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Bacterial 'striptease' evades antibiotics
Added On : 30th September 2019
Bacteria have been caught "stripping off" in order to evade antibiotics and survive, scientists show.
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Lyme disease: Older white women 'at highest risk'
Added On : 15th August 2019
Older women are at most risk of contracting Lyme disease, a study suggests - and parts of southern and south-west England are "hotspots".
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Resistant malaria spreading in South East Asia
Added On : 24th July 2019
Malaria parasites resistant to key drugs have spread rapidly in South East Asia, researchers from the UK and Thailand say.
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Ebola in DR Congo: Case confirmed in Goma
Added On : 22nd July 2019
The Democratic Republic of Congo has confirmed the first case of Ebola in the eastern city of Goma, a major transport hub.
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Tattoo parlours pose infection risk, warn health experts
Added On : 16th June 2019
Shops offering tattoos and piercings pose an infection risk, and laws on who works in them should be tightened, say public health experts.
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Gay HIV transmission with treatment is 'zero risk', study confirms
Added On : 7th May 2019
Further evidence that taking anti-HIV drugs stops gay men passing on the virus to sexual partners has been called a "powerful message" which should be more widely known.
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Controversial tool emerges in opioid fight: fentanyl test strips
Added On : 3rd January 2019
Test strip helps prevent fentanyl overdoses
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Health Ministry bolsters measures to prevent cholera
Added On : 30th June 2017
RIYADH – The Ministry of Health has said it has taken several precautionary measures to prevent the spread of cholera in the Kingdom from neighboring countries.
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Vaginal Bacteria May Affect Herpes and Zika Virus
Added On : 11th June 2017
Healthy 'bugs' might alter how the viruses work, researcher says
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Yemen cholera cases pass 100,000 amid 'unprecedented' epidemic
Added On : 10th June 2017
The number of suspected cases of cholera resulting from a severe outbreak in Yemen has passed 100,000, the World Health Organization says.
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