Patients undergoing transplantation of the bone marrow and experiencing development of rashes on a regular basis can benefit from a simple blood test that can solve a treatment-based issue presently faced by doctors.
James Ferrara, M.D., Ruth Heyn Endowed Professor of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases and director of the bone marrow [...]
August 11, 2010 | Posted in
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Researchers at the Technische Universität München (TUM) have identified a promising target to a new class of antibiotics.
The finding has implications for offering insights on tackling bacterial stems that develop resistance to previously considered life-saving antibiotics.
From Sciencedaily.com:
The cells of virtually all life forms synthesize essential natural substances belonging to the class [...]
June 24, 2010 | Posted in
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Operation Pangea II was coordinated by INTERPOL and the World Health Organization’s International Medical Products Anti-Counterfeiting Taskforce (IMPACT) for highlighting the possible dangers of drugs purchased online.
The week-long global initiative saw a series of arrests and seizure of thousands of potentially harmful medical products.
From News-Medical.Net:
During the operation, Internet monitoring revealed 751 [...]
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When it comes to clearing aural discharge, topical quinolone antibiotics are better than systemic antibiotics.
This finding was disclosed by a systematic review of literature published in an update of The Cochrane Library.
The complication, generally, happens in the first five years of life and can persist to adulthood. Untreated chronic suppurative otits media (CSOM) may result [...]
March 13, 2010 | Posted in
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A review by Israeli researchers has suggested that steroid nasal sprays - either alone or with antibiotic therapy can easily be termed as an effective option for easing symptoms besides speeding up the recovery process for acute sinusitis.
It is worth nothing here that approximately 37 million people in the United States alone suffer from nasal [...]
March 6, 2010 | Posted in
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Every year, approximately 37 million people in the United States alone, suffer from the nasal congestion, sinus pressure, cough, and postnasal drip that accompany sinusitis. Doctors, usually, recommend antibiotics for relieving acute sinusitis developing after a chest cold.
A new review by Israeli researchers has suggested that steroid nasal sprays - either alone or with antibiotic [...]
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The first biomarker of graft-versus-host disease of the skin has been identified by researchers from the University of Michigan.
This discovery by the involved researchers make it possible for a simple blood test to solve a treatment issue facing doctors with patients who develop rashes on a frequent basis after bone marrow transplantations. It was noted [...]
February 7, 2010 | Posted in
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According to scientists from the UT Southwestern Medical Center, patients suffering from pneumonia can recover more quickly when corticosteroids are added to traditional antimicrobial therapy.
Corticosteroids are primarily used for treating inflammation related to infectious diseases unlike anabolic steroids that are used for bulking up the body muscles.
In a study available online, researchers at UT Southwestern [...]
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More than 37 million Americans suffer from nasal congestion, sinus pressure, cough and postnasal drip that accompany sinusitis, as per a recently published review. Though medical practitioners usually prescribe antibiotics for reliving acute sinusitis after its development following a chest cold, a combination of steroid nasal spray and antibiotic therapy is the best option when [...]
September 20, 2009 | Posted in
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According to scientists from the UT Southwestern Medical Center, addition of corticosteroids to traditional antimicrobial therapy help patients recover from pneumonia faster than with antibiotics in isolation.
Pneumonia is a lung infection that is primarily characterized by breathing ailments and is spread by sneezing and coughing.
Dr. Robert Hardy, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics [...]
August 14, 2009 | Posted in
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