Antibiotics Slow Down Latent Rheumatic Heart Disease in Kids
Antibiotic prophylaxis for screen-detected latent rheumatic heart disease reduced progression of disease in children, the GOAL trial showed. Echocardiographic progression was reduced to 0.8% at 2 years compared with 8.2% with no prophylaxis (P<0.001), reported Andrea Beaton, MD, of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, at the American Heart Association virtual meeting. The findings were simultaneously […]
U.S. Sees Decline in Sepsis Deaths, But Some Americans More Vulnerable
Latest Infectious Disease News By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Nov. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) While deaths from sepsis have dropped in the United States since 2000, older Americans remain particularly susceptible to the life-threatening bacterial infection, new government data shows. Sepsis strikes roughly 2 million people each year and is the cause […]
Measles Outbreak Threat After Missed Shots During Pandemic – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News THURSDAY, Nov. 11 The world faces an increased risk of a measles outbreak because 22 million infants did not get their measles shots last year due to the pandemic, the World Health Organization and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Wednesday. They said that 3 million fewer […]
Measles Outbreak Threat After Missed Shots During Pandemic – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News THURSDAY, Nov. 11 The world faces an increased risk of a measles outbreak because 22 million infants did not get their measles shots last year due to the pandemic, the World Health Organization and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Wednesday. They said that 3 million fewer […]
A newly discovered genetic link to non-alcoholic inflammatory liver disease
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the accumulation of fat in the liver unrelated to alcohol abuse or other liver diseases. It is often associated with obesity and diabetes and is considered a manifestation of metabolic syndrome. It progresses into non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) with the onset of inflammation, although it is currently unclear how this […]
Blood plasma protein fibrinogen interacts directly with nerve cells to cause brain inflammation
Neuroinflammatory diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease and traumatic brain injury, have been linked to deposits of a tough protein known as fibrin, derived from the blood clotting factor fibrinogen. These mesh-like fibrin deposits occur outside blood vessels in the brain, contributing to the death of certain central nervous system cells (neurons) that eventually leads to impaired […]
Multiple sclerosis drug improves memory in mice modeling Alzheimer’s disease
Losing memory is a hallmark of Alzheimer’s, a symptom of the disease that depletes a patient’s quality of life. Improving memory and slowing cognitive changes caused by the disease is an ongoing challenge for researchers seeking to develop novel therapies. In a newly published paper in Frontiers in Neuroscience, researchers at the Del Monte Institute […]
We’ve Been Here Before: How Polio Vaccine Rollout Saved Millions of Young Lives
Latest Infectious Disease News By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Nov. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) An infection that can disable and kill stalks the land, but a brand-new vaccine offers hope that almost everyone, kids included, can evade it. After scientific testing, a nationwide rollout of the vaccine begins. Sound familiar? As the […]
Can eating alone be bad for your heart?
As women age, their risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) exceeds men’s largely because of decreased levels of estrogen that regulate vascular function. As a result, much research is focused on various risk factors. A new study suggests that eating alone may contribute to an increased risk of heart disease in older women. Study results are […]
Bagged Salads Recalled Due to Listeria Concerns – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News TUESDAY, Nov. 2, 2021 Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc. said Monday it has recalled bags of garden salad sold in 10 states after a bag tested positive for listeria contamination. No illnesses have been reported in connection with the recalled salad sold in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, North […]