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Accidental find shows Vitamin C kills … AFP - Tue, May 21, 2013Scientists said Tuesday they had managed to kill lab-grown tuberculosis (TB) bacteria with good old Vitamin C -- an "unexpected" discovery they hope will lead to More »
- Royalty ups Elan bid and issues shareholder … Reuters - Mon, May 20, 2013
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Royalty Pharma raised its hostile bid for Elan to $12.50 (8.20 pounds) per share and heaped pressure on shareholders, saying it will withdraw the More »
- Actavis to buy Warner Chilcott in $5 … Reuters - Mon, May 20, 2013
By Caroline Humer (Reuters) - Generic drugmaker Actavis Inc , itself the subject of takeover speculation, said on Monday it would buy specialty pharmaceutical More »
- Indonesia's nationwide healthcare plan … Reuters - Sun, May 19, 2013
By Randy Fabi and Nilufar Rizki JAKARTA (Reuters) - When a sick Indonesian baby died after 10 hospitals in Jakarta turned her family away in February, critics More »
- Russia has 'no anti-AIDS strategy': … AFP - Thu, May 16, 2013
There is no government strategy to fight the spread of AIDS in Russia, where the number of deaths caused by the disease continues to grow, a senior healthcare More »
- China bird flu devastates Shanghai … AFP - Thu, May 16, 2013
The virus has already killed her mother, and Kelly Gu's father lies critically ill with H7N9 bird flu in a Shanghai hospital bed -- the only couple both infected in More »
- Health workers attacked in 22 nations … AFP - Thu, May 16, 2013
Health care workers and institutions came under violent attack in 22 countries last year, including 150 killings, the Red Cross said, lamenting that such violence More »
- WHO reports first patient-to-nurse spread … Reuters - Wed, May 15, 2013
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Two health workers in Saudi Arabia have become infected with a potentially fatal new SARS-like virus after catching it from More »
- First proof of patient-to-nurse infection … AFP - Wed, May 15, 2013
Two Saudi health workers have contracted the deadly coronavirus from patients, marking the first evidence of transmission in a hospital setting, the World Health More »
- Indian medics conduct 'perfect' op on … AFP - Wed, May 15, 2013
Doctors carried out life-saving surgery Wednesday on an Indian baby suffering from a rare disorder that caused her head to swell to nearly double its size, in a More »
- Surgeon details mastectomies, hails … AFP - Wed, May 15, 2013
Angelina Jolie was up and working with "bountiful energy" on her next film project just four days after having her double mastectomy, her surgeon said. More »
- Jolie surgery sets good example by careful … Reuters - Tue, May 14, 2013
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - Angelina Jolie's decision to have a double mastectomy to prevent breast cancer may have stunned fans of the Oscar-winning More »
- Saudi Arabia confirms six new cases … Reuters - Tue, May 14, 2013
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has confirmed six new cases of the SARS-like novel coronavirus in its Eastern Province, state media reported on Monday and Tuesday, More »
- US abortion doctor convicted of mur … AFP - Tue, May 14, 2013
A US abortion doctor could face the death penalty after being found guilty of murdering three babies with scissors after they were born alive in his filthy More »
- Vermont legislators approve assisted … AFP - Tue, May 14, 2013
Liberal-minded Vermont has become the third US state to allow doctor-assisted suicide, letting terminally ill patients request lethal medication from physicians. More »
- US fines Indian drug giant Ranbaxy $500 … AFP - Mon, May 13, 2013
US authorities announced Monday a $500 million dollar fine against Indian generic pharmaceutical manufacturer Ranbaxy after it pleaded guilty to selling adulterated More »
- 40 psychiatric patients escape from … AFP - Mon, May 13, 2013
Ten of 40 mentally ill patients who escaped from a psychiatric hospital in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, have been returned to the facility, officials said Monday. More »
- Coronavirus epidemic awaits, not certain … Reuters - Mon, May 13, 2013
By Alexander Dziadosz CAIRO (Reuters) - The doctor who discovered a new SARS-like virus says it will probably trigger an epidemic at some point, but not necessarily More »
- New SARS-like virus can probably pass … Reuters - Sun, May 12, 2013
By Angus McDowall RIYADH (Reuters) - World Health Organisation (WHO) officials said on Sunday it seemed likely a new coronavirus that has killed at least 18 people More »
- French victim of SARS-like virus in … AFP - Sun, May 12, 2013
A man who contracted a deadly new SARS-like virus after sharing a hospital ward with France's first victim was moved to intensive care on Sunday following a More »
- Second French coronavirus case conf … Reuters - Sun, May 12, 2013
PARIS (Reuters) - A second diagnosis of the new SARS-like coronavirus has been confirmed in France, the Health Ministry said on Sunday, in what appeared to be a More »
- French tests ease fears of coronavirus … Reuters - Sat, May 11, 2013
LILLE, France (Reuters) - Three people who came into contact with France's only confirmed case of coronavirus have tested negative for the SARS-like disease, with More »
- Suspected new coronavirus case in France, … Reuters - Fri, May 10, 2013
LILLE/DUBAI (Reuters) - A nurse in a hospital that held France's only confirmed case of the SARS-like coronavirus that has killed 18 people has been admitted to More »
- Brazilian woman shot in mouth with spear … AFP - Thu, May 9, 2013
A young Brazilian woman was accidentally shot in the mouth with a spear gun, with the projectile punching out the back of her neck but she survived, a doctor said. More »
- WHO experts to visit Saudi hospital … Reuters - Wed, May 8, 2013
By Stephanie Nebehay and Mahmoud Habboush GENEVA/DUBAI (Reuters) - World Health Organization (WHO) experts and local officials will visit a Saudi hospital where the More »
- Pakistan's Imran Khan injured in fall … Reuters - Wed, May 8, 2013
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan injured his head after falling off a mechanical lift raising him onto a stage at a More »
- Two more die in Saudi Arabia from SARS-like … Reuters - Tue, May 7, 2013
GENEVA (Reuters) - Two more people in Saudi Arabia have died from a new strain of coronavirus that has emerged in the Middle East, bringing the toll in the More »
- Saudi victims of SARS-like virus didn't … AFP - Sat, May 4, 2013
Five Saudis who died after contracting a new SARS-like virus last week had not travelled abroad, a health ministry doctor said on Saturday. More »
- UK plastic surgeons arrange to insure … Reuters - Fri, May 3, 2013
LONDON (Reuters) - A leading British cosmetic surgeons' association has arranged insurance for its members' patients to cover the cost of righting procedures such More »
- Pakistani attacked in India jail over … Reuters - Fri, May 3, 2013
By Ashok Pahalwan JAMMU, India (Reuters) - A Pakistani prisoner was badly beaten in an Indian jail on Friday in apparent revenge for a fatal attack on an Indian More »
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