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Saudi Ministry of Health issues new Hajj guidance

The Saudi Arabian ministry of health recommended Friday that elderly people with chronic diseases, such as those affecting the heart, kidneys and respiratory system, as well as diabetes, postpone undertaking the Umrah...

16 July, 2013

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Malaria vaccine ready in 2015, says WHO

From the World Health Organisation (WHO) came cheering news at the weekend that finally a vaccine for malaria may just be three years away. The WHO said at the weekend that malaria vaccine trials are on-going on 11...

16 July, 2013

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New refrigeration technology provides vaccines for developing countries

Global Good and AUCMA announced on Tuesday that they will partner to manufacture and distribute AUCMA’s refrigeration device to help end mortality by vaccine-preventable diseases in underserved regions in the developing...

12 July, 2013

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World Health Organisation convenes urgent talks on Mers virus

The World Health Organisation has announced it had convened emergency talks on the enigmatic, deadly Mers virus, which is striking hardest in Saudi Arabia. The move comes amid concern about the potential impact of...

8 July, 2013

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HIV vaccine research: WHO recommends guidelines for early treatment to HIV Patients

The World Health Organisation or WHO recommended patients with HIV to start treatment at early stage of the disease and encouraged to take safer and simpler medicines as the vaccine for the virus gains steady progress...

3 July, 2013

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Hope for prevention of herpes through new vaccine

A University of Queensland spin-off company is about to start clinical trials that could result in the prevention and treatment of genital herpes, a virus that affects hundreds of thousands of people, threatens newborn...

3 July, 2013

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As virus spreads, Saudi Arabia restricts pilgrimage numbers

With 39 deaths globally from a virus outbreak hitting hardest in Saudi Arabia, the government has begun relaying health advisories that children, the elderly, pregnant women and the terminally ill should stay home from...

2 July, 2013

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MERS: Who owns medical research?

As the virus threatens to go global, we look at the dispute over patents that is slowing down the search for a vaccine. The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS, is a virus that has already killed more than three...

26 June, 2013

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India ‘polio free’ despite death

The death of a 10-month-old baby in Maharashtra state’s Latur District on Saturday blemishes India’s record in fighting polio but won’t impact the country’s march toward being certified polio-free. On Jan. 13, India...

26 June, 2013

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New virus ‘deadlier than Sars’

A mysterious new respiratory virus that originated in the Middle East spreads easily between people and appears more deadly than Sars, doctors have reported after investigating the biggest outbreak in Saudi Arabia. More...

20 June, 2013

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