Infective endocarditis is often due to outside infections
...stem from health care factors. Endocarditis is an infection that affects the inner linings of the heart called endothelium. Such an infection can damage the heart valves, the connective tissues surrounding the valves, and the inner chamber li...Mouth wash samples to predict bone marrow transplant results
...ophils, which are the white blood cells that fight infection in the body. Patients of bone marrow transplant are routinely advised mouth washes to counteract the problem of mucositis that may be caused by their treatment procedure. Researchers of University of Toronto have found that testing the basic sodium ...Antibiotics help combat dangerous tropical disease
... 120 million people worldwide suffer from Filarial infection and some// get grotesque condition called elephant...lt of re-infection, which would no longer occur if infection was effectively prevented. Doxycyclin has been used a safe and cheap drug and has been around for ...Risks of heart attack related to bacteria in gum plaque
...rt that this is due to the fact that a periodontal infection can cause inflammation of the gums that cause opening of pores in the blood vessels of the area around the infection. This makes it easy for the bacteria to travel to other parts of the body by the bloodstream and succeed in causing health problems ...Two New Human Papilloma virus (HPV) vaccines to prevent cervical cancer
...gh this vaccine may be effective for prevention of infection a better promising approach for developing countries would be to undergo a cheaper screening test and visual inspection followed by prevention and treatment....Antibiotics for acute uncomplicated lower respiratory tract infection
...for // acute uncomplicated lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) is acceptable. Acute lower respiratory tract infection is a common complaint in the out patient departments and is one of the most common condition which i...Anti-fungal drug - Griseofulvin may help treat cancer
...an be applied as an ointment to treat skin fungal infection like ringworm can now be given orally. "The drug has remarkably few side effects and has been used for a long time, we discovered that it has the ability to inhibit the growth of cancer cells, in a manner that is similar to much more powerful antica...Condoms May not be safe Enough
...ill help to reduce the risk of transmission of HIV infection (AIDS) and many other sexually transmitted disease... by contact with skin not covered by a condom. HIV infection by about 80%, to less than a 1% chance of infection per year. The National Institutes of Health says...Understanding Chronic Infections May Help in Developing Therapeutic Vaccines
...imulus to the immune system that occurs in chronic infection seems to prevent the immune cells from responding optimally to a therapeutic vaccine," Wherry says. "If we could lower viral load before therapeutic vaccination, we might be able to improve efficacy." The next step for the research, Wherry says, wi...Smoking and heightened risk of TB
...f the risk of acquiring Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection is higher in those people who had smoked for more than 15 pack-years. A pack-year is smoking for one year at a cigarette pack a day. Smokers smoking for 30 pack-years may be all those who have smoked a pack a day for 30 years, or two pack a day for ...Listeria Food Poisoning Can Be Dangerous In Pregnant Women And Elderly
...eatening unless vigilance is practiced to curb the infection // according to the report published by Food Safe...Authority of Ireland.(FSAI). The mortality due to infection can be as much as 30% associated with Listeria food contamination and only miniscule amounts need t...Inhaled nitric oxide therapy does not reduce death risk of infants
...ducted the study on 420 pre-term infants with lung infection found that there does not exist any significant di...n the placebo group had developed the serious lung infection of bronchopulmonary dysplasia. The death rate was also high in both groups, with 52% of the infants ...Transplanted heart made more acceptable by daclizumab
...wever, six patients receiving daclizumab died from infection when receiving concomitant cytolytic therapy compa...de even a small increase in the risk of death from infection for a reduction in the risk of histologic rejection. ...Adverse Effects Associated with Unauthorised Hepatitis A Vaccine in China
...i Wei a six-year-old child suffered an unspecified infection and breathing problem the day after she received the vaccination following which she died a few days later. Some of the other symptoms observed as a result of the administration of the vaccine were dizziness, headaches and breathing trouble. Offici...Folk medicine is given more to UTI patients
...d from the urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infection happens when the bacteria gets to infect the urinary bladder and cause swelling and pain in the lower abdomen. This may cause irritation in the lining of the bladder, urethra, ureters, and kidneys as well. The condition is generally treated with anti...Influenza Avian Flu strain has become more contagious and dangerous.
...flu virus isolated from the ducks no longer caused infection in the ducks when re-infected but caused the death...tered across Asia . The main concern is due to the infection in humans has 51 people have died due to infection with this strain in Vietnam , Thailand and Cambod...Over Six Million HIV Infected People In South Africa- Finds A Survey
...pidemic disease, a potentially preventable, deadly infection for which there is no cure, no vaccine, and it is not under control." - National Commission on AIDS, 1993 More than 40 million people worldwide, are infected with HIV/AIDS and more than 3.1 million AIDS-relate......s caused //more than three million deaths from HIV infection and more than 5 million adults and children are li...e attachment and entry of the virus is blocked the infection of the new host cell by the virus is stopped. The drug was tested on 40 AIDS patients in the US at a...Estimates For Number Of HIV/AIDS Deaths In India Still Not Available
...e states like Tamil Nadu had seen a decline in the infection rate. The problem of data accuracy, he said, was m...pidemic disease, a potentially preventable, deadly infection for which there is no cure, no vaccine, and it is not under control. HIV: The Virus infection cau....... The most frequently reported adverse events were infection (respiratory system: 14 percent), infection (body as a whole: 12 percent) and injection-site pain (11 percent). The majority of adverse effects ...