OCTOBER 18TH, 2019 MEDGADGET EDITORSEMERGENCY MEDICINE, MATERIALS, MEDICINE, ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY, PLASTIC SURGERY, PUBLIC HEALTH, SURGERY, VASCULAR SURGERY Antibiotics are usually only needed at particular sites, where infection is likely to start. Yet, they’re delivered throughout the entire body via pills and injections. This results in poor localized effectiveness, unnecessary effects on the rest of the body, and sometimes...
Tag: <span>infections</span>
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Germ transplant helps women with tough-to-treat vaginal infections
by Serena Gordon, Healthday Reporter Bacterial vaginosis is a common infection in women that’s usually easily treated with antibiotics. But for those who develop recurrent infections, treatment options have been limited. Now, Israeli researchers report they were able to put recurrent infections into remission in four out of five women who received a “vaginal microbiome...
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Sentinels in the mouth
Special sensory cells in the gums protect against periodontitis MONELL CHEMICAL SENSES CENTER PHILADELPHIA (October 3, 2019) – Newly discovered chemical-sensing cells in the gums protect the mouth by standing guard against infections that damage soft tissue and destroy the bone that supports the teeth, report researchers from the Monell Chemical Senses Center in an animal study...
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Cracking ‘virus code’ could help fight cancer
by Cardiff University Virus experts from Cardiff University’s School of Medicine have uncovered, for the first time, how a virus known as Adenovirus type 26 (Ad26), which has been used effectively in a tamed form as a vaccine, can infect human cells. Ad26 is a virus of great interest to the scientific and medical community....
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Patients with feared superbug shed large amounts of it from their skin, study says
By HELEN BRANSWELL @HelenBranswell New research on a frightening new superbug confirms what scientists have both suspected and feared: Some hospitalized patients who carry the fungus shed large amounts of it from their skin, contaminating the environment in which they are being treated and leaving enough of it to infect others later on. The bug, called Candida auris, is highly resistant to many existing antifungal drugs. It’s also...
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Smart Diaper Detects Urinary Tract Infections
MEDGADGET EDITORS DIAGNOSTICS, UROLOGY Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are dangerous for infants and the elderly. While the onset of UTIs generally involves pain and other symptoms, young children are not able to describe how they’re feeling, while the elderly may suffer from neurodegenerative conditions that reduce sensation in the affected area. Moreover, it’s difficult to obtain a sample...
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How to recognize and treat an infected wound
By Jayne Leonard Reviewed by Alana Biggers, MD, MPH A wound infection occurs when germs, such as bacteria, grow within the damaged skin of a wound. Symptoms can include increasing pain, swelling, and redness. More severe infections may cause nausea, chills, or fever. A person may be able to treat minor wound infections at home. However, people with more severe or persistent wound infections should...
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Study shines light on safety of deworming programs
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY Washington, DC – April 23, 2019 – A new study has identified no major differences between the microbiomes of people infected with roundworm or hookworm and uninfected peers. The investigators found no evidence that curing either of these infections with albendazole treatment has a harmful effect on the microbiome, but they identified specific...
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A Mysterious Infection, Spanning the Globe in a Climate of Secrecy
The rise of Candida auris embodies a serious and growing public health threat: drug-resistant germs. Last May, an elderly man was admitted to the Brooklyn branch of Mount Sinai Hospital for abdominal surgery. A blood test revealed that he was infected with a newly discovered germ as deadly as it was mysterious. Doctors swiftly isolated him...
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Typhoid vaccine may protect against other infections
New research by the University of Liverpool and Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine shows that vaccination with weakened strains of Salmonella may also protect against other infections. The researchers hope that the findings could impact vaccination strategy in the developing world, where infectious diseases are common and where broader protection could potentially save many lives. Typhoid fever is a bacterial bloodstream infection caused by Salmonella Typhi that is...