Study identifies metrics tied to respiratory infection antibiotic overuse More than two thirds of antibiotics prescribed for respiratory tract infections at primary care practices within an academic health system were inappropriate, with unnecessary prescribing strongly linked to respiratory infections that almost never
Country delegates at the World Health Assembly (WHA) today came to a consensus on holding a special session in November to consider an international treaty on pandemic preparedness, with the goal of shoring up political commitment in the battle against infectious disease
NIH research could lead to new treatment strategies for stomach cancer Glucocorticoids and androgens promote a healthy stomach pit by inhibiting inflammation, left, while their absence promotes inflammation and SPEM seen in a diseased pit, right. SPEM glands are also much larger
CORVALLIS, Ore. – A team of Oregon State University scientists has discovered a new class of anti-cancer compounds that effectively kill liver and breast cancer cells. The findings, recently published in the journal Apoptosis, describe the discovery and characterization of compounds, designated
Saudi Arabia reports fatal MERS case Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health (MOH) today reported a new MERS-CoV case, which involves a 36-year-old man who died from his infection. The man was from Hafr Al-Batin in the country’s northeast. An investigation found that
Asthma can reduce quality of life, contributes to considerable emotional and financial stress, and is a major contributing factor to missed time from school and work. An asthma inhaler. (Photo courtesy of NIAID) On World Asthma Day, the National Institutes of Health
News Release NIEHS, based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, is the first federal agency to earn the International WELL Building Institute’s Health-Safety Rating. (Image courtesy of International WELL Building Institute) On March 30, 2021, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Susan Schantz and her colleagues found a relationship between prenatal exposure to phthalates and slower processing speed in 7.5-month-old infants. Photo by L. Brian Stauffer Delete Edit embedded media in the Files Tab and re-insert as needed. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Exposure to
Phone interviews with key capacity managers at 53 US hospitals about preparedness for the 2017-18 flu epidemic revealed a lack of surge capacity, strained resources, and low prioritization of pandemic planning, according to a qualitative study today in JAMA Network Open. Researchers
Novel research in mice sheds light on hormone regulation needed in late pregnancy, opens door for therapy. Care for preterm deliveries can result in high social and economic costs, with infants experiencing disorders ranging from blindness to cerebral palsy, according to the