Introduction You must have noticed bruises and rashes in parts of your body and wondered where you got hurt. Well, these may not be bruises but Purpura. It is a skin condition that indicates that something is wrong with your health and requires medical attention. Purpura can happen at any age. It is more common […]
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites evolve over time and become unresponsive to medications that were once effective in treating those infections. This poses significant challenges in disease management, increasing the risk of disease transmission, severe illness, and even mortality. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), AMR continues to […]
ANI | | Posted by Tapatrisha Das, Washington Dc Aug 31, 2023 10:42 AM IST Share Via Copy Link The study states that adverse childhood experiences such as parental incarceration can increase risk of cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular disease continues to be the largest cause of mortality disparities. These health disparities may be exacerbated by parental […]
A new blood test has the potential to diagnose Parkinson’s disease at least a decade earlier than existing methods because it detects a key cause of the condition, its developers say. If the new diagnostic tool is show to be safe and effective in larger trials and becomes available on the NHS, it could have […]
An international collaboration of researchers recently published a study that conclusively demonstrated a biological explanation for how a human genetic variation known as the HLA-B*15:01 allele results in a much higher likelihood of asymptomatic infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The study not only found a strong association of the HLA-B*15:01 allele with […]
Thursday, August 31, 2023 4:59AM CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) — Clovis Community College students are taking action by rolling up their sleeves to donate blood in honor of a former student. The Live Like Molly blood drive was held on campus Wednesday. The event honors former student Molly Griffin, who was tragically killed by a drunk […]
Researchers have identified the first known human infection of a roundworm, typically found in carpet pythons, in a 64-year-old Australian woman. The Ophidascaris robertsi roundworm was extracted from the patient’s brain. It is believed she contracted the roundworm after collecting and consuming Warrigal greens near a lake where the python had shed the parasite. (Stock […]
A recent Nutrients journal study evaluated how the combination of Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) supplement and dairy foods affected the gut microbiome in Australians at a high risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Study: Interactions between Mediterranean Diet Supplemented with Dairy Foods and the Gut Microbiota Influence Cardiovascular Health in an Australian Population. Image Credit: DiViArt / Shutterstock Background Diet plays […]
An outbreak of illnesses after a Tough Mudder race in Sonoma County, California, this month has reached about 300 cases, the county estimated on Wednesday. The Sonoma County Department of Health Services issued a health advisory last week after reports of rash, fever, muscle pain, nausea and vomiting among participants in the August 19-20 Tough […]
