Viruses and Health

Urinary Tract Infection is a common bacterial infection that occurs in women. Here are a few home remedies to cure it. Representative image. Healthline Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) is a very common bacterial infection that occurs in women. It is not a life-threatening condition. However, severe infection can cause symptoms like a burning sensation while urinating, an increase in frequency and urgency of urination, pressure or cramping in the lower abdomen, change in the smell or colour of urine and sometimes dark or bloody urine. Reports claim that UTIs account for nearly 25 percent of all infections occurring in women. Also, approximately 50 to 60 percent of women experience a UTI in their lifetime. Mos...

What Is Ciloxan? Ciloxan ( ciprofloxacin ) 0.3% is a prescription antibiotic eye medication used to treat bacterial eye infections resulting in bacterial keratitis and conjunctivitis , or pink eye. Ciprofloxacin is part of the fluoroquinolone drug class. Fluoroquinolones are broad-spectrum antibiotics, meaning they target a wide range of bacteria. Ciloxan prevents bacteria replication, which decreases the chances of bacterial growth and infection spread. Ciloxan is an ophthalmic drug, meaning it is administered to the eyes. It comes in eye drops (solution) or an eye ointment. Drug Facts Generic Name :   Ciprofloxacin hydrochloride Brand Name(s) : Ciloxan Drug Availability : Prescription Administration Route :   Ophthalmic Therapeutic Classification :   Antibiotic Available Generically :   Yes Controlled Substance :   N/A Active Ingredient :   Ciprofloxacin ...

"Rash" is a general term that describes an area of irritated skin. It often causes changes to the color and texture of your skin—for example, it can be red, itchy, bumpy, scaly, warm, and/or painful. It can appear suddenly or develop over several days. A number of different conditions can cause rashes, including allergies and infections; your age and genes may also play a role. A rash on your face is not only uncomfortable but also embarrassing. This article will discuss the causes of a face rash, symptoms, and treatments you can do at home. Prostock-Studio / Getty Images Causes Many factors can trigger a facial rash. Here's a look at some of the most common causes. Infectious Causes Bacteria, viruses, and fungi can all cause skin infections. Oftentimes, these pathogens enter the skin through a cut, insect bite, or other wound. The resulting infection can cause red bumps and other rash symptoms on your face. Bacter...

Bengaluru:  About three and a half years ago, Joseph,   suffering from severe alcohol-associated hepatitis (SAH) as well as lung tuberculosis, was lying in a "semi-coma" at Rajagiri Hospital in Aluva, Kerala. The 65-year-old's liver was deteriorating rapidly. Over the course of his hospitalisation, he attended his daughter's engagement ceremony chaperoned by medical attendants. However, he worried that he would not live to see her wedding. He couldn't get the recommended treatment of steroids for his liver due to his TB. He was told that a liver transplant was the only procedure that could save him, but since he was also suffering from SAH, to prevent the risk of a relapse, he needed to go through a mandated sobriety period of six months before surgery. But Joseph did not have the luxury of time. That is when he was offered an unusual option — 'Faecal Microbiota Transplantation', or stool transplant. It is what it sounds l...

When your stomach is feeling off, you're probably not overly focused on the reasons for your bathroom emergency. All you want is to feel better. Advertising Policy Cleveland Clinic is a non-profit academic medical center. Advertising on our site helps support our mission. We do not endorse non-Cleveland Clinic products or services. Policy But figuring out whether you have food poisoning or the stomach flu can determine your best plan of action — and give you a clue as to how long you're going to feel lousy. Family medicine physician Donald Ford, MD, MBA, Chairman of the Department of Family Medicine at Cleveland Clinic, explains how you can tell the difference between symptoms of food poisoning and the stomach flu, and when you need to worry. Causes of stomach flu and food poisoning The stomach flu (which is also known as viral gastroenteritis) is very common. Like many viruses, it...

Public health navigation company Accolade is looking to the telemedicine space with the acquisition of PlushCare, a primary care-focused virtual care company. As part of the deal, Accolade will incorporate California-based PlushCare's platform, which is able to connect consumers in all 50 U.S. states to an online video visit with a doctor. The startup treats urgent care medical issues, ongoing medical issues, primary care and mental healthcare, and also offers online therapy. Patients are able to book an appointment time on the app, then use the app to talk to one of the company's doctors. If necessary, doctors can send a prescription to the pharmacy of a patient's choice. Meanwhile, Accolade's platform is focused on boosting health-plan and employer-benefits engagement. Specifically, the company aims to help members understand their care options. The company also has a population health offering that includes personalized clinical-team support and insights generati...

A fruit fly genome is not just made up of fruit fly DNA — at least for one fruit fly species. New research from the University of Maryland School of Medicine's (UMSOM) Institute for Genome Sciences (IGS) shows that one fruit fly species contains whole genomes of a kind of bacteria, making this finding the largest bacteria-to-animal transfer of genetic material ever discovered. The new research also sheds light on how this happens. Julie Dunning Hotopp The IGS researchers, led by Julie Dunning Hotopp, PhD , professor of microbiology and immunology at UMSOM and IGS, used new genetic long-read sequencing technology to show how genes from the bacteria Wolbachia incorporated themselves into the fly genome up to 8,000 years ago. The researchers say their findings show that unlike Darwin's finches or Mendel's peas, genetic variation isn't always small, incremental, and predictable. Scientist Barbara McClintock first identified "ju...

Monday, August 22, 2022 Media Contact: Kaylie Wehr | Coordinator, Marketing and Public Relations | 405-744-6740 | kaylie.wehr@okstate.edu Oklahoma State University's College of Veterinary Medicine recently named Drs. J. Scot Estep, Burke L. Healey and Richard D. Mitchell its 2022 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients. The Distinguished Alumni Award is selected and presented by the OSU CVM Alumni Society in recognition of outstanding professional and personal achievements as well as contributions to the enhancement of the veterinary profession. Estep, of Spring Branch, Texas, is the founder and co-owner of Texas Veterinary Pathology and Texas Veterinary Passages. He is still a practicing veterinarian, an ad...

Algorithm may aid appropriate antibiotic prescribing for kids with diarrhea A randomized trial of children with diarrhea in two low-income countries found that use of an algorithm to predict the likelihood of viral etiology resulted in reduced antibiotic use in children who had a higher likelihood of viral illness, researchers reported today in JAMA Pediatrics. To determine whether the diarrheal etiology prediction (DEP) algorithm improves prescribing in children with acute diarrhea, an international team of researchers conducted a randomized crossover study at 7 government hospitals in Bangladesh (3 sites) and Mali (4 sites). Physicians enrolled in the study were randomized into an intervention arm in which the DEP, which calculates the probability of viral etiology of diarrhea based on patient-specific and location-specific features, was incorporated into smartphone-based electronic clinical decision support tool (eCDS with the DEP), and a control arm (eCDS without DEP) for 4 weeks, ...

When the influenza pandemic of 1918-19 ended, misery continued. Many who survived became enervated and depressed. They developed tremors and nervous complications. Similar waves of illness had followed the 1889 pandemic, with one report noting thousands "in debt and unable to work" and another describing people left "pale, listless and full of fears." The scientists Oliver Sacks and Joel Vilensky warned in 2005 that a future pandemic could bring waves of illness in its aftermath, noting "a recurring association, since the time of Hippocrates, between influenza epidemics and encephalitis-like diseases" in their wakes. Then came the Covid-19 pandemic, the worst viral outbreak in a century, and when sufferers complained of serious symptoms that came after they had recovered from their initial illness, they were often told it was all in their heads or unrelated to their earlier infections. It wasn't until the end of the first year of the pandemic that Cong...