Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Prophylactic azithromycin benefit lasts after lung transplant

(HealthDay)—For patients undergoing lung transplantation (LTx), prophylactic azithromycin is associated with reduced risk of chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD), according to a study published online Aug. 4 in the ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Expert urges action to eradicate yaws, tropical disease

Half a century ago, a concentrated global effort nearly wiped a disfiguring tropical disease from the face of the earth. Now, says Case Western Reserve's James W. Kazura, MD, it's time to complete the work.

Pediatrics

Certain macrolides linked with higher risk of pyloric stenosis

(HealthDay)—New research supports previous findings that erythromycin can increase the risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS). The research also indicates that azithromycin is associated with a higher risk ...

Cardiology

Azithromycin, levofloxacin up cardiac risk in study of veterans

(HealthDay)—Use of azithromycin or levofloxacin is associated with increased risks of death and cardiac arrhythmia compared with amoxicillin use, according to a study published in the March/April issue of the Annals of ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

New treatments show promise against drug-resistant gonorrhea

(HealthDay)—Two new promising treatments for gonorrhea may help fight the growth of drug-resistant strains of the sexually transmitted bacteria, according to a new U.S. government study.

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