Medications
Ibuprofen no good in treating colds or sore throats
Questions have been raised about the advice given to patients with a cold and sore throat, in research published in the British Medical Journal.
Nov 4, 2013
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Pediatrics
New technology optimizes ear infection diagnosis and management
A new, smartphone-enabled otoscope provides clear, transmittable images of the ear drum, or tympanic membrane, which someday may allow for ear infection diagnosis without a visit to the doctor's office, according to an abstract ...
Oct 28, 2013
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Cardiology
How can supply of penicillin be an issue in any country in 2013?
Benzathine penicillin G (BPG) is the most essential antibiotic for the treatment and prevention of group A streptococcal infections associated with rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease. Yet while some countries such ...
Sep 26, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Radiographic findings mirror clinical severity in H7N9 flu
(HealthDay)—In patients with novel avian-origin influenza A H7N9 virus infection, radiological findings mirror the severity of the clinical presentation, according to a study published in the September issue of Radiology.
Sep 11, 2013
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Cardiology
Flu vaccination protects patients at risk for acute MI
(HealthDay)—Recent influenza does not predict acute myocardial infarction (AMI), but vaccination offers a significant protective benefit for the prevention of AMI, according to research published online Aug. 21 in Heart.
Aug 22, 2013
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Health
Smoggy days may raise your odds for burst appendix
(HealthDay)—Add another possible health woe to the negative effects of air pollution: A new study suggests that the risk of a burst appendix rises on smoggy days.
Jul 11, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Admission screenings find superbug infections in Virginia
Antibiotic-resistant superbugs like carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) present a challenge to healthcare professionals as patients move from different care settings and facilities, unknowingly spreading healthcare-associated ...
Jul 9, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Two new MERS deaths in Saudi: ministry
A Saudi man and a child have died from the MERS virus, bringing the number of deaths from the respiratory infection in the kingdom to 38, the health ministry said on Sunday.
Jul 7, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Britain records new death from MERS virus
A Qatari man has died in a British hospital from the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus which has been causing increasing alarm among world health experts, officials said Thursday.
Jul 4, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Saudi records two new deaths from MERS
A Saudi man and a woman have died from the MERS virus, raising the death toll from the SARS-like infection in the kingdom to 36, the health ministry said on Wednesday.
Jul 3, 2013
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