Norovirus Outbreaks Rise

Hospital outbreaks of norovirus have increased by a third while enquiries from worried patients are up 60 per cent, official figures have revealed.

In the last two weeks there have been 46 outbreaks of the winter vomiting bug compared to 35 in the previous fortnight.

Hundreds of wards have been closed to new patients while cleaning takes place.

Meanwhile there has been a 60 per cent rise in enquiries about the bug on NHS websites, figures show.

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Meningitis Vaccine Could Save Thousands of Lives

Thousands of children's lives could be saved by a new meningitis vaccine that could be available by the end of the year, it has emerged.

The new jab protects against meningitis B, the biggest killer strain of the disease for which there is currently no protection.

Trials of the new drug – called 4CMenB – have produced "exciting" results which showed a "robust immune response" in thousands of infants across Europe.

In all it protected against 80 per cent of the different variants of the disease. The charity Meningitis UK said the new vaccine has the potential to save thousands of lives in the future.

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E. COLI OUTBREAK MAY BE TIED TO BEEF

Dr. Al-Rabeeah Meets with Patients Hospitalized...

Dr. Al-Rabeeah Meets with Patients Hospitalized in Dammam Medical Complex and Al-Qatif Hospital

His Excellency the Minister of Health, Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Rabeeah, met with a number of the patients hospitalized at Dammam Medical Complex and Al-Qatif Hospital, and listened to their demands and complaints, and promised to solve all the problems facing them. He also listened to their proposals and requests, and promised them to exert greater effort seeking to put into effect the MOH's slogan: “Patient First!”, which takes the patient as both the starting point and the ultimate objective.
 

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EFFECTS OF EVIL EYE EXAGGERATED, SAYS PSYCHIATRIST

HOPE FOR AUTISTIC CHILDREN IN KSA

New genes discovered by Harvard University researchers offer clues on how to treat some forms of autism that reportedly affect one in 160 children in Saudi Arabia.

THE CANCER IN OUR SOCIETY

One of my friends was diagnosed with thyroid cancer and doctors said he needed surgery to remove it. After consulting a major medical center in Canada, he was advised to undergo surgery in Jeddah under the hands of a famous Saudi doctor. My friend was very happy that a Saudi doctor would be performing the surgery.

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Why Having your Neck Clicked could do More Harm than Good

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