Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The plague: it's still with us
(HealthDay)—When Sierra Jane Downing's fever shot up to 107 degrees and she suffered a seizure, her parents knew their 7-year-old daughter had more than the flu.
Sep 7, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Groundbreaking clinical trial looks at fecal transplant as treatment for C. difficile
For patients with Clostridium difficile (C. difficile), a persistent and potentially deadly bacterial illness, severe diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting are an everyday event. This particularly virulent infection ...
Aug 21, 2012
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Inflammatory disorders
Even after Lyme disease is gone, its remains may perpetuate inflammation
(Medical Xpress) -- Non-infectious proteins of the species of bacteria that causes Lyme disease can remain in the body for a long time after antibiotic therapy, and are capable of causing an inflammatory immune reaction that ...
Jun 26, 2012
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Genetics
Researchers discover first gene linked to missing spleen in newborns
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College and Rockefeller University have identified the first gene to be linked to a rare condition in which babies are born without a spleen, putting those children at risk of dying from ...
May 3, 2012
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Cardiology
Heart infection involving ICD associated with high rate of complications, risk of death
Patients with infective endocarditis involving implanted cardiac devices experience a high rate of complications such as valve infections, heart failure, and persistent bacteremia, and high in-hospital and 1-year mortality ...
Apr 24, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Antibiotics a safe and viable alternative to surgery for uncomplicated appendicitis, say experts
Giving antibiotics to patients with acute uncomplicated appendicitis is a safe and viable alternative to surgery, say experts in a study published in the British Medical Journal today.
Apr 5, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Finding could lead to reduced side effects in anti-cancer antibiotics
Most of us have had a doctor prescribe an antibiotic for a stubborn bacterial infection, or for a cut that gets infected. However, prescribing an antibiotic to fight cancer? In fact, anti-cancer antibiotics have been used ...
Jun 28, 2011
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Gastroenterology
First comprehensive medical guideline on management of pouchitis released
The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) has released the first comprehensive evidence-based guideline on the management of pouchitis, the most common complication people with ulcerative colitis experience following ...
Dec 19, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Children's Hospital Colorado breakthrough therapy approved for people with cystic fibrosis
Researchers at the Children's Hospital Colorado Breathing Institute, one of the largest cystic fibrosis (CF) clinical care centers in the U.S., are part of a Therapeutics Development Network that oversaw clinical trials leading ...
Nov 20, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
ATS/IDSA publishes clinical guideline on community acquired pneumonia
The American Thoracic Society and the Infectious Diseases Society of America have published an official clinical guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of adults with community acquired pneumonia (CAP) in the ATS's Oct. ...
Oct 1, 2019
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