Archive: 11/09/2017
Cholera fears rise following Atlantic hurricanes—are we making any progress?
As hurricanes barrel through some of the most impoverished communities in the Western Hemisphere, and as floods ravage Yemen, Sierra Leone, Bangladesh and India, now is the time to rethink and prioritize cholera epidemic ...
Sep 11, 2017
Children with asthma are being prescribed unnecessary antibiotics
Children with asthma are more likely to be prescribed antibiotics even though there is no evidence that they need them any more than children without asthma, according to research to be presented at the European Respiratory ...
Sep 11, 2017
Nurses' regular use of disinfectants is associated with developing COPD
Milan, Italy: Regular use of disinfectants is linked to a higher risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to new research looking at incidence of the disease in over 55,000 nurses in the ...
Sep 11, 2017