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New tech ‘could cut diagnosis time of diseases’Instead of the 6-8 hours we currently spend on waiting for a diagnosis, now, with new diagnostic techniques, a lot of the new cases to be diagnosed in just 30-40 minutes, said experts ahead of the Arab Health Congress in Dubai, UAE. More… |
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Saudi student dies from H1N1A nursing college student has died in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province after contracting swine flu (H1N1) virus, a report quoting health officials said. The death of the female student is the first caused by the H1N1 virus in t More… |
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2 die from H1N1 in OmanTwo people have died from severe pneumonia due to H1N1 in Oman, said an official source at the Ministry of Health in a report. The ministry affirmed that it closely monitors the disease through the epidemic monitoring system, the More… |
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Don't panic over swine flu case urges BahrainBahrain's health officials yesterday urged the public not to panic after a 41-year-old woman tested positive for swine flu. The patient is kept in isolation at Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC) and remains in a critical conditio More… |
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New mask ‘effective against flu, corona virus’Viroblock, a Swiss start-up, has developed a novel face-mask containing technology that effectively traps and kills H1N1 flu and human corona viruses that pass through air, a statement said. Aimed at helping protect people from th More… |
H1N1 kills JordanianA 26-year-old Jordanian man has died in a hospital in Irbid due to H1N1 infection (swine flu), the kingdom's health minister was quoted as saying. “The 26-year-old died in hospital tod More… |
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More study needed on GSK flu shot says WHOThe World Health Organisation (WHO) said more investigation was needed into the possible risk of narcolepsy, a rare sleeping disorder, from GlaxoSmithKline's Pandemrix H1N1 flu vaccine. A WHO advisory panel made the decision after a Finnis More… |
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WHO set to declare end of H1N1 pandemicThe World Health Organisation is likely to announce that the H1N1 flu pandemic is over, indicating infection levels in most places have returned to those normal for seasonal influenza, health officials said. Any decision to downgrade the o More… |
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WHO says H1N1 flu pandemic continuesThe H1N1 pandemic is not yet over although its most intense activity has passed in many parts of the world, the World Health Organisation said on Thursday after a review of the flu outbreak by independent experts. The WHO emergency committ More… |
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WHO experts to assess if flu pandemic overWorld Health Organisation expert advisers could on Tuesday determine that the H1N1 flu pandemic is fully over, or may deem it is still circulating in the southern hemisphere and therefore a global threat. The WHO's emergency committee is d More… |
