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Stimulation of Brain Hormone Action May Improve Pneumonia Survival
An international research team may have found a way to block a second wave of death that can result from pneumonia treatment. Antibiotics are effective at killing pneumococcus – the cause of about 50 percent of pneumonias – but as it dies the bacterium...
Mindanao Hospitals on Alert for Leptospirosis
Hospitals in Northern Mindanao are preparing for more cases of Leptospirosis, a bacterial disease spread by rodents, following tropical storm Washi.
Medics in Kenya Overwhelmed As Dengue Fever Spreads
An outbreak of dengue fever in Mandera, northeastern Kenya, is spreading fast, with at least 5,000 people infected within weeks, due to limited health facilities, a shortage of medical personnel and poor sanitation, officials told IRIN.
Ga Ga for Goo Goo: Research Explores the Scientific Basis for Baby Fever
We see it in the movies and on television when a character realizes they desperately want to have a child. Often it is connected with a ticking biological clock. Or we may experience it ourselves when we see baby toys and clothes in the store. “It”...
NIH Researchers Identify Cause And New Treatment for Common Recurrent Fever in Children
A preliminary study conducted by a team at the National Institutes of Health has identified a promising new treatment in children for the most common form of a rare disorder. The syndrome is called periodic fever associated with aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis...
R2.4m Set Aside to Fight Rift Valley Fever
The Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform in the Eastern Cape has put aside R2.4 million to swiftly respond to the Rift Valley Fever (RVF) outbreak across the province.
Rift Valley Fever Outbreak Confirmed in Eastern Cape
An outbreak of Rift Valley Fever has been confirmed in Graaff-Reinet and Kei Mouth.
Rift Valley Fever Warning Issued in Free State
The heavy rains over the past few weeks have been a welcomed development in water-strapped parts of the country, however, the Free State Agriculture Department has warned of an imminent outbreak of Rift Valley fever.
