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Newer, Faster And Efficient System For Lupus Detection.

Source: Universitat Polytechnica de Valencia (UPV),Spain Feb 03, 2019 5 years ago

Autoimmune diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus or rheumatoid arthritis, are difficult to diagnose, specially in early stages. Specifically, in the case of lupus, specific antibodies aimed at antigens located in the nucleus of cells appear, including the anti-Ro/SSA. These anti-Ro/SSA antibodies can be found in the blood before other autoantibodies related with lupus, and can even be det...

Blood test for specific metabolites could reveal blocked arteries

Source: Duke University Medical Center Feb 02, 2019 5 years ago

A Duke Health pilot project suggests that in the near future, a blood test could show whether arteries carrying blood to the heart are narrow or blocked, a risk factor for heart disease. According to the 40-person study published in the journal PLOS ONE, emergency patients who underwent a treadmill stress test and showed signs of decreased blood flow to the heart also had changes in five met...

P53 discovered to have dual roles in not only fighting tumors but also promoting growth in certain cancers.

Source: University of San Diego Feb 01, 2019 5 years ago

Search for a description of "p53" and it becomes clear that this human protein is widely known for its cancer-fighting benefits, leading to its renown as "the guardian of the genome." Scientists at the University of California San Diego have published a new study challenging that description. Studying the "wild type" version of p53 (WTp53), the form that exists b...

‘Hidden HIV’ can now be accurately measured

Source: Howard Hughes Medical Institute Jan 31, 2019 5 years ago

Researchers can now quickly and accurately count a hidden, inactive form of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that lurks in patients' cells. This version of HIV embeds into cells' genomes and can persist despite otherwise successful therapies, thwarting attempts to cure the infection. Using a new genetic technique developed by Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator Robert Sil...

Oral Gonorrhea : A Growing Challenge For Healthcare In Thailand And Globally

Thailand Medical News Jan 30, 2019 5 years ago

An often-overlooked type of STD, oral gonorrhea presents a challenge for healthcare in Thailand and globally. The threat this bacterial infection poses is not limited to the disease itself – there are large-scale public health issues related both to long-term inflammation by an infection in the throat or mouth left untreated and to the wrongful prescription of certain antibiotics that give r...

Next-generation treatment for acute myeloid leukemia discovered.

Source: Purdue University Jan 29, 2019 5 years ago

Researchers have been struggling for years to find a treatment for patients who have a recurrence of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), an aggressive blood cancer that is one of the most lethal cancers. About 19,520 news cases are diagnosed a year, and about 10,670 people a year die from it, according to the American Cancer Society. Purdue University researchers are developing a series of drug compo...

Researchers discover why heart attack triggers arrhythmia in some, explores potential treatment.

Source: University of California - San Diego Jan 28, 2019 5 years ago

A team of researchers led by the University of California San Diego has identified a genetic pathway that causes some individuals to develop an abnormal heart rhythm, or arrhythmia, after experiencing a heart attack. They have also identified a drug candidate that can block this pathway. "We now know one reason why a significant fraction of the public could develop secondary complications p...

The Fight to Save Private Healthcare in Thailand

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 28, 2019 5 years ago

In recent years, various agencies within the Thai government have made concerted efforts to curb private medical institutions’ independence by installing burdensome regulations -- most recently by seeking to control what these businesses can charge for specific medicines, procedures, and supplies. Their basic rationale is that cost controls and other measures are necessary to ensure the best...

Aspirin and Ibuprofen can improve survival in head and neck cancer or any cancers caused by the oncogene PIK3CA

Source: University of California, San Francisco Jan 28, 2019 5 years ago

Regular use of a common type of medication, such as aspirin and ibuprofen, significantly improves survival for a third or more patients with head and neck cancer, a new study led by UC San Francisco has found. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs, improved the overall five-year survival rate from 25 percent to 78 percent for patients whose cancer contained a specific...

BRCA-driven cancer being targeted with new drugs

Source: Brigham and Women's Hospital Jan 27, 2019 5 years ago

BRCA1 and BRCA2 ("BReast CAncer genes") are critical tumor suppressor genes—women carrying a mutation in one of these genes have up to an 80 percent risk of developing breast cancer and a 50 percent risk of developing ovarian cancer. Cancer drugs known as Parp inhibitors have recently been approved for treating patients with BRCA-driven metastatic breast cancer or recurrent ovarian...

The Evolving Projects Of CP Medical Center Co. Ltd.

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 26, 2019 5 years ago

The Thai conglomerate, Charoen Pokphand Group is one of the world’s largest. It is also Thailand’s largest private company. With investments in over 30 countries and a huge presence in the Chinese market the group employs over 350,000 staff. It’s 3 core businesses operate in: Agribusiness & Food Retail & Distribution Telecommunications industries So, it was with sur...

New anti-influenza drugs developed in UK

Source: Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Jan 26, 2019 5 years ago

Researchers at LSTM and Imperial College London have designed drugs which could help combat any potential new flu pandemic, by targeting the receptors of the cells by which the virus gains entry to the human body. In a paper published in the Journal of Immunology the team, led by LSTM's Professor Richard Pleass, show that by engineering a part of an antibody they can target ...

European Researchers Genetically Modify Adenovirus, Turning It Into Tumor-Killing Agents For Retinoblastoma

Source: Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Dept, Hospital Sant Joan de Deu, Barcelona Jan 25, 2019 5 years ago

A European team of researchers reports that modifying an adenovirus a certain way made it an effective tumor killer in mice with retinoblastoma. In their paper published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, the researchers describe modifying the virus and testing its effectiveness in treating retinoblastoma. Retinoblastoma, as its name implies, is a cancer of the retina. It is mos...

Bacterial pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis identified as one of the many agents implicated to causing Alzheimer's disease

Source: Cortexyme, Inc, US Jan 24, 2019 5 years ago

Cortexyme, Inc., a privately held, clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing therapeutics to alter the course of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other degenerative disorders, today announced publication of a foundational paper supporting its approach in Science Advances. In the paper, an international team of researchers led by Cortexyme co-founders Stephen Dominy, M.D. and Casey Lync...

Platelet-rich plasma injections, a 2019 Aesthetic Trend for cosmetic facial procedures shows promising results

Source: NYU Langone Health, New York Jan 23, 2019 5 years ago

Most studies evaluating platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection for facial rejuvenation and other cosmetic procedures have reported positive results, according to a critical review in the publication: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). PRP Injections are reportedly the latests trends of 2019 for Aesthetic Clinics a...

Scientists confirm correlation between colitis and colon cancer

Source: Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University Jan 23, 2019 5 years ago

Lingering inflammation in the colon is a known risk factor for colorectal cancer and now scientists report one way it resets the stage to enable this common and often deadly cancer. Inflammation is supposed to be a short-term response to an infection or other irritant in the body that is essential to eliminating it. But when inflammation persists, it can contribute to a myriad of common condit...

Researchers discover method to invigorate the immune system to eradicate cancer.

Source: University of Pennsylvania Jan 22, 2019 5 years ago

Immune cells called macrophages are supposed to serve and protect, but cancer has found ways to put them to sleep. Now researchers at the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania say they've identified how to fuel macrophages with the energy needed to attack and eat cancer cells. It is well established that macrophages can either support cancer cell growth and spread or hinder ...

New Antibiotic developed to fight deadly drug resistant bacteria in intestines.

Source: Flinders University Jan 21, 2019 5 years ago

A new antibiotic developed by a Flinders University researcher is being heralded as a breakthrough in the war against a drug resistant superbug. Bacteria are winning the fight against antibiotics as they evolve to fight off traditional treatments, threatening decades of advancements in modern medicine, with predictions they will kill over 10 million people by 2050. The scientific development o...

Research Gene therapy promotes faster nerve regeneration

Source: Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience - KNAW Jan 20, 2019 5 years ago

Researchers from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN) and the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) have shown that treatment using gene therapy leads to a faster recovery after nerve damage. By combining a surgical repair procedure with gene therapy, the survival of nerve cells and regeneration of nerve fibers over a long distance was stimulated for the first time. The discovery, pu...

Killing tumours by targeting their viral DNA

Source: Hong Kong Baptist University Jan 19, 2019 5 years ago

Epstein-Barr virus infects more than 95 percent of people, usually without symptoms. But sometimes its persistence in cells can lead to tumor formation. Now, researchers from Hong Kong and the UK have developed a fluorescing, molecular-sized probe, called L2P4, which can inhibit Epstein-Barr-related tumor growth while allowing researchers to see the targeted tumor cells. Epstein-Barr v...

US FDA STARTS PROBE AND ISSUE DOCTOR WARNINGS! Paclitaxel-Coated Devices for PAD Potentially Tied to Increased Deaths.

Source: US FDA Jan 18, 2019 5 years ago

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a safety alert regarding the possibility of an increased risk of death associated with the use of paclitaxel-coated balloons and paclitaxel-eluting stents for the treatment of peripheral arterial disease (PAD). The FDA's communication follows a recent meta-analysis published in the Journal of the American Heart Association ...

National, Regional, Global - Future Opportunities For Thailand’s Medical Device Companies

Thailand Medical News Jan 18, 2019 5 years ago

Various research reports on Thailand’s role in the production, local dissemination and exportation to domestic as well as international markets for medical devices reveal healthy forecasts. Predications are that the medical device market in the country will continue to grow at average rates of between 8.5-10% per annum. Such strength in growth opens exciting opportunities for the Me...

New Stem Cell Therapy To Treat Diabetes

Source: Washington University School of Medicine , St. Louis Jan 18, 2019 5 years ago

Scientists working to develop more effective treatments for diabetes are turning to stem cells. Such cells can be transformed into cells that produce insulin, the hormone that controls blood sugar. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have tweaked the recipe for coaxing human stem cells into insulin-secreting beta cells and shown that the resulting cells are more ...

Engineered Proteins, Centyrins Shows Potential Against Staphylococcus Aureus

Source: NYU Langone Health / NYU School of Medicine Jan 17, 2019 5 years ago

A new class of engineered proteins may counter infection caused by Staphylococcus aureus -- a bacterial species considered one of the largest global health threats, a new study suggests. Published online Jan. 16 in Science Translational Medicine, the study is the result of a five-year research partnership between scientists at NYU School of Medicine and Janssen Research & Dev...

HKU Discovers A New Broad Spectrum Antiviral Drug, AM580

Source: Hong Kong University Jan 16, 2019 5 years ago

The world has been repeatedly plagued by infectious disease outbreaks, including SARS and MERS coronaviruses, avian influenza viruses, and Zika virus. A team at the Medical Faculty of The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) led by Professor Yuen Kwok-yung and Dr Shuofeng Yuan of the Department of Microbiology, has discovered a novel broad-spectrum antiviral drug that would be strategic for epidemic c...

The New Sexually-Transmitted Epidemic In Asia

Thailand Medical News Jan 16, 2019 5 years ago

The bacterium Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) is sexually transmitted and can cause inflammation of the urinary and genital tracts in men and women. This germ may also be linked to other problems, including some cases of arthritis and, in women, pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility. MG appears to be spread by unprotected anal or vaginal intercourse, as it can be detected in fluid s...

Back to the future with CD4 testing: Improving HIV care in low- and middle-income countries

Source: PLOS Jan 15, 2019 5 years ago

A practical resource-based public health approach for the rapid initiation of antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected individuals living in low- and middle-income countries could save thousands of lives, according to an Essay published January 15 in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Mark Tenforde of the University of Washington School of Medicine, and colleagues. Effective antir...

Study Shows Vonoprazan improves heartburn faster than lansoprazole

Source: Hyogo College of Medicine, Japan Jan 15, 2019 5 years ago

In a recent study conducted by Professor Dr. Tadayuki Oshima and Professor Dr. Eitatsu Arai from Hyogo College of Medicine, in Japan , demonstrated that the potassium-competitive acid blocker (P-CAB) vonoprazan demonstrates superior efficacy in the treatment of patients with erosive oesophagitis compared with the proton pump inhibitor (PPI) lansoprazole, with the results of a small ...

Hormone therapy essential for post menopause women against knee osteoarthritis

Source: North American Menopause Society (NAMS). Jan 14, 2019 5 years ago

There is an ongoing debate regarding the relationship between knee osteoarthritis and hormone therapy (HT), with small-scale studies providing mixed results. A new large-scale study from Korea shows that women receiving HT had a significantly lower prevalence of symptomatic knee osteoarthritis compared with women who did not take hormones. Study results are published online in Menopause, the ...

Unidentified Immune Cells Plays Role In Spondyloarthritides

Source: VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology) Jan 13, 2019 5 years ago

Spondyloarthritis is one of the most common types of chronic joint inflammation affecting nearly 1-2% of the Western population. Cytokine blockade of Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and more recently Interleukin-17 (IL-17) has revolutionized the perspectives of patients suffering from this disease by achieving high levels of therapeutic efficacy. The disease differs substantially from rheumatoid arthr...

Ibrutinib, A New and Better Drug For Leukemia

Source: Loyola University Health System Jan 12, 2019 5 years ago

A landmark study co-authored by a Loyola Medicine oncologist has found that a newer targeted drug is significantly more effective than standard therapy for treating elderly patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The drug, ibrutinib, attacks cancer cells without damaging normal cells, thus causing fewer side effects. The drug is taken as a pill once a day -- much more convenient than ...

Drug That Stop Cancer Metastasis Finally Identified.

Source: University Of Basel Jan 11, 2019 5 years ago

The most deadly aspect of breast cancer is metastasis. It spreads cancer cells throughout the body. Researchers at the University and the University Hospital of Basel have now discovered a substance that suppresses the formation of metastases. In the journal Cell, the team of molecular biologists, computational biologists, and clinicians reports on their interdisciplinary approach. The ima...

Epstein-Barr Virus (A Type Of Herpes Virus) Linked to Schizophrenia.

Source: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Jan 10, 2019 5 years ago

New research from Johns Hopkins Medicine and Sheppard Pratt Health System shows that people in the study with schizophrenia also have higher levels of antibodies against the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), a herpes virus that causes infectious mononucleosis, so-called mono. Researchers proposed two explanations for the association of heightened immune responses in patients with schizophrenia and EBV in...

Study shows that Choline may help fight Alzheimer

Source: Arizona State University Jan 09, 2019 5 years ago

In a new study, researchers at the Biodesign Institute explore a safe and simple treatment for one of the most devastating and perplexing afflictions: Alzheimer's disease (AD). Lead authors Ramon Velazquez and Salvatore Oddo, along with their colleagues in the ASU-Banner Neurodegenerative Disease Research Center (NDRC), investigate the effects of choline, an important nutrient that ma...

Research Leads to Discovery Of New Colorectal Biomarker and also Potential Tumor Control Drug

Source: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Jan 08, 2019 5 years ago

Johns Hopkins researchers have identified a protein involved in cell proliferation and the development of new blood vessels that could serve as a marker for the early detection of colorectal cancers. In laboratory studies, investigators found that expression of the protein, called beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase-V (beta-1,4-GalT-V), was increased in human colorectal cancer tumor cells compared ...

New Approach In Treating Neurodegenerative Diseases By Targeting Discovered Polyglutamine Toxic Proteins

Source: DGIST (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology) Jan 07, 2019 5 years ago

A research team led by Professor Sung Bae Lee of Brain and Cognitive Sciences and Professor Daehee Hwang of New Biology (Vice-head of the Plant Age and Life Research Group, IBS) has identified the early neuropathology mechanism of structural characteristics of polyglutamine toxic protein on neurodegenerative brain disorders. It was through a joint research with Professor Yuh Nung Jan at the Howard...

Common Yeast and other Fungi cause Brain Infections and also Impair Memory

Source: Baylor College of Medicine Jan 06, 2019 5 years ago

Fungal infections are emerging as a major medical challenge, and a team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine has developed a mouse model to study the short-term consequences of fungal infection in the brain. The researchers report in the journal Nature Communications the unexpected finding that the common yeast Candida albicans, a type of fungus, can cross the blood-b...

Messenger RNA in Aerosol Forms To Cure Lung Diseases

Source: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Jan 06, 2019 5 years ago

Messenger RNA, which can induce cells to produce therapeutic proteins, holds great promise for treating a variety of diseases. The biggest obstacle to this approach so far has been finding safe and efficient ways to deliver mRNA molecules to the target cells. In an advance that could lead to new treatments for lung disease, MIT researchers have now designed an inhalable form of mRNA. This aerosol...

New Novel Treatment Approach for Cystic Fibrosis

Source: University Of Zurich Jan 01, 2019 5 years ago

Cystic fibrosis is a severe hereditary disease of the lung, for which there is currently no cure. The underlying cause of the disease is a malfunction of the chloride channel CFTR, which prevents the secretion of chloride in certain body cells. This leads to dehydration of the mucus layer in the lung. A promising approach for treating cystic fibrosis is the activation of the calcium-activated chlo...

Antibiotic Resistant Escheria Coli In Thailand’s Neighbour, Vietnam could pose a Nightmare for the Asian Region.

Source: Osaka University Dec 30, 2018 5 years ago

A team of researchers led by Osaka University examined the dissemination of colistin-resistant bacteria among residents of rural communities in Vietnam to find that the prevalence of colistin-resistant Escherichia coli (CR-E) in the intestines was extremely high, at about 70 percent. This Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a non-pathogenic bacterium, so the residents have no symptom...

Study shows High Fat and High Cholesterol Diets lead to Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) Disease.

Source: University of Southern California Dec 28, 2018 5 years ago

A new study by Keck School of Medicine of USC researchers shows there's yet another reason to avoid a high fat, high cholesterol diet: It can trigger changes in the immune system that lead to a serious form of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) known as non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). NAFLD is one of the most common causes of liver disease in the United States, and an estimated 2...

Breast Cancer Drug; Letrozole found to impair brain function. Countries like India have already banned the usage of the drug.

Source: University Of Toronto Dec 26, 2018 5 years ago

Letrozole was found to damage normal function in the hippocampus of monkeys The animals also showed anxiety and hot flashes after four weeks of treatment Side effects like fatigue are experienced by up to 30% of women on the drug A drug commonly given out to breast-cancer patients may affect their brain function and memory, research suggests.Letrozole is primarily used to treat b...

Scientists Baffled By Cause of Seasonal AFM (Acute Flaccid Myelitis) that causes paralysis in individuals but also fears that more Global Outbreaks are likely in coming years.

Source: Dallas Morning News (Anna Kuchment) Dec 25, 2018 5 years ago

Medical researchers fear that more children will develop paralysis from a mysterious polio like illness that has struck every two years since 2014. The condition, known as acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM, is rare and has reached its peak for 2018. It will likely continue to fade as winter approaches. But many believe it will be back. D68 Enterovirus "AFM is here, and it doesn't se...

Discovery of SLC Genes paves the path for new targets for inflammatory diseases and atherosclerosis treatments.

Source: University Of Virginia School Of Medicine Dec 23, 2018 5 years ago

A group of genes called SLCs that has been largely ignored by scientists could play critical roles in atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), inflammation, and likely obesity and other metabolic diseases, new research suggests.The discovery was made by researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine in the context of how our bodies recognize and remove dying cells. SLC Gene &nb...

Scientists discover new subset of immune cells that may lead to new chronic inflammation treatments.

Source: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Dec 22, 2018 5 years ago

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have discovered a subset of helper T cells that may help to redefine understanding and treatment of chronic, debilitating inflammatory disorders. The study focused on a family of helper T cells called Th17 cells. Th17 cells help to launch the immune response against fungal infection and other threats. These cells can also fuel the destructive i...

Researchers Advocate Caution In The Rapid Immunotherapy Drug Development and Clinical Trials Sectors.

Source: Yale University Dec 21, 2018 5 years ago

In a new study, Yale Cancer Center (YCC) scientists suggest that as the number of clinical trials in cancer immunotherapy grows exponentially, some caution should be exercised as we continue to better understand the biology of these new therapeutic targets. The findings are published today in the journal Cell. Researchers around the world have been racing to create therapies that unleash th...

Phase Three Trial shows Sarafenib effective in halting the progression of Aggressive Fibromatosis (Desmoid Tumors)

Source: Columbia University Irving Medical Center Dec 20, 2018 5 years ago

In a phase three clinical trial, a drug called sorafenib stopped progression of desmoid tumors for two years in 80 percent of patients who completed treatment, a significant increase in progression-free survival compared with placebo. (Progression-free survival is the length of time a patient lives without worsening of the disease). There is no standard of care for patients with desmo...

Engineered Heart Cells -A Novel Solution To Cardiology Issues.

Source: Rutgers University Dec 15, 2018 5 years ago

Scientists have taken an important step toward the goal of making diseased hearts heal themselves -- a new model that would reduce the need for bypass surgery, heart transplants or artificial pumping devices. A team of Rutgers scientists, including Leonard Lee and Shaohua Li, have taken an important step toward the goal of making diseased hearts heal themselves -- a new model that would reduce ...

Aging T Cells: The Cause of Age Related Immunity Deficiences.

Source: Harvard Medical School Dec 14, 2018 5 years ago

The elderly suffer more serious complications from infections and benefit less from vaccination than the general population. Scientists have long known that a weakened immune system is to blame but the exact mechanisms behind this lagging immunity have remained largely unknown. Now research led by investigators at Harvard Medical School suggests that weakened metabolism of immune T cells may be p...

Vegetables and Fruits in Government-sponsored School Lunches For Needy Thai Students Contaminated with Toxins!

Source: Thai PBS World Dec 13, 2018 5 years ago

Vegetables and fruits found in lunches for students under the government-sponsored lunch programme are almost 100 percent contaminated with pesticides and 99 percent of the urine samples from students and teachers in four provinces were tested with organophosphate, a deadly toxic pesticide that attacks nervous system. The above alarming findings were the result of a research jointly conducted by...

Drug Combo of Metformin and Syrosingopine has potential in future Cancer Therapy

Source: University of Basel Dec 13, 2018 5 years ago

A widely used diabetes medication combined with an antihypertensive drug specifically inhibits tumor growth—this was discovered by researchers from the University of Basel's Biozentrum two years ago. In a follow-up study, recently published in Cell Reports, the scientists report that this drug cocktail induces cancer cell death by switching off their energy supply. The widely used...

Flavonoid 2HF (2'-Hydroxyflavanone) from citrus fruits proves effective in treating leishmaniasis infections and also shows promise in cancer chemotherapy.

Source: Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Brazil Dec 12, 2018 5 years ago

Current treatment options for the parasitic disease leishmaniasis are largely ineffective, expensive, and tend to be plagued by resistant parasites and side effects. Now, researchers reporting in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases have showed that a natural flavonoid is effective at treating Leishmania amazonensis infections. Leishmaniasis is endemic to 98 countries and affect...

Research shows that most dialysis patients at risk of brain injury.

Source: University of Glasgow Dec 11, 2018 5 years ago

Kidney dialysis can cause short-term 'cerebral stunning' and may be associated with progressive brain injury in those who receive the treatment for many years. For many patients with kidney failure awaiting a kidney transplant or those not suitable for a transplant, dialysis is a life-saving treatment. New research, led by the University of Glasgow and published today in the Journal Ame...

New antibiotics in development and trial stages to treat pneumonia

Source: TMN Dec 10, 2018 5 years ago

CAP or Community-acquired pneumonia disproportionately affects older people, with high rates of morbidity and mortality among the elderly. Although pneumococcal vaccines are routinely recommended for this population, fewer than 40% of adults age 60 and older get vaccinated. Thus, antibiotics are key to treating CAP in the elderly—and the earlier that antibiotic therapy starts, the bett...

Visual Inspection not sufficient in accurate diagnosis of skin cancer according to research.

Source: University of Birmingham Dec 09, 2018 5 years ago

The large scale systematic review published in The Cochrane Library as part of a Special Collection of Cochrane Systematic Reviews bringing together a vast body of research on the accuracy of tests used to diagnose skin cancer. The suite of eleven reviews was led by Dr Jac Dinnes at the University of Birmingham and supported by the Cochrane Skin Group and a team of over 30 researc...

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WARNING! COVID-19 Patients Could Also Develop Thyroid Infections

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COVID-19 Therapeutics: Computational Screenings Show A Variety Of Natural Phytochemicals Could Have Efficacy Against SARS-CoV-2 Including EGCG From Green Tea

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