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Absorbable antibiotic envelope cuts cardiac infections
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
March 19, 2019
An absorbable antibiotic envelope could cut the number of cardiac infections after surgery to implant or replace cardioverter defibrillators and pacemakers…
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Oral antifungals used to treat yeast infections could lead to miscarriage
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
February 20, 2019
Researchers have found that fluconazole used to treat yeast infections in pregnant women could cause a higher risk of miscarriage…
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Omadacycline similar to commonly-used antibiotics for treating pneumonia, skin infections
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
February 13, 2019
Findings of two phase III, double-blind, randomised clinical trials comparing omadacycline with standard antibiotics have been published in the New England Journal of Medicine
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Poor diabetes control leads to increased serious infections
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
September 28, 2018
Poor diabetes control leads to an increase in serious infections such as pneumonia, and could mean an increased risk of death…
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Research claims childhood Leukemia likely to be preventable
biospectrumasia
May 23, 2018
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia affects 500 individuals annually in the UK – making it the most common form of cancer in children – and this figure is rising every year.
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FDA authorises new use of test to identify the emerging pathogen Candida auris
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
April 26, 2018
The FDA has authorised the first test to identify the emerging pathogen Candida auris, which can cause serious infections in hospitalised patients…
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New way found to boost immunity in fight cancer and infections
worldpharmanews
July 20, 2017
Christopher Rudd, director of research in immunology and cell therapy at Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Research Centre, has identified a key new mechanism that regulates the ability of T-cells of the immune system to react against foreign antigens and can
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New Hepatitis C Infections Hit 15-Year High: CDC
drugs.com
May 15, 2017
Reports of new hepatitis C infections in the United States nearly tripled over five years, reaching a 15-year high, federal government data show.