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High prevalence of drug-resistant MRSA found in nursing homes

While most infection control measures are focused on hospitals, a new study points to the need for more targeted interventions to prevent the spread of drug-resistant bugs in nursing homes as community-associated strains ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Adalimumab relieves hidradenitis suppurativa

(HealthDay)—For patients with moderate-to-severe hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), a chronic skin disease characterized by painful abscesses, nodules, and draining fistulas in the axilla and groin, treatment ...

Inflammatory disorders created Dec 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Experts warn of misbehaving tooth fairy

Opinions of the tooth fairy as kind and giving may need to be revised following "mounting reports of less child-friendly activity", says a paper published in the BMJ Christmas edition and appearing online today.

Health created Dec 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Sharp rise in children admitted to hospital with throat infections since 1999

The number of children admitted to hospital in England for acute throat infections increased by 76 per cent between 1999 and 2010, according to new research published today in Archives of Disease in Childhood.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Toothpicks and surgical swabs can wreak havoc in the gut when inadvertently swallowed or left behind after surgery

A woman developed severe blood poisoning (sepsis) and a liver abscess, after inadvertently swallowing a toothpick, which perforated her gullet and lodged in a lobe of her liver, reveals a case published in BMJ Case Reports.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hospitalizations due to skin and soft-tissue infections among children have doubled

The number of children hospitalized for skin and soft-tissue infections, most due to community-acquired Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), has more than doubled since 2000, a study by researchers at UC Dav ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Aug 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Genome blueprint for horse and human vaccines

Two strains of Streptococcus bacteria, that have evolved to cause potentially fatal infections in either horses or humans, use the same box of tricks to cause disease. Exploiting their genetic similarities could ...

Medical research created Jul 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Most nurses don't use recommended intramuscular injection site despite potential risks

Seven out of ten hospital nurses who took part in a Canadian study used the dorsogluteal (DG) buttock site to administer intramuscular injections - despite the potential risks of sciatic nerve injury - with only 14% using ...

Other created May 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast