• 3 New Swine Flu Cases Detected in Kingdom

    Added On : 15th June 2009

    RIYADH: Three more cases of swine flu were detected in the Kingdom bringing the total number of infected patients in the country to 11, the Ministry of Health said yesterday.

    “The new cases are being detected since we have an efficient team of officials working at the Ministry of Health’s Preventive Medicine Department that is constantly monitoring developments concerning the disease,” Health Ministry spokesman Dr. Khalid Al-Mirghalani told Arab News yesterday.

    The latest detection includes a case of a Mauritanian coming from Canada via the United Arab Emirates.

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  • FDA Approves New Erectile Dysfunction Drug Stendra

    Added On : 30th April 2012

    Stendra Works Like Cialis, Levitra, Staxyn, Viagra

    The FDA has approved Stendra (avanafil) for men with erectile dysfunction (ED).

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  • Study: Bipolar Kids Often More Creative

    Added On : 9th March 2012

    Risk of Bipolar Disorder May Contribute to Creativity in Children

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  • Sensitive Blood Test Rules Out Heart Attack

    Added On : 2nd January 2012

    Test Measures Very Low Levels of Heart Protein, Troponin I

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  • New Super Vaccine Could Tackle 70%...

    Added On : 14th December 2011

    New Super Vaccine Could Tackle 70% of Lethal Cancers and is Better than 'Wonder Drug' Herceptin

    A vaccine that could deal a serious blow to seven in ten lethal cancers has been developed by scientists.

    In tests, it shrunk breast tumours by 80 per cent, and researchers believe it could also tackle prostate, pancreatic, bowel and ovarian cancers.

    Even tumours that resist treatment with the best medicines on the market, including the ‘wonder drug’ Herceptin, may be susceptible to the vaccine.

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  • Daily Steroids May Not Be Needed for Wheezing

    Added On : 27th November 2011

    Study Suggests Occasional Treatment Is Effective and May Reduce Risk of Decrease in Growth

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  • Pill for Rheumatoid Arthritis Works as Well as Shot

    Added On : 19th November 2011

    Experimental Pill Tofacitinib Could Offer Option for RA Patients Who Dislike Injections

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  • Soil Bacterium Helps Kill Cancers

    Added On : 6th September 2011

    A bacterium found in soil is a showing promise as a way of delivering cancer drugs into tumours.

    Spores of the Clostridium sporogenes bacterium can grow within tumours because there is no oxygen.

    UK and Dutch scientists have been able to genetically engineer an enzyme into the bacteria to activate a cancer drug.

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  • Swine Flu Jab 'Narcolepsy Risk'

    Added On : 25th July 2011

    A swine flu jab has been linked to rare cases of a sleeping disorder and should be the last line of protection for young people, European regulators say.

    The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said Pandemrix should only be given to children and teenagers at risk of H1N1 flu if other jabs are unavailable.

    More than six million doses of the vaccine have been given in the UK.

    Ten suspected cases of narcolepsy linked to the vaccine have been reported to the UK's drug regulator.

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  • Too Much Texting Increases Health Risks in Teens

    Added On : 12th November 2010

    Excessive Texting, Social Networking Linked to Drinking, Smoking, Drug Use

    Teens who are excessive users of texting and social networking sites are much more likely to engage in unhealthy behaviors like smoking and binge drinking than their peers who are not excessive users, a new study says.

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