Article: Team of Egyptian doctors examines Yasser Arafat after he suffers nausea, fever, stuffy nose


AP Worldstream
10-19-2004
Dateline: RAMALLAH, West Bank
A team of Egyptian doctors examined Yasser Arafat after he suffered from fever, nausea and a stuffy nose, an aide to Palestinian leader said Tuesday.

The health of the 75-year-old has been a subject of intense speculation in recent years, in part because of the tremor in his lips and hands, considered as a possible symptom of Parkinson's disease.

Last year, Arafat suffered from gall stones, and his aides denied rumors he had stomach cancer.

An Arafat's aide, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said despite the current ...

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