Home remedies to treat bladder infection Photo : iStock Urinary Tract infections (UTI) are infections that occur in any part of the urinary system. The kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra form the urinary system and the most common infections occur in the lower urinary tract; the bladder and urethra. Germs enter the urethra and then […]
Three people have died from a listeria outbreak in the state of Washington, the Department of Health there reported on July 21. A total of five adults over 60 years of age are known to have developed “severe infections” from Listeria monocytogenes (listeriosis), including the three who died. All five had “compromised immune systems,” the health […]
Contributed by Debbie Clason, staff writer, Healthy HearingLast updated July 24, 2023 It’s normal for ear wax to drain from your ears on occasion, but if you’re experiencing excessive drainage of fluid accompanied by pain, fever, swelling, redness, or reduced hearing, it’s time to seek medical treatment. You may have an infection. What does it […]
The Washtenaw County Health Department is reminding residents to prevent mosquito bites after testing found the insects can carry two types of viruses. Mosquitoes collected in the county last week tested positive for Jamestown Canyon virus and West Nile virus, the county health department said in a news release. A total of four samples tested […]
A security guard stands at the entrance of a ward for patients infected with mucormycosis, at a civil hospital in Ahmedabad. (Image: Sam PANTHAKY/AFP/File) Covid-associated fungal infections with the highest mortality rates involved aspergillosis (57.6%), invasive candidiasis (55.4%), mucormycosis (44.7%), and unspecified mycoses (59.0%), the analysis noted Death rates of patients hospitalised for fungal infections […]
If the pad remains yellow, a drug-sensitive (DS) bacterial infection is present which can be treated by placing another hydrogel layer on top of the first pad to release a commonly used antibiotic into the wound. But a further colour change to red indicates the presence of drug-resistant (DR) bacteria – the so-called superbugs that […]
Dean SG, Ricotta EE, Fintzi J, Lai YL, Kadri SS, Olivier KN, et al. Mycobacterial testing Trends, United States, 2009–2015(1). Emerg Infect Dis. 2020;26(9):2243–6. Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Winthrop KL, Marras TK, Adjemian J, Zhang H, Wang P, Zhang Q. Incidence and prevalence of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease in a large U.S. Managed […]
Abstract Although virus–host interactions are usually studied in a single cell type using in vitro assays in immortalized cell lines or isolated cell populations, it is important to remember that what is happening inside one infected cell does not translate to understanding how an infected cell behaves in a tissue, organ or whole organism. Infections […]
Pictured: Pfizer’s sign at its La Jolla campus/iStock, JHVEPhoto As the infectious diseases market expands, Pfizer, Gilead and GSK will climb to the top of the industry and emerge as the most dominant players in the space, according to data analytics and consultancy GlobalData. In an industry analysis posted Wednesday, GlobalData projected that the infectious […]
Researchers say the central districts in Sydney are close to becoming the first place in the world to reach the U.N.’s target for ending transmission of HIV. The city was once at the heart of Australia’s HIV epidemic but new infections among gay men have fallen by 88% between 2010 and 2022. The U.N.’s goal […]