Archive for the ‘Infectious Disease’ Category
Thursday, December 13th, 2007
A recent series of two studies was conducted to hopefully lend further support for the use of steroids (dexamethasone - not anabolic steroids illegally used by athletes) along with antibiotics in the treatment of bacterial meningitis. Researchers unfortunately found that the steroids were of no benefit - contradicting more positive ...
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Saturday, December 1st, 2007
An outbreak of Ebola has been reported by the World Health Organization (WHO) in the African nation of Uganda. Ebola is a virus causing hemorrhagic fever. Afflicted patients develop high fever, red eyes, sore throat, severe abdominal pain and diarrhea and ultimately internal and external bleeding. To date there is no ...
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Friday, November 30th, 2007
A recent study published in the British Medical Journal found that simple policies such as regular hand-washing and wearing masks, gloves and gowns, may be more effective than drugs to prevent the spread of respiratory viruses such as influenza and SARS. This is of interest since in Britain, there is an ...
Posted in Hygiene, Infectious Disease, Influenza, Public Health, Viruses | No Comments »
Wednesday, November 14th, 2007
The growing prevalence of Clostridium Difficile ("C. Dif") colon infections resulting from exposures to antibiotics used to treat other infections is alarming. This so called "Antibiotic Associated" colitis is caused by a normally occurring bacteria (the C.Dif) in the intestines suddenly overgrowing and causing infection itself, often severe and recurrent. ...
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Monday, November 5th, 2007
A study earlier this year published in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine attempted to define the characteristics of patients admitted to a Emergency Dept in France who had MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphlococcus Aureus) infection. This infection has recently been in the news with otherwise healthy people being diagnosed. The ...
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