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Latests Medical News from around the world and also Thailand, bringing you updates, discoveries, studies and findings on various aspects and diseases in the medical world. Most of these articles are not only meant for Doctors In Thailand or Hospitals In Thailand but also for any patients or health conscious individuals wanting to know more.

Japan Usurps Thailand With A Total Of 20 Coronavirus Infections, China Death Toll 304, Infected 14,395 Critical 1948, 32 countries With Infected Cases

Source: Thailand Medical News Feb 02, 2020 5 years ago

As of Sunday morning, the number of countries that now have confirmed coronavirus infection cases besides China stands at 32, with the total number of infected cases outside of China hovering at 178 confirmed cases. There are more than 20,000 suspected cases stretching across 92 countries with about 1, 620 that have taken a diagnostic test and are awaiting results. Certain countries still...

New Epidemiological Study Estimates About 75,800 People Infected In Wuhan And New Epicenters Sprouting Up All Over China

Source: Thailand Medical News Feb 01, 2020 5 years ago

A novel modeling research, published in The Lancet, estimates that up to 75,800 individuals in the Chinese city of Wuhan may have been infected with 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) as of January 25, 2020. The findings of the study could infer many implications as to the actual dire situation the world is in right down along with what possible future scenarios could be. Major routes of ou...

Gene That Causes Cardiomyopathy And Blindness Discovered Along With Treatment Using Taurine Supplements

Source: Thailand Medical News Feb 01, 2020 5 years ago

Swiss researchers from University Of Geneva (UNIGE) have discovered a new gene that causes blindness and cardiomyopathy. They have also managed to halt the progression of eye disease and treat cardiac disease by administering a food supplement called taurine. The human genome consists of 20,000 genes, all of which may be capable of triggering disease. It is estimated that there are 7...

China And WHO Should Be Held Accountable For Allowing The Spread Of The Coronavirus Worldwide

Source: Thailand Medical News Feb 01, 2020 5 years ago

Government officials, politicians and organizations worldwide especially in Europe, US, Australia and Asia are now calling for the Chinese Government and also the WHO (World Health Organization) to be held accountable for allowing the Coronavirus Epidemic to escalate and spread worldwide while announcing publicly that they had things under control. The coronavirus epidemic as of Saturday mo...

Thailand’s Medical Tourism Industry Taking A Massive Blow, India Benefiting

Source: Thailand Medical News Feb 01, 2020 5 years ago

Thailand’s medical tourism industry is taking a massive blow as a result of the coronavirus epidemic and also due to its air pollution problems. Record numbers of prospective patients that are using online medical travel agencies or brokers are either cancelling their previous bookings and plans or are asking for alternative destinations. A promotional poster that might no longer wor...

Biotech Experts Insists That Earliest A Coronavirus Vaccine Could Materialize Is In Six Months And Not Sooner

Source: Thailand Medical News Feb 01, 2020 5 years ago

No government or manufacturer will have a coronavirus vaccine ready for use before the middle of 2020, despite an intensive global effort, a senior biotech executive told Thailand Medical News. Dr Stephane Bancel is chief executive of Moderna Therapeutics, one of several entities involved in an all-out international effort to create a vaccine as soon as possible for the deadly SARS-li...

More Than 100 Chinese Tourists With Symptoms In Krabi, Thailand, China Death Toll: 258, Infected 11082, Critical 1,932, Observation 257,320, Russia, Spain, Sweden Reporting Cases

Source: Thailand Medical News Feb 01, 2020 5 years ago

(UPDATE: As of Saturday late morning , Mr. Somkuan Khanngern, Deputy Director of Krabi And Dr. Suphot Phu Kao-Luan, Director of Krabi Hospital, held another press conference at Krabi to announce that the earlier press conference on Friday by the Provincial health authorities were not true and that there are only five Chinese tourists in Krabi under observations and those too most probably had only...

Thailand Retains Position As Second Country Out Of China With The Highest Coronavirus Infections, Now At 19 With First Case Of Domestic Transmission.

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 31, 2020 5 years ago

On Friday evening, Thailand public health officials announced 5 more new cases of individuals affected with the coronavirus, bringing total number infected to 19 and effectively retaining Thailand status as the second country out of China with the most number infected cases. Significantly, Thailand health officials said that one case was the first human-to-human transmission in the ...

Are Face Mask Really Protective Against The Coronavirus?

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 31, 2020 5 years ago

The deadly 2019-nCoV coronavirus in China has many reaching for face masks across the world. But while mandatory in Wuhan, China, where the virus originated, a face mask is of little use, practically speaking, some medical experts say. (PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN UPDATED, NEW STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT WEARING EVEN ORDINARY NON-N95 MASK DOES HELP TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF ...

America Reports First Case Of Person-To-Person Spread Of New Coronavirus

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 31, 2020 5 years ago

First American domestic transmission of the new coronavirus from China via a person to person incident has occurred according health officials. The new case, the sixth in the country, is the husband of a Chicago woman who got sick from the virus after she returned from the epicenter of an outbreak in China. There have been previous cases in China and elsewhere of the coranavirus spreading betwee...

One Of The Important Item In The Fight Against Coronavirus- PCR Test Kits, Thermocyclers and PCR Sequencers –How Many Countries Are Truly Prepared?

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 31, 2020 5 years ago

While day to day, the media and public focus with regards to the China coronavirus epidemic has been on the death tolls and infected cases emerging in various countries, what most media and individuals are failing to realize is that most of these figures are not accurate. Thermocyclers From Thermo Fisher These days as a matter of national security and also for political and economy reason...

Swiss And British Researchers Develop New Broad-Spectrum Antiviral From Sugar That Can Be Used For Coronaviruses

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 31, 2020 5 years ago

Swiss Researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) in collaboration with British researchers have modified sugar molecules so that they are capable, by simple contact, of destroying viruses, without toxicity to humans. This new broad-spectrum antiviral could apply, for example, to the new 2019-nCoV coronavirus in China. Typically, so-called "virucidal" substances, such...

GLOBAL HEALTH EMERGENCY DECLARED, Pandemic Kills 213, Infected 9698, Critical 1864 Under Observation 247,820, New Cases In Singapore, Taiwan, And Korea

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 31, 2020 5 years ago

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a Global Health Emergency status with regards to the China coronavirus epidemic, with implications very shortly that massive restrictions concerning air travel and public travel worldwide will be put into place along with numerous border closings. Airlines, hotels and other aspects of the tourism industry along with the event and seminar industries ...

India And Philippines Reports First Case of China Coronavirus, New Case In Malaysia, Death Toll In China 181, Infected 7915, Critical Condition 1852, Under Observation 201,125

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 30, 2020 5 years ago

India and Philippines both reported their first case of individuals with confirmed infection of the 2019nCoV coronavirus. The first case of coronavirus in India was of an Indian student studying at Wuhan University who had returned to India to the state of Kerala. The Indian health ministry said that the patient, who is in isolation at the hospital, is stable and is being closely monitore...

New FDA-Approved Drug To Treat Stroke

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 30, 2020 5 years ago

Currently, stroke is the third leading cause of death and disability globally. More than 87 percent are ischemic strokes, caused by obstruction of one or more cerebral arteries. With limited progress in developing treatments, there is a critical need for neuroprotective agents to effectively treat stroke. A bottle containing granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (GCSF), currently used to treat n...

Research Shows That Flavonol Lowers Risk Of Alzheimer's Dementia

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 30, 2020 5 years ago

Individuals who eat or drink more foods with the antioxidant flavonol, which is found in nearly all fruits and vegetables as well as tea, may be less likely to develop Alzheimer's dementia years later, according to a study published in the January 29, 2020, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Study author Dr Thomas M. Holland, MD, ...

BREAKING NEWS! Thailand’s Prime Minister HE General Prayut Chan O Cha Reportedly Sick With Fever After Visiting Airport Yesterday

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 30, 2020 5 years ago

Khaosod , Thairath and other Thai media are reporting that Thailand’s Prime Minister HE General Prayut Chan O Cha had developed fever after visiting the Suvarnbhumi Airport yesterday and that he has been advised by doctors to rest and take off from official duties while he recuperates. the media said that officials downplayed the situation and and also confirmed that the prime min...

Another Viral Epidemic Is Sprouting Up, This Time InThe Africa Continent- The Lassa Fever, 42 Deaths So Far, 684 Infected, Cameroon, Ghana, Egypt Reporting Cases

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 30, 2020 5 years ago

While the world is focused on the China Coronavirus, another viral infection epidemic that started in January is gaining traction in Africa and is fast spreading as well. Lassa fever, also known as Lassa hemorrhagic fever (LHF), is a type of viral hemorrhagic fever caused by the Lassa virus. Many of those infected by the virus do not develop symptoms. ...

New Medical Guidelines Advocate Radioactive Iodine To Treat Hyperthyroidism

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 30, 2020 5 years ago

Following an evidence review led by University of Birmingham researchers, it is now advocated that radioactive iodine be recommended as the frontline treatment for patients with thyroid gland overactivity caused by conditions such as Graves’ disease. Typically, hyperthyroidism is a condition in which the thyroid gland produces excess amounts of thyroid hormones. Affecting ...

China Coronavirus To Be Announced As A Global Epidemic In A Few Days, Death Toll 170, Infected 7715, Critical 1,847, Under Observation 151,217, New Case in France, Global Cases Could Be More Than 100,000

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 30, 2020 5 years ago

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is likely to declare a State Of Global Health Emergency before next week, once all evacuations of foreign citizens are out from Wuhan and governments worldwide make necessary preparations as the Global Health Emergency status would have dire consequences on global travel and traffic as many border closures will be enforced along with local stringent measures in ...

Cannabidiol From Cannabis Can Help Treat Patients With Psychosis

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 29, 2020 5 years ago

Thailand Cannabis News Medical Researchers from King's College London have shown that cannabidiol (CBD) from cannabis alters the brain activity in people with psychosis during memory tasks, making it more similar to the activation seen in people without psychosis during the same tasks. The new research on medical cannabis was published in Psychological Medicine, the research use...

Three New Cases In Singapore, 96 Individuals Under PUI Status In Thailand, With Warnings That Phuket, Pattaya, Hua Hin, Chiang Mai & Bangkok Could Become Infected Zones!

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 29, 2020 5 years ago

Singapore has announced three more cases with the 2019-nCoV coronavirus bringing the total to 10 while there are more than 70 suspected cases that are awaiting test results. Close to two hundred people are under quarantine for having being in contact with the infected and suspected cases. Australia also has new cases bring the total to 7. Canada now has two more confirmed cases besid...

China Says Patients in Critical Condition Fast Rising To 1,252. Current Dead Toll Is Now 140, Infected 6189, Under Observations 147, 617, New Cases In Hong Kong and Ukraine

Source Jan 29, 2020 5 years ago

China Health Authorities announced this evening that the number of individuals that are in a severe critical condition as a result of the coronavirus have now rapidly increased in the last 24 hours. The current number of such patients stands as 1,252 patients as of 1700 hours (Beijing time) Interesting Data About Chinese Travellers Who Went Overseas From December 2019 till January 23rd 2020...

Chinese Coronavirus Now In The Middle-East, The Land Of MERS Virus, After UAE Reports Cases, Tibet Reports First Case

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 29, 2020 5 years ago

The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, has announced the first case of the new coronavirus in the UAE in members of a family arriving from the Chinese city of Wuhan. In a press statement issued on Wednesday, the ministry added that "the health condition of those infected are stable and they are currently under medical observation." The Health authorities refuse...

New Artificial Intelligence Platform Can Indicate Treatment Outcome For Diabetes-Related Vision Loss

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 29, 2020 5 years ago

A novel protocol that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze retinal images could one day help doctors select the best treatment for patients with vision loss from diabetic macular edema. This diabetes complication is a major cause of vision loss among working-age adults. Typically, anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) agents are widely used as the first line of therapy...

Researchers From Cedar-Sinai Discover That Parkinson’s Disease May Start Before Birth And Are Also Developing Potential New Treatment

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 29, 2020 5 years ago

Individuals who develop Parkinson’s disease before age 50 may have been born with disordered brain cells that went undetected for decades, according to new Cedars-Sinai research. The new research points to a drug that potentially might help correct these disease processes. Typically, Parkinson’s occurs when brain neurons that make dopamine, a substance that helps coordinate musc...

John Hopkins Researchers Develop New Diagnostic Blood Test To Identify Gastric Cancer Recurrence

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 29, 2020 5 years ago

Medical and oncology researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center in Baltimore, working with colleagues in the Netherlands, have developed a new ultrasensitive blood test that can predict recurrence of gastric cancer in patients after surgery. A description of their test, which is still experimental, was published online in the journal Nature Communications. The medical inve...

Coronavirus Epidemic Updates: Deaths 132, Infected 5974, Critical Condition 673, Under Observations 147,420, New Cases In France, Taiwan, Malaysia, In India 5 Highly Suspected Cases Pending Test Results

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 29, 2020 5 years ago

The death from the 2019-nCoV virus epidemic in China has now risen to 132 with more confirmed infected cases materializing (confirm infected means those that have had the test to confirm that they are carrying the coronavirus while more than 147,420 patients are displaying symptoms all over China but have yet to have the test done as test kits are currently in scarcity. All new deaths originated f...

Landmark Study Shows That Single Dose of Psychedelic Drug Psilocybin Produced Antianxiety and Antidepressant Effects That Last for Years

Source: Thailand Medical news Jan 28, 2020 5 years ago

Researchers from New York University Grossman School of Medicine, following up on their landmark 2016 study, found that a one-time, single-dose treatment of psilocybin, a compound found in psychedelic mushrooms, combined with psychotherapy appears to be associated with significant improvements in emotional and existential distress in cancer patients. These effects persisted nearly five years after...

China Coronavirus Epidemic Escalating, Dead 121, Infected 5017, Critical 642, 142,670 Under Observation 142,670, New Cases In Singapore,& Thailand, Japan Reports First Domestic Infection

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 28, 2020 5 years ago

In less than a mere 8 hours since morning, the China coronavirus epidemic seems to be escalating at an even faster rate, current death toll in China now stands at 121 (all new deaths were in Hubei), number infected have risen to 5017, those in critical condition 672 and more than 172,670 patients are under observation all over China for being suspected of having the virus but pending t...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Can Expedite Radiation Therapy For Cancer Patients

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 28, 2020 5 years ago

AI or artificial intelligence can help cancer patients start their radiation therapy sooner and thereby decrease the odds of the cancer spreading or metastasizing by instantly translating complex clinical data into an optimal plan of attack. Typically cancer patients must wait several days to a week to begin radiation therapy while doctors manually develop treatment plans. But new research ...

Breaking News : 6 New Cases Of China Coronavirus In Thailand, Bringing Total To 14 While Numerous Suspected Cases Sprouting All Over The Country

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 28, 2020 5 years ago

The Permanent Secretary From The Ministry Of Public Health, Thailand, Dr. Sukhum Kanchanapimai has just announced that 6 more cases of individuals have been confirmed to be infected with the new 2019-nCov virus from China. Of the six, 5 were a family from Hebei that came to Thailand for a more than a week now and initially never had any symptoms when they entered Thailand. Another also a Chinese n...

Common Green Algae Improves Gastrointestinal Health According To New Study

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 28, 2020 5 years ago

For many years, a widespread, fast-growing algae plant called Chlamydomonas reinhardtii the green, single-celled organism, which primarily grows in wet soil, has served as a model species for research topics spanning from algae-based biofuels to plant evolution. While other species of algae have been used as dietary nutraceuticals that provide beneficial oils, vitamins, proteins, c...

New Study Shows That Amlodipine, A Blood Pressure Drug Lowers Risk Of Gout

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 28, 2020 5 years ago

Typically affecting more than 7 million adults in the United States, and about 52 million people wordwide, gout is characterized by a sudden onset of pain, swelling and stiffness in the joints and caused by the formation of urate crystal in small spaces between joints that builds up when high amounts of uric acid circulate in the blood. While gout is linked to consuming some foods, including red m...

Death Toll In China now 106, Infected more than 4,000, Critical condition 532, Under Observation 68,300, Sri Lanka and Germany Confirms First Cases

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 28, 2020 5 years ago

Sri Lanka and Germany has officially announced that both countries now have one case each of individuals infected with the new 2019-nCoV virus while Sri Lanka has another 17 individuals under observation while Germany has about 6 more under observation. The number of coronavirus infected cases internationally stands as :Thailand (8 cases), Hong Kong (8 cases), United States (5 ca...