Teenagers who play organized sports only get seven minutes more physical activity per day, on average, than teenagers who don't play any sport.
Jul 30, 2019
0
11
Sepsis, colloquially known as blood poisoning, occurs as a result of an infection, usually from bacteria. Bacteria can enter the blood stream via an open wound, from another part of the body after a surgical procedure, or ...
Aug 9, 2019
0
3
Researchers analyzing the sales of oral antibiotics for children in 70 high- and middle-income countries found that consumption varies widely from country to country with little correlation between countries' wealth and the ...
Dec 4, 2018
0
5
The battle to stop the increase of superbugs in hospitals has been an ongoing struggle for health care professionals. Dentists are currently facing a medical challenge of antimicrobial resistance in health care settings.
Jul 13, 2023
0
2
Scientists have revealed that the use of an animal rescue system—Hawk Data Pro—proved to be a vital "One Health" surveillance tool as part of a rapid response to a potentially deadly rabies outbreak in Pune city, India.
Sep 28, 2023
0
15
Governments around the world must do more to tackle the growing threat of drug-resistant infections, new research suggests.
Jun 5, 2023
0
34
Thousands of critical care and pulmonology specialists from across the world gathered this week for the American Thoracic Society International Conference in Washington, D.C., to share research, medical developments and best ...
May 25, 2017
1
2
Brazil has an extremely high rate of mortality from sepsis in intensive care units (ICUs), surpassing even mortality due to stroke and heart attack in ICUs. According to a survey conducted by researchers at the Federal University ...
Dec 14, 2017
0
4
Edinburgh researchers have contributed to a Zimbabwean initiative to tackle the threat of growing resistance to antibiotics.
Oct 2, 2017
0
0
Independent evaluators have found that measurable progress in reducing the rates of some targeted HAIs has been achieved under the umbrella of a national plan to prevent HAIs that was developed by the U.S. Department of Health ...
Jan 23, 2014
0
0
