MEDICINE & HEALTH

College athletes in contact sports more likely to carry MRSA, study finds

MEDICINE & HEALTH 10.12.2014 01:29 AM

Should practice good hygiene, not share razors and towels Should practice good hygiene, not share razors and towels PHILADELPHIA - Even if they don't show signs of infection, college athletes who play football, soccer and other contact sports are more likely to carry the superbug methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus(MRSA), suggests a study on MRSA and athletes, which is being presented at IDWeek 2014TM.

Similar but different: new discovery for degenerative disease

10.12.2014 01:24 AM

Researchers from the University of Melbourne have established how two diseases that present in similar ways are in fact quite different.

Hormone loss could be involved in colon cancer

10.12.2014 01:20 AM

Like diabetes, colon cancer may be caused in part by the loss of 1 hormone, suggesting hormone replacement therapy could stall cancer formation

New cough study demonstrates diphenhydramine to inhibit cough reflex with Dr. Cocoa form

10.12.2014 00:51 AM

Cough expert Peter V. Dicpinigaitis, M.D., shares his findings at the American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Meeting (infirst Healthcare Booth #1521)

16 new Ebola virus "suspects" in Spain placed under quarantine

10.12.2014 00:39 AM

Three more people have been hospitalized in Madrid, bringing to 16 the number of people under observation after a Spanish nurse came down with Ebola.

Harvard researchers provide possible cure for type 1 Diabetes

10.11.2014 03:35 AM

Diabetes 1 is possible curable after all following the breakthrough study of Harvard researchers on the use of stem cells to provide permanent cure to the condition.

Counting pitches can save young players' arms but not always used consistently

10.11.2014 03:29 AM

Youth baseball has morphed into a year-round sport, with some athletes playing on multiple teams in the same season. One result: an increasing number of pitchers sidelined with overuse injuries or needing surgery.

Survey: Moms who choose to breastfeed older babies motivated by health, nutrition benefits

10.11.2014 03:22 AM

Mothers who decide to breastfeed their children beyond 1 year of age consider their child's physical and social development to be most important, while the advice of health care professionals, family and friends are least important, according to a study to be presented Monday, Oct. 13 at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference & Exhibition in San Diego.

Real-life social networking prompts people to get tested for HIV

10.11.2014 03:18 AM

Method 2-and-a-half times more effective than traditional referral programs Method 2-and-a-half times more effective than traditional referral programs PHILADELPHIA - Old-school face-to-face social networking is a more effective way to identify people with HIV than the traditional referral method, suggests research being presented at IDWeek 2014TM.

Pneumococcal vaccine reduces antibiotic-resistant infections in children by 62 percent

10.11.2014 03:14 AM

Important tool in combating superbugs Important tool in combating superbugs PHILADELPHIA -The pneumococcal vaccine recommended for young children not only prevents illness and death, but also has dramatically reduced severe antibiotic-resistant infections, suggests nationwide research being presented at IDWeek 2014TM.

In-home visits reduce drug use, depression in pregnant teens

10.11.2014 03:09 AM

Successful intervention in American Indian communities could be used widely in low-income groups across the country, researchers say

Using a novel biological aging clock, UCLA researchers find obesity accelerates aging of the liver

10.11.2014 03:00 AM

Finding may explain why obese people suffer from early onset of many age-related diseases, including liver cancer

Longer-term outcomes of program to reduce unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions

10.11.2014 02:56 AM

The initial benefits of an outpatient antimicrobial stewardship intervention designed to reduce the rate of inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions were lost after discontinuation of audit and feedback to clinicians, according to a study published in JAMA. The study is being released early online to coincide with the IDWeek 2014 meeting.

New meningitis vaccine only cost-effective at low price

10.11.2014 02:52 AM

The ideal cost per dose for a new meningitis vaccine ranges from £3 up to a possible £22 only if several vaccine favourable factors all coincide, according to research which has analysed how to maximise the reduction in cases while making a new vaccination programme cost-effective.

Mechanism that repairs brain after stroke discovered

10.11.2014 02:42 AM

A previously unknown mechanism through which the brain produces new nerve cells after a stroke has been discovered at Lund University and Karolinska Institute in Sweden. The findings have been published in the journal SCIENCE.

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