Medical News
Man With 'World's Worst' Super Gonorrhea Is Cured
Tech Times - 21 Apr 2018 00:23
A British man just got cured from the 'world's worst' super gonorrhea. The unidentified man picked up the sexually transmitted disease while he was on a trip in Southeast Asia.
A Big Belly Could Be Bad For Your Health And Your Heart - Even If You're Not Overweight
Tech Times - 21 Apr 2018 20:31
A new study has found that people who have a wider waist or central obesity are at a higher risk of having heart problems than those who are overweight.
Organic Tampons, Menstrual Cups No Safer Than Regular Tampons Against Toxic Shock Syndrome: Study
Tech Times - 21 Apr 2018 13:28
New research finds that even organic tampons and menstrual cups may also cause toxic shock syndrome. What can be done to reduce the risk of TSS?
Seven-day antibiotic course delivers similar outcomes to 14-days for Gram-negative bacteraemia
EurekAlert! - 21 Apr 2018 06:00
(European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases) A seven-day course of antibiotic treatment for Gram-negative bacteraemia (GNB), a serious infection that occurs when bacteria get into the bloodstream, ...
Avoid piperacillin-tazobactam when treating BSI cause by ceftriaxone-resistant pathogens
EurekAlert! - 21 Apr 2018 06:00
(European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases) The antibiotic combination treatment piperacillin-tazobactam was significantly less effective than meropenem when treating potentially fatal bloodstream...
Multistate E.coli Outbreak: CDC Expands Warning To Cover All Types Of Romaine Lettuce
Tech Times - 21 Apr 2018 05:19
The CDC has expanded its E.coli warning from chopped romaine lettuce to all types of romaine lettuce. The advisory comes after an investigation in Alaska revealed that several people fell ill after consuming whole heads ...