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1st Phase of One-Contract Health Insurance Policy Begins
RIYADH — The first phase of the one contract health insurance policy for private sector employees and their dependents began…
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Scientists Outline Strategy for AIDS Cure
BY MARLOWE HOOD, AFP PARIS, France – Calling the AIDS epidemic “the most important global health challenge in modern history,”…
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Medical Experts Reveal that Injuries to Children Increase During Eid
MAKKAH — Emergency and safety and security experts said there are seven types of common accidents children encounter during Eid,…
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Study of South Korean MERS Outbreak Finds ‘Super-Spreader’ Patient
BY KATE KELLAND, Reuters LONDON – A single “super-spreader” patient in a busy hospital emergency department spread Middle East Respiratory…
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Hepatitis Outstrips AIDS, TB as Killer: Report
Protesters hold a banner during demonstration called by several organizations and people affected by th hepatitis C virus demanding the…
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WHO Urges Use of Polio Detection Systems to Screen for Zika-Linked Disorder
By: Reuters A neurological condition linked to the mosquito-borne Zika virus could be targeted globally with existing national programs for…
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Ministry Announces 3 New MERS Infections
RASHID HASSAN RIYADH: The Ministry of Health confirmed three new cases of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-coronavirus) with two…
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Dengue Cases, Deaths Up in First Half of 2016 Over Last Year
By: Philippine News Agency MANILA, Philippines — More than 50,000 dengue cases have been reported nationwide almost midway into 2016,…
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Zika Virus May Not Cause Microcephaly — Study
In Colombia no case linking the disease with small heads of babies was found PTI Washington: The number of missing…
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Baguio Hospitals Record 500% Rise in Dengue Cases
By: Aldwin Quitasol, InterAksyon.com BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — Hospitals in the country’s summer capital recorded 1,007 cases of dengue from…
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