MALARIA cases are on the rise in Sabah, with 1,660 cases reported from January to November 11, this year, the Sabah state legislative assembly was told today. Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister's Department Edward Yong Oui Fah said it was a 173.5% increase compared to the corresponding period last year. Yong said the highest [...]
Clostridium difficile (C. diff) is one of the biggest causes of nosocomial infectious diarrhea, which, in turn, can lead to lengthier hospital stays, increased financial burden, and higher morbidity and mortality rates among those infected. Therefore, the use of appropriate, thorough disinfection practices is critical in health care facilities. However, in the haste to turn over rooms [...]
Since her son Matt was an infant, Lynda Mitchell knew he had a milk allergy.She controlled the symptoms by switching his baby formula. But when he was 1, Halloween proved horrifying. While trick-or-treating in a pumpkin costume, Matt grabbed a chocolate bar and bit through the wrapper. Although he spit out the candy, his violent [...]
Pumpkin Coconut Soup Anyone who enjoys Thai food is going to instantly fall in love with this Pumpkin Coconut Soup. It is full of flavor, good natural ingredients and is a great healthy meal at any time of the day. I love to add some prawns on top if having it for dinner. It’s a [...]
TAIPEI (Taiwan News)—After a series of inspections targeting 23 medical facilities across Taipei City revealing substandard indoor air quality in seven medical institutions, the city’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has ordered them to improve their respective situation. If no improvements are made within the designated period, violators will be fined between NT$5,000 and NT$25,000. [...]
You may not think about it very often, but your body is surrounded by danger. Danger can be external, in the form of infections, for example, from bacteria, viruses and other organisms. Danger also can be found internally. Our systems are designed to neatly remove our waste and if they can’t, we suffer from inflammation, a physiologic [...]
Abstract Background Respiratory tract infection is a major cause of acute exacerbation of bronchial asthma (AEBA). Although recent findings suggest that common bacteria are causally associated with AEBA, a comprehensive epidemiologic analysis of infectious pathogens including common/atypical bacteria and viruses in AEBA has not been performed. Accordingly, we attempted to detect pathogens during AEBA by [...]
Coffee is safe, but hold the cake In the linked article, Poole and colleagues report findings from an umbrella review of clinical trials and observational studies of coffee intake and health outcomes (doi:10.1136/bmj.j5024).1 Umbrella reviews synthesise previous meta-analyses and provide a high level summary of quantitative research on a particular topic.2 This review found that coffee intake [...]
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Solosec (secnidazole; Symbiomix Therapeutics) for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis in adult women, making it the first single-dose oral therapy for this indication. The approval was based on 2 randomized, placebo-controlled studies which evaluated the efficacy of Solosec in the treatment of bacterial vaginosis. Efficacy was assessed by [...]
The recent Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in the Disneyland theme park in Anaheim, California, emphasizes the growing difficulties of Legionnaires' disease prevention. According to the Orange County Health Care Agency, there are 16 cases linked that outbreak that resulted in 14 hospitalizations and 2 deaths. All 16 cases were reported between September 27, 2017, and November 17, 2017, and [...]
