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Dentists prescribe antibiotics unnecessarily 81 pc of the time: Study
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jun 1 (ANI): Antibiotics prescribed by dentists as prevention against infections are 81 per cent of the times unnecessary.
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Common skin bacterium raises risk of food allergy in kids with severe ecze
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 31 (ANI): Researchers at King's College London have found that young kids with serious eczema infected with Staphylococcus aureus (SA) bacterium are at an increased risk of developing a food allergy.
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Protein coat makes viruses more infectious, links them to Alzheimer's
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 27 (ANI): A new study has found that a layer of protein forms on the viral surface when they interact with the biological fluids of their host. The coat of protein makes the virus more infectious and helps in the formation of plaques linked to Alzheimer's disease.
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Starving fungus can help beat drug-resistant fungal infection
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [USA], May 26 (ANI): Fungus that causes infection and is increasingly resistant to medicine, can be treated by starving it, researchers suggest.
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Drug-resistant fungal infections could be treated by starving fungus: Stud
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 25 (ANI): Fungal infection resistant to drugs could be treated by limiting fungus' access to its feed, critical for the organism's survival, research has found.
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Gopal Shrestha becomes first HIV-infected climber to scale Mount Everest
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 22 (ANI): A-56 year-old Gopal Shrestha from Pokhara in Nepal became first HIV infected climber to ascend world's highest peak, the Mount Everest.
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Early Dengue infection could defuse Zika virus, says study
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 19 (ANI): Existing immunity against dengue virus is capable of significantly reducing the risk of Zika virus in newborns, claims a new study.
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Researchers develop electric field-based dressing to treat wound infection
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], May 18 (ANI): Bacterial infection, slimy and thin film of bacteria that forms on wounds, can be treated with the use of an electric field-based dressing, a study has claimed.
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New findings could be used as vaccination strategy for sexually transmitte
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 18 (ANI): Researchers have shown how skin vaccination can generate protective CD8 T-cells that are recruited to the genital tissues and could be used as a vaccination strategy for sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
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Now, a new phone app detects ear infections in children
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 16 (ANI): Researchers have created a new smartphone app, which can detect fluid behind the eardrum by using a piece of paper, the phone's microphone and a speaker.
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Study finds why UTI occurs more in postmenopausal women
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C [U.S.A], May 11 (ANI): A study suggests that why Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) has a high recurrence rate in postmenopausal women. It is said that several species of bacteria can invade the bladder walls during that phase in women.
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Climate change causing infectious diseases in UK frogs
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C [U.S.A], May 10 (ANI): A recent study claimed that climate change in the United Kingdom is causing the fatal disease Ranavirus which infects common frogs.
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