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The study showing that gut microbial flora often harbors urinary tract infection causing strains. It was not certain whether pandemic; drug-resistant strains have distinct moorage patterns in the gut or lower urinary tract of healthy people. This is clinical concern because disease causing E. coli bacteria can transfer from the digestive tract to the female…
The researches find that the Only one-fourth of U.S. plastic surgery residents report receiving opioid-prescriber education, according to a study published in the July issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.David W. Grant, M.D., from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and colleagues surveyed plastic surgery trainees at a sample of U.S. and…
More and more patients are being treated successfully for cancer. However, some cancer treatments that are very effective for breast cancer – medications like anthracyclines; and trastuzumab can cause heart toxicity and lead to heart failure. Heart-related side effects can limit the amount of cancer therapy that patients are eligible to receive. Currently, there is…
When Owings Mills resident Wayne Webb responded to a follow-up call from a staff member at Northwest Hospital asking him to open his front door, he was shock to see paramedics waiting for him. Although he was not feeling well after a visit to the hospital’s Emergency Department a few days prior, he had no…
The researches find that the Some proponents of medical marijuana have claimed that its use against pain might help curb the ongoing crisis of opioid abuse.Therefore Medical cannabis (commonly referred to as “medical marijuana”) refers to the use of the Cannabis plant as a physician-recommended drug or herbal therapy; as well as synthetic tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)…
The study on the mutation that encodes a brain protein in a child; with autism has been placing into the brains of mice. These mice then showed severe alterations of specific behaviors that closely resemble those seen in human autism spectrum disorder. The brain protein studied is the dopamine transporter, or DAT. Certain brain neurons…
The researches find that the photobiomodulation (PBM); can be use for oral mucositis occurring as a side effect of cancer treatment with radiotherapy. However; PBM is not on the radar of most oncologists in the United States, who tend to use mouthwashes for this adverse event. But that may change now that PBM is recommend…
The study showing that roughly 20 states have laws like the one in Arkansas that make it a crime for people infected with HIV to have sex without first informing their partner of their infection; regardless of whether they used a condom or were on medication that made transmission of the disease effectively impossible. Human…
The secondhand tobacco smoke exposure contributes to diseases including heart disease, lung cancer, and stroke. Implementation of smoke-free laws has reduced SHS exposure. One in five nonsmoking workers report exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke at work. The researchers finding that 19.9% of nonsmoking workers reporting any exposure to SHS at work in the previous 12…
Our eyes the windows to the soul need constant care, and as we age, they sometimes also need significant repair. The panes of these windows the corneal cells are transparent tissues that have; the focus of some of the oldest and most common transplantation surgeries. Now thanks to researchers in Kyoto, some such transplants may…
Myosin binding protein H like is a protein associating with myoflament structures in atrial tissue. In the process; they discovering the protein myosin binding protein H-like biomarkers; which exists in two forms and exhibiting an important characteristic in humans. The research study finding that whether myosin binding protein H might serve as a blood-borne marker…
Women who are suspected with a urinary tract infection will be able to access fast-track testing; and treatment without seeing a GP as part of a ground-breaking NHS England pilot scheme trialed in 38 ‘Pharmacy First’ branches across Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. Instead of waiting for a GP appointment; women will be offered a Dip UTI…