New research presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) taking place online (9-12 July) shows that aspirin can reduce the risk of serious cardiovascular events such ...
Jul 8, 2021
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Researchers from ISARIC (International Severe Acute Respiratory and emerging Infection Consortium) pediatric long COVID working group in the UK, Sechenov University and Z.A. Bashlyaeva Children's Municipal Clinical Hospital ...
Jul 8, 2021
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The 'Xpert Ultra' molecular test has a greater capacity than its predecessor ('Xpert MTB/RIF') in detecting tuberculosis cases, either passively (i.e. people who attend the hospital with disease symptoms) or actively (searching ...
Jun 17, 2021
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Scientific papers suggesting that smokers are less likely to fall ill with COVID-19 are being discredited as links to the tobacco industry, reveals an investigation by The BMJ today.
Jun 2, 2021
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By continued analysis of data gathered in three large international studies (RHINESSA, RHINE and ECRHS), researchers have found that the health of future generations depends on actions and decisions made by young people today. ...
May 31, 2021
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A considerably higher dose of the anti-tuberculosis drug rifampicin is safe and can also lead to a shorter treatment for tuberculosis and less resistance. This is what researchers from Radboud university medical center in ...
Mar 22, 2021
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Wearing a protective face mask has only a modest effect on the ability of healthy people to do vigorous exercise, according to a study published today in the European Respiratory Journal.
Mar 8, 2021
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When can tuberculosis therapy be stopped without risk of relapse? Doctors are faced with this question time and again, because the lack of detection of the tuberculosis pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis is no guarantee ...
Feb 19, 2021
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Research into a new drug which primes the immune system in the respiratory tract and is in development for COVID-19 shows it is also effective against rhinovirus. Rhinovirus is the most common respiratory virus, the main ...
Feb 2, 2021
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New research suggests that a higher dietary intake of long chain omega-3 fatty acids in childhood may reduce the risk of developing subsequent asthma, but only in children carrying a common gene variant. The study, led by ...
Jan 28, 2021
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