Health
Surgeries employing GPs with additional training in complementary medicine appear less likely to pre
Use of complementary/alternative medicine may help reduce over prescribing of antibiotics
Mar 19, 2018
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Respiratory Tract Infections
Medications
Physicians need to be prepared to talk antibiotics
(HealthDay)—Patient pressure to receive antibiotic prescriptions remains a challenge for providers who are trying to combat antibiotic resistance by curbing prescriptions for viral infections, according to an article published ...
Feb 7, 2014
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Immunology
Study at hospital in São Paulo state detects measles antibodies in only 75% of those under 15
A study conducted in Brazil and reported in an article in Vaccines shows that in the São José do Rio Preto region in the northwest of São Paulo state, only 75.8% of children aged 0-15 have antibodies against measles. The ...
Dec 1, 2022
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Medications
Intervention improves adherence to antibiotic prescribing guidelines for children
An intervention consisting of clinician education coupled with personalized audit and feedback about antibiotic prescribing improved adherence to prescribing guidelines for common pediatric bacterial acute respiratory tract ...
Jun 11, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Financial incentives help to drive down unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions from GPs
Offering financial incentives to NHS commissioners reduces the amount of antibiotics in the community, and could help to curb drug-resistant infections.
Jun 27, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Respiratory virus detections decreased during COVID-19
(HealthDay)—Respiratory virus detections decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic period, according to a research letter published online June 21 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Jun 22, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Virus outbreak could spin 'out of control' in South Sudan
It began with a dry cough, weakness and back pain. For Reagan Taban Augustino, part of South Sudan's small corps of health workers trained in treating COVID-19 patients, there was little doubt what he had.
Jun 22, 2020
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Health
High levels of antibiotic-resistance in Indian poultry farming raises concerns
A new study from India raises questions about the dangers to human health of farming chicken with growth-promoting antibiotics—including some of the same drugs used in raising millions of chickens in the United States and ...
Jul 20, 2017
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Pediatrics
No increased risk of lung infections among infants using popular anti-reflux medicines
New University of Otago research shows infants using popular anti-reflux medicines like omeprazole are not at increased risk of pneumonia or other lower respiratory tract infections, contrary to findings from other international ...
Sep 19, 2018
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Medications
Shorter physician encounters associated with antibiotic prescribing
Patients who received antibiotics for respiratory tract infections had significantly shorter telemedicine encounters than those in which nonantibiotics were prescribed. A brief research report is published in Annals of Internal ...
Oct 2, 2018
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