New study: Sexually transmitted disease treatment can be effectively administered by sex partners
Effective control of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) requires treatment of the sexual partners of infected patients. A new study shows that providing infected men with antibiotics to give their partners is more effective than traditional means of contacting and treating the partners, according to an article in the Sept. 1 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, now available online. Men with...Steroids administered to expectant mothers, a boon for preemie babies
Expectant mothers who run a risk of delivering babies much before the full term are administered steroids. Now, a recent study conducted by researchers // at the University of Adelaide , has found that subjecting expectant mothers to repeated doses of steroids benefits their babies by reducing potential breathing difficulties during delivery. Researchers studied 980 women and their 1...Babies under two years of age to be administered Meningitis vaccination
Following the advice of the Scottish Executive Health experts, NHS forth valley has decided to include the pneumoccocal vaccine// into the child immunization programme, which will necessitate and all babies under the age of two to compulsorily take the shot that accords protection against a lethal meningitis form. The number of doses of the vaccine will depend on the age of the children....