In 2014 we spoke to Dr Mohammad Maher Kutlan, a specialist in preventive medicine and epidemiology, about the new coronavirus disease spreading from the Arabian Peninsula. What is the disease? It is an acute respiratory illness, also called Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), caused by a virus from the coronavirus family. Coronaviruses usually cause a […]
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February 2014: a new study from Nagoya University in Japan has used blue-coloured compounds to starve hospital bacteria of iron. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the most common type of bacteria in hospitals. These bacteria live naturally on and in the human body without causing disease, but when a person's immunity drops because of another illness, they […]
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This herbal mix can be made at home to freshen the air and fight colds and flu. Ingredients How to use it Pour half a litre of boiling water into a bowl and add the herbs. Hold your head over the bowl, cover it with a towel (as in the picture) and breathe in the […]
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