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redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online You might not need to throw out your tooth brush after recovering from a sore throat after all, according to a new study presented Saturday at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) in Washington DC. While some health care professionals tell patients – especially children – to replace their toothbrushes after suffering from a cold, the flu, or a case of strep throat, researchers from the University of...

ROUND ROCK, Texas, July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The FDA Safety Innovation Act (FDASIA), signed yesterday, provides pharmaceutical manufacturers with an extended window of antibiotic formulary exclusivity. This incentive should increase drug innovation, but it doesn't address increasing antimicrobial drug resistance, according to noted expert, Dr. David Khan of The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. "Too often, a patient's self-reported penicillin allergy...

Circulation study from Children's National Medical Center provides recommendations for preventing treatable condition Routine screening with echocardiogram can detect three times as many cases of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) as clinical examinations, offering a novel approach in preventing this common disease, according to a new study in Circulation. The study, conducted by cardiologists from Children's National Medical Center, is the largest single-population study in Africa. The August...

Data from 2 new studies presented at the World Congress of Cardiology organized by the World Heart Federation Widespread screening of children in poorer countries is now being studied and is resulting in the diagnosis of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in patients that would likely have gone undetected under normal circumstances, according to two new studies carried out in Fiji and Uganda presented today at the World Congress of Cardiology. Coordinated screening and control programs can...

Preliminary data from the REMEDY study presented at the World Congress of Cardiology organized by the World Heart Federation Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is significantly under-treated in Africa and India according to the preliminary findings of a new global study presented today at the World Congress of Cardiology. Across the African and Indian regions included in the study it was revealed that patients are not receiving the surgery they need, secondary prevention with penicillin - to...

Leading Middle East cardiologists call for adoption of rheumatic heart disease screening and prevention programs at the World Congress of Cardiology Patients with rheumatic heart disease (RHD) are being admitted to hospital too late to prevent the need for heart surgery, according to a new study carried out by doctors in Yemen and presented today at the World Congress of Cardiology. RHD is a devastating consequence of repeated episodes of rheumatic fever. The disease progresses over...

SANTA FE, N.M., March 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The overuse of antibiotics is "slowly killing us," said Shane Ellison, author of Over-the-Counter Natural Cures. "My daughter was 3 years old when she had her first emergency room visit. Suffering from high fever and chest pain, every muscle in her fragile body tensed for air. Her lungs were being attacked by pneumonia. The antibiotic penicillin saved her life," said Ellison, who is known as "The People's Chemist." "Today, antibiotics...

NIH immune-based treatment study underway Criteria for a broadened syndrome of acute onset obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) have been proposed by a National Institutes of Health scientist and her colleagues. The syndrome, Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS), includes children and teens that suddenly develop on-again/off-again OCD symptoms or abnormal eating behaviors, along with other psychiatric symptoms – without any known cause. PANS expands on Pediatric...

Researchers have discovered a promising alternative to common antibiotics used to fight the bacteria that causes strep throat. In an article published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the scientists discussed how their discovery could fight the infection with a reduced risk of antibiotic resistance. By screening tens of thousands of small molecules, the team from the University of Missouri and University of Michigan identified a class of chemical compounds that...

Taking oral antibiotics for treatment of acne appears to be associated with reporting symptoms of pharyngitis (sore throat), according to a report published Online First by Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. "Many inconsistent concerns have been voiced about the safety of long-term use of antibiotics," the authors write as background information in the study. "Because of the high prevalence of acne and the frequent use of antibiotics to control acne, individuals...