linked to protein trafficking gene
Researchers have linked a debilitating neurological disease in children to mutations in a gene that regulates neuronal development through control of protein movement within neuronal cells.
View ArticleClinical practice guidelines cut pediatric hospitalizations for DKA
(HealthDay)—Implementation of clinical practice guidelines can reduce the length of hospitalizations among children experiencing diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), according to a study published Nov. 29 in...
View ArticleSaudi emergency after mass food poisoning
Saudi authorities blamed a small-town restaurant for a food poisoning outbreak that struck at least 150 people and sparked a declaration of a health emergency, media said on Tuesday.
View ArticleTracking superbugs for antibiotic resistance
An antibiotic resistant strain of bacteria found circulating in Jeddah's municipal wastewater could have severe implications for public health.
View ArticleConjoined twin sisters born in West Bank share one heart
A Palestinian woman gave birth on Thursday to conjoined twin sisters who share a heart, her husband said, as he launched an urgent search for funds to pay for their surgical separation abroad.
View ArticleRisks of diabetics fasting during Ramadan: Hypoglycemia rates with insulin...
A new study examining the risk of fasting during Ramadan for people with type 1 diabetes compared blood glucose control and the rates of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia between users of insulin pump...
View ArticleExploring association between reduced HPV infection and genetic variations in...
New research provides an insight into why cervical cancer is less common in certain regions of the world even though they may have limited screening and fewer or no prevention programs. Though the...
View ArticleHair therapy boosts Istanbul's receding tourism
On his to-do list for his trip to Istanbul, Palestinian tourist Jameel wants to visit the Blue Mosque and take a tour on the Bosphorus, like any other tourist.
View ArticleScientists enlist engineered protein to battle the MERS virus
In June 2012, a 60 year-old man with flu-like symptoms walked into a private hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Two weeks later, he died from multiple organ failure, becoming the first victim of a...
View ArticleHerbal medicine shows potential to treat cancer
Researchers from KAUST have been searching locally for plants that have potential for use to combat cancer. Now, three plants used for traditional medicine in Saudi Arabia are shown to be worthy of...
View ArticleLifestyle-modification programs for weight management in Arab states lack in...
Obesity is a growing health problem worldwide, and is associated with serious medical comorbidities and an increased risk of mortality. This scenario is present also in Arabic-speaking countries, where...
View ArticleFraud behind tainted-eggs scandal began in 2016: EU
The fraud that caused the contamination of millions of eggs with the insecticide fipronil began in September 2016 and has now affected 34 countries, the EU said on Thursday.
View ArticleWHO wary of 'major setback' on cholera in Yemen amid blockade
The World Health Organization warned Friday that a Saudi-led blockade of Yemen was threatening to undo efforts to rein in a cholera epidemic already affecting nearly one million people in the...
View ArticleRed Cross: 1 million Yemenis at risk of cholera outbreak
One million people across three Yemeni cities are at risk of a renewed cholera outbreak and other water-borne diseases following the closing of airports and sea ports by a Saudi-led coalition fighting...
View ArticleSuspected cholera cases reach one million in Yemen
The number of suspected cholera cases in war-torn Yemen has reached one million, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Thursday.
View ArticleOne separated Gaza twin dies but sister recovering
One of the Palestinian conjoined twins from the Gaza Strip separated this week in surgery in Saudi Arabia has died but her sister is recovering, the kingdom said Saturday.
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