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Initial urinary tract infection can lead to other infections: Study
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 22 (ANI): Researchers have discovered that an initial urinary tract infection (UTI) can set the tone for subsequent infections.
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Maharashtra: Nashik civil hospital uses colour-coded bedsheets to protect
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Nashik (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 19 (ANI): Nashik Civil hospital's Special Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) is using colour-coded bedsheets for each day of the week to protect the newborns from getting any infection.
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Accurate tests required to cure urinary tract infections: Study
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 13 (ANI): A recent study shows that doctors require more accurate and rapid testing capabilities for UTI, to decrease overprescribing of antibiotics.
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UP: 32 children die due to infection in Badaun hospital
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Badaun (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug 11 (ANI): At least 32 children died in last 50 days due to an outbreak of unidentified infection in SNCU (Sick Newborn Care Unit) ward of Badaun District Women's Hospital. However, doctors here denied the allegations saying, "the hospital is not solely
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Hepatitis C drugs can reduce liver-cancer related deaths: Study
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 11 (ANI): A new study has put forth that antiviral drugs used to treat hepatitis C are beneficial in reducing liver-related deaths by nearly 50 per cent in patients who had a history of liver cancer.
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Researchers discover medication to silence HIV infection
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 7 (ANI): Researchers have discovered a new potential medication that works with an HIV-infected person's own body to further suppress the ever present but silent virus that available HIV treatments are unable to combat.
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Water treatment cuts parasitic roundworm infections; Study
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 3 (ANI): A recent study in rural Kenya explored the effects of water quality, sanitation, handwashing, and nutritional interventions because of the increasing rates of the intestinal worm and Giardia infections.
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Scientists remove need for anti-rejection drugs in transplant recipients
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 2 (ANI): Whenever a transplant is done recipients need to take long-term antirejection drugs that suppress the body's immune system. However, anti-rejection drugs are known to cause serious infections and even cancer in recipients. Now, researchers have found a way
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World Breastfeeding Week: To choose breast feeding or pumping?
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 30 (ANI): A mother's breast milk supports immune responses in her newborn till six months, further decreasing the risk of infections, malnourishment, allergies, and other complications.
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AGO trap: Eliminates female mosquitoes to help curb chikungunya virus
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 28 (ANI): A disease control centre developed an Autocidal Gravid Ovitrap (AGO trap) that attracts and captures female mosquitoes looking for a site to lay eggs. After which researchers reported that AGO traps successfully protected people from infection with chiku
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Skin nerves anticipate and fight infection: study
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 28 (ANI): A recent discovery revealed that pain-sensing nerves help fight skin infections and prevent its spread, suggesting a new type of immunity.
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Here's how HIV infection contribute to wide-ranging metabolic conditions
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 27 (ANI): A recent study found that HIV-infected cells release vesicles that contain a viral protein called Nef, further damaging cholesterol metabolism and triggering inflammation in uninfected bystander cells.
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