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14 new cases of MERS confirmed in South Korea

Fresh cases of MERS are reported as South Korea's Central Bank cuts interest rates to record low

South Korea

What you need to know about the disease called MERS

A few years ago it was SARS, now MERS is on the rise. What is this disease, where is it globally and how can we prevent its spread?

South Korea

South Korea's President cancels planned US visit as more deaths from MERS are announced

The President of South Korea has cancelled this weekend's planned visit to the US as two more deaths from MERS are announced.

South Korea

S.Korea steps up efforts to eradicate MERS as seventh person dies

A seventh patient has died in South Korea of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome known as MERS. There have also been eight more reported cases bringing

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South Korea

Public health measures are tightened in South Korea after a sixth person dies from MERS

Public health precautions are being tightened across South Korea after a sixth person died from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome or MERS. The

Spain

Russia to the rescue: Moscow flies antidote to Spain's diphtheria patient

Russia has come to the rescue of a six-year-old boy in Spain’s Catalonia region. The boy has been admitted to hospital with Spain’s first recorded

South Korea

South Korea president demands a halt to deadly MERS virus

South Korean President Park Geun-hye has demanded that everything is done to stop an outbreak of the deadly virus MERS in her country: Middle East

Spain

Spain's first case of diphtheria in 30 years: parents of six-year-old 'oppose vaccines'

A six-year-old child is in serious condition at a Barcelona hospital with diphtheria. It is the first case of the bacterial infection to be diagnosed

USA

'No risk' says Pentagon after anthrax error

A US military laboratory based in Utah is under investigation after mistakenly sending live anthrax bacteria to nine commercial labs and an air base

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Ebola virus one year after disease declared in Guinea

It has killed more than 10,000 and on Monday Ebola celebrated a grim anniversary. It is one year since the disease was first recognised in Guinea

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Movement sensor device improves life quality for Parkinson's patients

A small sensor, headphones and a mobile phone – the elements of a prototype kit that is giving hope of relief for sufferers of Parkinson’s disease

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Do you know: can electronics fight Parkinson's?

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Ebola leaves damage that will take decades for W.Africa to repair

Back to class at one Liberian school after a seven-month break. The Ebola epidemic had hidden costs, too, and now the disease appears to be on the

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Africa wants a 'Marshall Plan' to tackle Ebola

Countries hit by the Ebola epidemic want a Marshall Plan to tackle the disease, African leaders said at an international conference in Brussels on

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World Cancer Day: what are the prospects of battling the disease?

Cancer is the cause of 26% of deaths in the EU, with 1.3 million fatalities in 2011. Here are some of the latest facts about the disease reported in

USA

Measles outbreak in the US: Obama urges parents to vaccinate children

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Sucker punch: the European research project dealing a blow to mosquitoes

Using a simple device based on a tube and netting European scientists believe they have taken a major step in preventing malaria

Mali

Mali's health minister declares the West African country officially free of the deadly Ebola virus

After 42 days during which no new cases of Ebola have been recorded in Mali, the government says the epidemic there is over, but people are urged to continue with preventative measures

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The fight against Ebola

It is one of the most hazardous virus known to humans. It originated in Africa, on the banks of the Ebola River, where the first known outbreak

Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone cancels Christmas celebrations to fight Ebola outbreak

Sierra Leone has announced house-to-house searches for Ebola patients and internal travel restrictions as part of a new plan to battle the outbreak