• Two MERS deaths, one infection in three days

    Added On : 15th July 2016

    RIYADH: Two men died and one was infected with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in the past three days, the Ministry of Health announced Thursday.

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  • 52 new MERS cases reported in over a month

    Added On : 12th July 2016

    Ministry of HealthJEDDAH — The Ministry of Health registered 49 new Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) cases during Ramadan, Makkah daily said on Monday.

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  • Viral hepatitis 'kills as many as Aids or TB'

    Added On : 11th July 2016

    illustration of liver cancerViral hepatitis is one of the leading killers across the globe, with a death toll that matches Aids or tuberculosis, research in the Lancet suggests.

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  • Ministry announces 3 new MERS infections

    Added On : 5th July 2016

    RIYADH: The Ministry of Health confirmed three new cases of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-coronavirus) with two infection cases in the capital and one in Dawadmy, a town in Riyadh province.

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  • SFDA approves Saudi-made medicine for Hepatitis C virus

    Added On : 4th July 2016

    RIYADH: The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has granted a license to the first Saudi-made medicine for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV), local media said. The announcement reportedly comes in line with the strategy of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Tenth Saudi Development Plan, which is primarily aimed at eliminating HCV by 2030, media said.

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  • Expat dies of MERS in Baha

    Added On : 2nd July 2016

    RIYADH: A thirty-eight-year-old expatriate died and another was infected with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) on Thursday, the Ministry of Health announced on Friday.

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  • 'Civil war' in immune system can fight disease

    Added On : 1st July 2016

    Killer T cell on the attackThe immune system can be trained to attack itself to reverse a devastating autoimmune disease, in animal studies.

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  • Man dies of MERS, two others are infected

    Added On : 30th June 2016

    RIYADH: A 72- year-old Saudi man died and two others were infected with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) on Tuesday, the Ministry of Health announced Wednesday. 

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  • Success in Mice Shows Zika Vaccine 'Feasible'

    Added On : 29th June 2016

    Image result for Success in Mice Shows Zika Vaccine 'Feasible'Two candidates provided protection after just one shot; clinical trials planned for later this year

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  • MERS kills two, infects two more

    Added On : 25th June 2016

    RIYADH: The Ministry of Health reported Friday two deaths and two fresh cases of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) during the last two days.

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