Members of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) get their seasonal influenza vaccinations on Wednesday. The HKSAR government has reminded citizens to get vaccinated as soon as possible and to take personal health precautions. Photo: CNS Photo From south to north, respiratory diseases have progressed to their peak period of […]
Category Archives: Infection
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A Hungarian invention could put an end to hospital-acquired infections around the world, reports Világgazdaság. Resysten Hungary Kft. is a Hungarian biotechnology company with a ten-year history. It started as a family business and is now a global company with a presence in many countries around the world. The company’s so-called durable hygiene coating, manufactured […]
The information below has been supplied by dairy marketers and other industry organizations. It has not been edited, verified or endorsed by Hoard’s Dairyman. Pneumonia, or bovine respiratory disease (BRD), is the second-highest cause of mortality in preweaned dairy calves and the highest cause of mortality in post-weaned dairy calves.1 “Sometimes, despite every precaution, calves […]
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Prism Health provides ‘holistic’ HIV healthcare in South Dallas The first time Dallas resident Rafael Ruiz de Velasco heard about PrEP in 2017, it wasn’t from his doctor. It was from a dating app. “Because people were saying ‘on PrEP’, and I was like, ‘What is this? What does that mean?’” Ruiz de Velasco said. […]
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Health Advisory: Increased Incidence of HIV and Syphilis Co-Infection Among Missourians of Child-Bearing Potential
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A marked increase in syphilis in people of childbearing potential has driven rising rates of congenital syphilis (CS). Syphilis and HIV co-infection among pregnant patients can also increase the risk of HIV vertical transmission. All cases of CS and HIV vertical transmission can be prevented with increased testing and appropriate treatment. Vertical transmission is where […]
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Australian-led study highlights ‘alarmingly high’ rates of resistance to commonly-prescribed antibiotics in the Asia-Pacific region. Research led by the University of Sydney has found that many antibiotics recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) had “less than 50 percent effectiveness” in treating childhood infections such as pneumonia, sepsis and meningitis. The study, published in Lancet […]
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By Matthew Hill BBC West health correspondent People are being invited to take part in a new research study looking at providing a shingles vaccine combined with the Covid-19 or flu jab. Researchers at the University of Bristol are seeing if giving protection against shingles at the same time as the other vaccines can boost […]
ANDREW, Iowa — When Lincoln Veach was just 4 years old, a series of diagnoses left him fighting for his life for months at University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital. Now 6, Lincoln, who lives just outside Andrew, is set to join the University of Iowa football team at its Nov. 4 game against […]
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People with pneumonia who have experienced Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infections may be able to reduce recurrences if they take doxycycline instead of the standard treatment. The study comes as the US Centers for Disease Control kicked off C. diff awareness month Wednesday. The study was published today in the American Journal of Infection Control. […]
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Alternative antibiotic selection can reduce the risk of health care-associated infections for patients with pneumonia
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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new study published today in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) reveals that the use of doxycycline may help protect against Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infection for some patients with pneumonia. Specifically, study authors found that for hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia who had experienced C. diff infections in […]