What you need to know The interventions of highest value for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are treatment and support to stop smoking, pulmonary rehabilitation in patients limited by breathlessness, and flu vaccination Choice of initial long acting inhaled therapies depends on the presence or absence of asthmatic features/features which suggest steroid responsiveness [...]
The September exercises are designed to be unique activities targeting key areas of African swine fever response and mitigation. In September, the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Veterinary Services National Training and Exercise Program is sponsoring a series of four exercises for the top 14 swine producing states to further their capacity to [...]
A fresh approach to suppressing the Asian tiger mosquito, a highly invasive species that transmits disease-causing viruses, has been used to nearly eradicate these insects from two test sites in China. Mosquito-borne viruses, including dengue, chikungunya and Zika, are major public-health threats1. Because neither vaccines nor effective drug treatments are available for most mosquito-borne viruses, [...]
Backgroud An increasing number of original studies suggest that exposure to shift work and long working hours during pregnancy could be associated with the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, but the results remain conflicting and inconclusive. Objective To examine the influences of shift work and longer working hours during pregnancy on maternal and fetal health [...]
This week, the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC’s) North Kivu and Ituri provinces will hit the 1-year anniversary of its start, but a surge of cases over the weekend gives little hope the outbreak is close to contained. Since the end of last week, the DRC has recorded 41 more [...]
Highlights Simple infection control measures can help to eliminate MRSA transmission in NICU. Improving hand hygiene and environmental hygiene compliance are pivotal. Active surveillance to detect positive cases and contact precaution are crucial. Cohorting outborn babies prior to surveillance swab result is key to prevention. Sustainability of results need reinforcement of infection control practices. Background [...]
Eating a plant-based diet was tied to a reduced risk for developing type 2 diabetes, according to a review. Pooled data from nine observational studies indicated that high adherence to a plant-based diet was associated with a 23% lower risk for incident type 2 diabetes versus poor adherence to such a diet (95% CI -29% [...]
Ground water microbes living outside a contaminated area contain mobile genetic elements that provide them resistance to heavy metals. The Science Bacteria and other microbes contain mobile genetic elements called plasmids that are circular DNA molecules. Plasmids often encode traits that confer some advantage to the harboring microbe such as antibiotic resistance. A team of [...]
Drug-resistant bacteria or superbugs do not respect religion, politics, notoriety, or CDC regulations. They are out to win. Unfortunately, some authorities still cling to the belief that superbugs and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) residing in the nose are “no big deal”, blurring the distinction between normal flora and the harboring of dangerous pathogens. This new narrative arose after the [...]
People are inherently social creatures. For this reason, not having meaningful connections in life makes some feel it is less worth living. If someone doesn’t believe life is worth living, would they take their medication as prescribed? See their doctor for a physical exam? Care about what they eat? When people lack connection their health [...]
