World news about “Disease” published by euronews.
Virus fears hit airline shares Shares in Europe’s leading airlines have fallen amid fears that the fatal coronavirus can be transmitted among people. New screening measures are set to be… 13/05/2013
New coronavirus may be contagious from human to human The World Health Organisation has said that there is increasing evidence to suggest that the coronavirus can be passed between people in close contact… 13/05/2013
Evidence grows for human to human transmission of deadly new coronavirus The World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed that the potentially fatal coronavirus could be transmitted from person to person. WHO Assistant… 12/05/2013
New strain of bird flu found in central China The new strain of the bird flu virus has been found in two people in the central Chinese province of Henan, bringing the total number of those infected in the… 14/04/2013
First confirmed case new bird flu strain in Beijing Beijing has reported its first case of bird flu. It is the first time that the new strain of the virus has been found in a human outside of eastern… 13/04/2013
Tuberculosis becomes more resistant to treatment – WHO warns The World Health Organisation (WHO) is warning that tuberculosis is quickly developing resistance to several of the drugs used to treat it. The WHO says… 18/03/2013
Tuberculosis: An injection of hope Tuberculosis still turns some people’s lives to hell. One of them is Alfredo Cabaleiro Besada, from Spain. He said: “After being diagnosed with… 18/03/2013
Pens and video games against Parkinson’s disease Chronic, degenerative and incurable, Parkinson’s disease affects five out of 1000 Europeans over 60 years old. Researchers are now using the latest… 05/04/2012
Draw and play keep Parkinson’s at bay “I lost the swing in my left arm. It did not work very well. I realised something was wrong”. “My problems started 11 years ago. So I went to the doctors… 03/04/2012
Research raises fresh hope for cancer sufferers From laboratories in Ljubljana, Slovenia comes fresh hope for cancer suffers. A team of researches, from Slovenia, Russia, Germany and the USA have developed… 29/09/2011
Low calorie diet may hold answer to diabetes A new study has shown that a very low calorie diet may hold the answer to diabetes. The test involves a calorie intake of between a third and quarter less… 29/06/2011
Precious metals used to fight nosocomial disease Going to hospital has its risks. Each year, three million people catch nosocomial or hospital-acquired illnesses and 50,000 people die from them. Hospitals… 28/06/2011
Gene therapy gives hope to Parkinson’s patients A team of researchers at New York’s Presbyterian Hospital has been testing a new type of gene therapy against Parkinson’s disease on a group of patients… 24/03/2011
Tackling tuberculosis in children Tuberculosis remains a threat to children’s health all around Europe. Child TB is hard to diagnose and difficult to cure. Why is it so challenging, and what… 21/03/2011
Leprosy – the forgotten disease You might think that leprosy is a disease of the past, but millions across the world still suffer the body wasting disease. New treatments offer hope but… 20/01/2011
Haiti’s fight against cholera One year after Haiti’s earthquake, the country is reeling from cholera, which broke out in October. In a particularly vulnerable population, thousands have… 31/12/2010
Animal to human:hidden diseases Each year millions of people become infected by diseases transmitted by animals. These viruses can be found in nature especially in rodents. To understand… 22/04/2010
French authorities fear drug-resistant tuberculosis from Eastern EuropeFor several months, French hospitals have been receiving increasing numbers of patients from Eastern Europe with a multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB)… 25/01/2013
Thatcher recovers in hospital after surgeryFormer British prime minister Margaret Thatcher is recovering after what is being described as a minimally invasive operation to remove a growth on her… 22/12/2012
Venezuelan president may miss swearing in ceremonyThe inauguration ceremony for Hugo Chavez to begin his third term as President of Venezuela may have to be moved. Officials have confirmed the 58-year-old… 20/12/2012
Polio vaccination workers shot dead in PakistanFive female health workers involved in a vaccination programme to eradicate polio have been shot dead in Pakistan. The coordinated attacks claimed the lives… 18/12/2012
Ecuador says WikiLeaks founder has chronic lung conditionWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is said to have a chronic lung infection which could “worsen at any time.” According to the South American country’s… 29/11/2012
Danish sperm bank scandal sends shockwaves through ScandivaniaA Danish sperm bank is facing possible legal action after allegedly failing to disclose that one of its donors carried a genetic disease. A Danish newspaper… 24/09/2012
Deadly anthrax outbreak in RussiaOne person is reported dead and ten people have been taken to hospital after an outbreak of anthrax in Russia. The lethal disease is spread to humans by… 27/08/2012
Congo rebellion causing humanitarian crisisAs many as a half a million people have been forced from their homes in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to Oxfam. The charity says a three month… 07/08/2012
Deadly Ebola outbreak in UgandaEfforts are underway to contain an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus that has killed at least 13 people in western Uganda. There is no treatment or vaccine… 29/07/2012
Clean-up and aid in Russia flood regionVolunteers are coming from across Russia to help with the clean-up in Krasnodar, the region hardest hit by last weekend’s floods. In the state’s southern… 12/07/2012
Bigger beds for fatter patients in Danish hospitalsHospitals in Denmark say they’re having to invest in bigger and stronger beds because patients are getting larger and fatter. More than one in seven Danes… 23/05/2012
Venezuela’s Chavez returns to quash death rumoursVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez flew home on Friday from cancer treatment in Cuba in a bid to quash rumours that he was dying. He has had three operations… 12/05/2012
US reassures consumers after mad cow caseThe US authorities and farmers have moved quickly to reassure consumers and global importers in the wake of the country’s first case of mad cow disease in six… 26/04/2012
Mad cow case confirmed in CaliforniaUS authorities have reported the country’s first case of mad cow disease in six years. The brain disease was detected in a dairy cow in California. The… 25/04/2012
Ukraine doctors say jailed Tymoshenko needs hospital careUkrainian doctors have said that jailed former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko needs hospital care. Authorites have always insisted medical facilities in… 24/03/2012
Conductor Ozawa lays down baton over ill-healthThe world famous Japanese conductor, Seiji Ozawa has cancelled all performances for a year because of illness. The 76-year-old has been in poor health since… 08/03/2012
First appearance of animal virus in UKScientists have discovered the first ever outbreak in the UK of a disease that causes birth defects and miscarriages in animals. The Schmallenberg virus was… 26/01/2012
Sausage lovers warned of cancer riskIt’s bad news for sausage lovers. Swedish researchers say eating fifty grammes of processed meat a day – two slices of bacon or one sausage – increases the… 13/01/2012
UK and France differ on faulty breast implantsAs many as 300,000 women all over the world may have breast implants made with industrial silicone, but government advice about this health issue is… 24/12/2011
UN asked to pay for Haitian cholera outbreakThe UN is being petitioned for compensation after being blamed for an outbreak of Cholera in the wake of the 2010 Haitian earthquake. A human rights group… 09/11/2011
Ex-Brazilian president Lula diagnosed with cancerDoctors in Brazil have announced that the former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is suffering from throat cancer. They say the 66-year-old, who served two… 29/10/2011
Cholera epidemic spreads in famine-hit SomaliaA cholera epidemic is now killing children in Somalia. The intestinal infection is the latest scourge to hit the country. Tens of thousands of people have… 17/08/2011
No proof Spain to blame for deadly cucumbers says ministerSpain’s agriculture minister has said there is no proof as yet that a rare E. coli contamination of cucumbers that has killed six people in Germany occurred… 27/05/2011
EU issues health alert over German E .coli scareThe European Union has issued a health warning amid a consumer food scare gripping Germany where an E. coli outbreak is being blamed for up to four deaths… 26/05/2011
Dangerous E-coli strain found in GermanyPublic health officials in Germany are trying to discover the source of an outbreak of E-Coli which has killed two people and made at least 300 others… 24/05/2011
Ben Ali reportedly in a coma in hospitalThe former Tunisian president Ben Ali is reported to be seriously ill in a hospital in Saudi Arabia. The French news agency AFP reports that the 74-year-old… 17/02/2011
Diabetic child commits suicide in FranceIn what doctors are describing as an extremely rare case of infant suicide, a nine-year-old chronic diabetic has thrown herself from a fifth-floor window in… 20/01/2011
Haiti vote to go ahead despite epidemicDespite disease and the threat of violence, the UN says Haiti’s electoral show must go on. Sunday’s presidential and legislative elections in Haiti are set… 26/11/2010
Haiti cholera cases underestimated: expertHaiti’s cholera epidemic could be more severe than figures indicate, according to a European doctor advising the country’s health ministry. Officially, the… 21/11/2010
Haiti cholera response slammed as “inadequate”The international response to Haiti’s deadly cholera outbreak is completely inadequate and woefully short of funding, according to aid groups. The… 20/11/2010
UN faces more unrest in Haiti as cholera spreadsGet out of Haiti and take cholera with you! That is the message some are sending to the United Nations as the epidemic shows no sign of slowing down. Dozens… 19/11/2010
UN hostility in Haiti ‘political’Tensions remain high in Haiti after anti-UN riots caused by the country’s recent Cholera outbreak left two people dead, one of whom was shot by a peacekeeper… 17/11/2010
Dominican Republic hit by Haiti choleraConcern is growing with the first case of cholera having been detected in the Dominican Republic across the border from neighbouring Haiti. According to… 17/11/2010
UN troops kill Haitian protesterPeacekeepers shot one protester dead as riots blaming the United Nations for a cholera epidemic broke out in towns and cities across Haiti on Monday. Ten… 16/11/2010
Violent protests in Haiti as UN blamed for cholera outbreakClashes between protesters and UN soldiers in Haiti have left two people dead. Amateur footage captured some of the violence as locals blamed peacekeepers… 16/11/2010
Haiti cholera death toll tops 900The death toll from the cholera outbreak in Haiti continues to rise as NGOs struggle to prevent a full blown epidemic. At least 917 people have died so… 15/11/2010
Supplies ‘running out’ in fight against choleraWhile praising the international effort to help Haiti after January’s earthquake, Elisabeth Byrs from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian… 12/11/2010
Cholera death toll rises in HaitiThe death toll from the cholera outbreak in Haiti is rising. It is estimated that some 800 people have died from the disease so far, and the total is growing… 12/11/2010
Cholera spreading in Haitian capitalDoctors in Haiti say the cholera epidemic is spreading rapidly in Port-au-Prince, aggravated by the density of the population. At an improvised hospital… 12/11/2010
Haiti’s cholera deaths expected to riseThe mayor of a small town in Haiti has warned his country faces ‘catastrophe’ as the epidemic of cholera threatens to surge out of control. Pierrelus… 11/11/2010
UN peacekeepers in Haiti face protests over choleraViolence and fear continue to spread in Haiti as cholera claims more and more victims. The epidemic has killed more than 300 people and made ill nearly… 30/10/2010
Haiti cholera death rate slows but risk remainsThe death rate in Haiti’s cholera outbreak appears to be slowing, ministers said yesterday. The government said only six people had died in the past 24… 26/10/2010
Officials fear cholera will hit Haitian capitalAuthorities in Haiti fear a cholera epidemic could spread to the earthquake-hit capital of Port-au-Prince. More than 250 people have died since the outbreak… 25/10/2010
Haiti fears epidemic despite ‘stabilisation’ claimsHealth officials in Haiti say there are signs the cholera outbreak is stabilising in the worst affected areas. But the claims are being greeted with some… 25/10/2010
Italy declares second-ever madcow caseItaly has reported its second-ever case of madcow disease, the brain-wasting condition linked to eating contaminated beef. A 42-year-old woman is currently… 22/07/2010
The risks of ticksResearchers on the Finnish Aaland islands are continuing their work on diseases spread by ticks, but say our fear of the creatures may not be justified. 31/05/2010
The mini cancer treatment with maxi impactDoctors in Scotland are using a revolutionary new method of treating benign skin cancers. It comes in the form of a small light emitting device that is quick… 17/03/2010
Breakthrough claimed in cot-death studyScientists in France believe they have made a crucial breakthrough in the study of cot-deaths that could pinpoint which newborn babies are at risk through a… 17/03/2010
Fighting the Buruli ulcerThe Buruli ulcer eats holes in children. They are the main victims in several African countries. International charity organisations are working with the… 15/01/2010
