Archive for the 'Infection' Category
Wednesday, October 17th, 2012
Cranberry-containing products are a folk remedy to prevent UTIs.
Researchers in Taipei and Boston evaluated their value and factors influencing their effectiveness. (more…)
Children, Cranberry, Infection | Comments Off on Cranberry-containing products to prevent urinary tract infections
Thursday, August 2nd, 2012
Researchers in Finland and Germany studied the first year of life. (more…)
Animal-assisted Therapy, Infants, Infection, Pregnancy | Comments Off on Dog and cat exposure and the risk of respiratory symptoms and infections
Tuesday, June 12th, 2012
Drs. Catherine Neto and Joe Vinson from the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth and the University of Scranton, in Pennsylvania, contributed a chapter on cranberry in the textbook, Herbal Medicine: Biomolecular and Clinical Aspects. 2nd edition, 2011.
Most of the chapter is detailed biochemistry — their specialty. But, they also review the status of cranberry in cancer therapy and managing urinary tract infections.
Let’s focus on urinary tract infections. (more…)
Cranberry, Infection | Comments Off on Everything you wanted to know about cranberry
Monday, February 13th, 2012
The FDA tells us that Wholistic Herbs Inc. is recalling all of its “Koff & Kold” spray with herbal extract and “Kold Sore” spray with liquid sea mineral. (more…)
Asthma/Allergy, Common Cold, Consumer Alert, Cough, FDA/FTC/CDC, Infection, Shingles | Comments Off on Consumer Alert: “Koff & Kold” and “Kold Sore”
Wednesday, January 11th, 2012
Researchers at the Regional Research Institute of Homeopathy, Jin aipur (Rajasthan), India, studied patients with acute otitis media. (more…)
Homeopathy, Infection | Comments Off on Homeopathic vs conventional treatment of otitis media
Monday, December 19th, 2011
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals is warning residents about the dangers of the improper use of neti pots. (more…)
Asthma/Allergy, Consumer Alert, Infection | Comments Off on Caution when using a neti pot
Sunday, November 13th, 2011
Researchers at Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, in Toronto, recorded the attitudes and behaviors of chiropractors regarding table disinfection. (more…)
Chiropractic, Infection | Comments Off on The chiropractic table. Is it contaminiated?
Thursday, November 10th, 2011
Acute otitis media is the most common bacterial infection among young children in the United States.
In this Cochrane review, the results of studies of xylitol to prevent acute otitis media in children up to 12 years old were evaluated. (more…)
Chewing gum, Children, Infection | Comments Off on Chewing gum to prevent otitis media
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
Zinc supplementation is a potential option to prevent acute lower respiratory infection, especially in developing countries.
Researchers at The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, in Baltimore, Maryland make sense of the discrepant research findings. (more…)
Infection, Zinc | Comments Off on Review: Zinc to prevent respiratory tract infections
Monday, October 3rd, 2011
Researchers at The Cleveland Clinic, in Ohio, determined the effect of smoking in noncardiac surgical patients. (more…)
Heart Disease, Infection, Smoking Cessation, Stroke, Surgery | Comments Off on Another reason to stop smoking
Sunday, September 25th, 2011
Diabetic patients face lower limb amputation when lesion on the foot or leg don”t heal.
During the meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, researchers at the University of Hawaii in Honolulu, reported the response to biosurgery using the sterile larvae of the green blow-fly (Lucilia sericata). (more…)
Diabetes Mellitus, Infection, Larval (Maggot) Tx | Comments Off on Maggots help heal wounds in diabetic patients
Sunday, September 25th, 2011
NutraIngredients.com has a review. (more…)
Bone Fracture, Cancer, Diabetes Mellitus, Heart Disease, Infection, Vitamin D | Comments Off on The science of vitamin D
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011
This Cochrane Review assessed the effectiveness and safety of probiotics for preventing acute upper respiratory infections (URTIs). (more…)
Cochrane Library, Infection, NCCAM, Pre, Pro, Synbiotics | Comments Off on Probiotics improve a person’s health
Monday, August 15th, 2011
Researchers at Appalachian State University, in Boone, North Carolina, studied the effects of physical activity and fitness levels on the symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection. (more…)
Common Cold, Exercise, Infection | Comments Off on Exercise lessens symptoms of the common cold
Monday, August 8th, 2011
It’s a common vaginal infection caused by a yeast-like fungus.
Researchers from the Medical University of Vienna, in Austria compared treatment with itraconazole (Sporanox) to classic homeopathy. (more…)
Homeopathy, Infection | Comments Off on Itraconazole vs homeopathy to treat vulvovaginal candidiasis
Tuesday, July 26th, 2011
Concern over the risk of resistance to antimicrobial agents has stimulated interest in cranberries to prevent recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs).
Researchers in the Netherlands compared trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) (Septra, Bactrim) to cranberry capsules. (more…)
Cranberry, Infection | Comments Off on Cranberries vs antibiotics to prevent urinary tract infection
Monday, June 20th, 2011
Catheter-associated bacteriuria is the most common healthcare–associated infection worldwide. It’s due to the widespread use of urinary catheterization.
An Expert Panel of the Infectious Diseases Society of America reviewed the evidence and made recommendations to minimize this risk. Here’s what they say about cranberry juice. (more…)
Cranberry, Incontenence: Urinary, Infection | Comments Off on Cranberry juice to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infection
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
Low blood levels of vitamin A and zinc are common in tuberculosis patients. But do patients benefit from supplementation during treatment?
Researchers at the University of the Western Cape, in Cape Town, South Africa, looked for changes in adults with sputum smear–positive pulmonary tuberculosis. (more…)
Infection, Vitamins, Zinc | Comments Off on Vitamin A and zinc to treat tuberculosis
Sunday, May 29th, 2011
Vitamin A deficiency is a major public health problem in low and middle income countries and can lead to many adverse health consequences, including death.
This Cochrane review evaluated the effect of vitamin A supplementation in children aged 6 months to 5 years. (more…)
Children, Infants, Infection, Vitamins | Comments Off on Vitamin A supplements prevent morbidity and mortality in children
Thursday, May 26th, 2011
Mastitis is an infection of breast tissue that results in breast pain, swelling, warmth, and redness of the breast. It’s a common infection during lactation.
Researchers at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, in Spain compared 2 lactobacilli strains isolated from breast milk to antibiotic therapy of lactational mastitis. (more…)
Infection, Pre, Pro, Synbiotics | Comments Off on Treating mastitis with probiotics