Use of antibiotics provided no measurable impact on the severity or duration of coughs even if a bacterial infection was present, finds a large, prospective study of people who sought treatment in U.S. primary or urgent care ...
Apr 15, 2024
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Spouses and long-term partners of patients with mouth and throat cancers related to infection with the human papilloma virus (HPV) appear to have no increased prevalence of oral HPV infections, according to results of a multicenter, ...
Jun 1, 2013
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The U.S. experienced an unprecedented number of group A streptococcal infections in children from October to December 2022, which should alert physicians to check for the potentially deadly infectious disease as the country ...
Apr 6, 2023
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(HealthDay)—Overuse of antibiotics is one of the main causes of antibiotic resistance, a major public health threat in the United States.
Nov 18, 2015
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Duke students are trying to help doctors find a faster way to pinpoint the cause of their patients' coughs, sore throats and sniffles.
Aug 5, 2015
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A new study has found that reducing antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections - such as coughs, colds, sore throats and ear infections - is not linked to an increase in the most serious bacterial complications, ...
Jul 4, 2016
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(HealthDay)—Romantic intimacy in long-term relationships often suffers when one partner gets a diagnosis of mouth or throat cancer caused by HPV, the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus. But new research suggests ...
Apr 29, 2014
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A sore throat is a common symptom of an upper respiratory infection such as a cold or flu. It's also a symptom of a bacterial infection commonly referred to as strep throat. How can you tell if your child's sore throat is ...
Dec 2, 2019
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Parents who had established relationships with pediatricians still accessed care for their children at retail clinics (RCs), typically located in large chain drugstores, mostly because the clinics were convenient, according ...
Jul 22, 2013
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Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered an antibody with the potential to protect against Strep A infection, as well as a rare form of antibody binding, that leads to an effective immune response against ...
Dec 12, 2022
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