Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A common but little-known condition afflicting women
When Rachel, 25, made an appointment to see her GP, she wasn't surprised by the diagnosis of thrush.
May 21, 2018
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News tagged with bacterial infection
Arthritis & Rheumatism
Steroid injections may provide longer lasting benefits for hip pain than current best care
Steroid injections appear to lead to significantly greater pain relief and movement for up to four months than current best care in adults with hip osteoarthritis, finds a trial published by The BMJ today.
Apr 6, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Injected bacteria shrink tumors in rats, dogs and humans
A modified version of the Clostridium novyi (C. noyvi-NT) bacterium can produce a strong and precisely targeted anti-tumor response in rats, dogs and now humans, according to a new report from Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer ...
Aug 13, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers isolate gut bacteria that can prevent and cure rotavirus infection
The presence of specific microbiota, or microorganisms that live in the digestive tract, can prevent and cure rotavirus infection, which is the leading cause of severe, life-threatening diarrhea in children worldwide, according ...
Oct 10, 2019
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Medical research
No more bleeding for 'iron overload' patients?
Hemochromatosis (HH) is the most common genetic disorder in the western world, and yet is barely known. Only in the US 1 in 9 people carry the mutation (although not necessarily the disease).
Mar 2, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
High virus count in the lungs drives COVID-19 deaths
A buildup of coronavirus in the lungs is likely behind the steep mortality rates seen in the pandemic, a new study finds. The results contrast with previous suspicions that simultaneous infections, such as bacterial pneumonia ...
Aug 31, 2021
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Medical research
New treatment kills off infection that can be deadly to cystic fibrosis patients
A new treatment developed by researchers at Aston University and Birmingham Children's Hospital has been found to completely kill a bacterial infection that can be deadly to cystic fibrosis patients and other chronic lung ...
Jan 27, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Addressing superbug resistance with phage therapy
International research involving a Monash biologist shows that bacteriophage therapy – a process whereby bacterial viruses attack and destroy specific strains of bacteria - can be used successfully to treat systemic, multidrug ...
Aug 16, 2017
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Dentistry
For kids, toothaches become another kind of pandemic pain
Very little has been normal for children these past two years, and some youngsters are feeling the pandemic's effects in their mouths. Pediatric dentists report seeing more decay and cavities, along with serious infections—some ...
Mar 29, 2022
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Medical research
New study finds co-infection with 'superbug' bacteria increases SARS-CoV-2 replication
Global data shows nearly 10 percent of severe COVID-19 cases involve a secondary bacterial co-infection—with Staphylococcus aureus, also known as staph A, being the most common organism responsible for co-existing infections ...
Mar 20, 2023
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