Search For "infections"
Earlier a girl menstruates, likelier she's to marry young
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 15 (ANI): According to a recent study, the timing of a girl's first menstruation may affect her first sexual encounter, first pregnancy and her vulnerability to some sexually transmitted infections.
Read More
Protective bacteria linked to how subsequent infections enter body: Study
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 7 (ANI): A study of fruit flies shows that the benefits of protective bacteria, which safeguard organisms from further disease without causing harm, depend on how subsequent infections enter the body.
Read More
For some UTIs, antibiotic risks outweigh benefits
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 4 (ANI): Antibiotics may not be the appropriate treatment for some urinary tract infections or UTIs, a recent study has suggested.
Read More
New Zika virus inhibitor identified
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 17 (ANI): A new research has brought a drug to treat Zika infections closer to reality.
Read More
Mommies-to-be! Antibiotics doubles risk of miscarriage
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 1 (ANI): Many classes of common antibiotics, used for treating infections, increase the risk of miscarriage in early pregnancy, suggests a study.
Read More
Cure for antibiotic resistant infections comes closer to reality
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 31 (ANI): A team of researchers has come up with a new treatment pathway for antibiotic resistant bacteria and infectious diseases with benefits for patients and health care providers.
Read More
How to avoid mother-to-child infection transmission
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 22 (ANI): Despite existing prevention methods, transmission of infections with HIV, hepatitis B, syphilis or rubella from mother to child before and during birth as well as in infancy still occur across Europe.
Read More
How infections during pregnancy may affect your baby
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 21 (ANI): A team of researchers has shed some light on how infections during pregnancy may interfere with the genes linked to prenatal brain development.
Read More
Air pollution alters effectiveness of antibiotics
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], Mar. 3 (ANI): Researchers from the University of Leicester have, for the first time, discovered that bacteria that cause respiratory infections are directly affected by air pollution - increasing the potential for infection and changing the effectiveness of antibiotic t
Read More
34 crore children to be dewormed on Third National Deworming Day
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 15 (ANI-BusinessWire India): In order to combat the public health threat of intestinal worm infections in children aged 1-19, the Government of India is observing the third annual National Deworming Day on February 10, 2017. A mop-up day will be held on February 15, 2
Read More
Your saliva test can check body's immunity
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec. 15 (ANI): Researchers from the University of Birmingham have found that antibody levels in saliva are linked to those in blood serum, suggesting a new method for assessment of protection against bacterial infections.
Read More
Skin infections spike as intense cold weather grips Kashmir
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Dec. 3 (ANI): Hospitals across Kashmir are flooded with huge rush of patients with complains of rough, dry and itchy skin due to continuous exposure to dry and cold weather as the Valley is reeling under intense cold and dry weather conditions with the n
Read More