Tag: CDC
Brain injury markers raised in patients with severe COVID-19
Highly sensitive biomarkers for brain injury were found elevated in patients with severe COVID-19
Certain blood-based biomarkers which indicate injury to the brain were found...
Plants spread drug resistant superbugs too, says CDC
Plants are responsible for the spread of some drug resistant superbugs
Plants may have a role to play in the transmission of drug resistant bugs.
Antibiotic-resistant...
Four vaccine shots every senior citizen should have
Vaccines are not just for babies; as life expectancy rises, senior citizens too need to take these shots
Vaccines aren’t just for kids. Adults, including...
Candida auris – the drug resistant fungus that has everyone in...
Candida auris is an aggressive, tenacious fungus that develops drug resistance very quickly
There is a new drug resistant bug on the block and it...
Second hand smoke increases risk of kidney disease
Even low amounts of exposure to passive or secondhand smoke linked to higher risk of kidney disease
A new study has revealed a link between...
Leading UK cancer expert dies suddenly after yellow fever jab
Dr Martin Gore was with the Royal Marsden Hospital; died after routine yellow fever vaccination
Professor Martin Gore, 67, one of the leading cancer experts...
Happy holidays! But flu season is here too, cautions CDC
The 2018-19 flu season is on us, could last anything between 3-5 months
The Holiday season is here. So is the 2018-19 flu season, the...
CDC issues Zika alert for India travel, says disease “endemic”
Zika cases were reported from Rajasthan some time backThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the US have issued an advisory forbidding pregnant...
Dip in US life expectancy, drug overdose, suicides to blame
Suicides and drug overdose bring down U.S. life expectancyDrug overdose deaths in the United States have gone up by 70,000 in 2017, a climb...
‘Polio-like’ illness reported in US: Should you worry?
Facts about Acute Flaccid Myelitis from CDC
Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is a rare but serious condition. It affects the nervous system, specifically the area...