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Staphylococcus bacteria cause staph infections. There are many types of staph infections, and, depending on the cause, doctors may use antibiotics, surgery, or other methods to treat them. Most staph infections clear up quickly with treatment, but people with a weakened immune system are at higher risk and may take longer to recover. A staph infection is an infection with the bacteria Staphylococcus , which people often refer to by the abbreviation "staph." There are more than 30 types of Staphylococcus bacteria. Staphylococcus aureus , which lives on the skin and in the nose of some people, is responsible for most infections. These bacteria are usually harmless, but if they enter the body through a wound, scrape, or cut, they can cause infection and serious illness. This article examines the causes, types, symptoms, and treatment of staph infections. It also discusses the risk factors and the recovery time for people with these infections. Approximately 1 in 4 people carry

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Dear Editor I don't think the problem with PSA screening that Bradley and colleagues' pointed out is outdated. Rather, the advances in UK clinical practice and national screening programs of the European Commission mentioned by the authors are not based on the clear evidence that the benefits outweigh the harms. The interpretation is an error caused by not recognizing the difference between screening and diagnostic tests and misunderstanding overdiagnosis. (1) The various clinal markers, risk stratification models and MRI are used as ancillary tests for PSA. These are expected to improve sensitivity, specificity of PSA, or reduce unnecessary biopsies. It has nothing to do with solving the problem of PSA screening, overdiagnosis. Furthermore, since prostate cancer occurs in the elderly and the effects of death from other causes are significant, the endpoint should be OS, cancer specific survival (CSS) is not appropriate. Even with CSS benefits, without OS benefits, screening p

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 The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that clinicians individualize the decision to offer or refer adults without cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors to behavioral counseling interventions to promote a healthy diet and physical activity. To access the embargoed study: Visit our For The Media website at this link https://media.jamanetwork.com/ (doi:10.1001/jama.2022.10951) Editor's Note:  Please see the article for additional information, including other authors, author contributions and affiliations, financial disclosures, funding and support, etc. Note : More information about the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, its process, and its recommendations can be found on the newsroom page of its website. Embed this link to provide your readers free access to the full-text article  This link will be live at the embargo time and all USPSTF articles remain free indefinitely https://ja

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The transmission route is faeco-oral; this means that it is sufficient for a child to contract it if he/she puts his/her hands to his/her mouth after touching objects contaminated with faecal residues of an infected individual; a typical case is when a child falls ill because he/she does not wash his/her hands before eating or after going to the toilet. The infection is most common in the winter and spring months, and can also be contracted by adults. Symptoms and diseases associated with rotavirus infection? Rotavirus infection triggers gastroenteritis. The most common symptoms include: diarrhoea vomiting fever dehydration abdominal pain lethargy reduced frequency of urination absence of tears when crying dry and cold skin dry mouth sunken eyes intense thirst What is rotavirus infection? Rotavirus is a highly contagious virus that can survive for a few hours on the hands, but can remain active for days on hard, dry surfaces. Consequent

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New research has advanced COVID-19 vaccine work in several ways: using a modified live attenuated mumps virus for delivery, showing that a more stable coronavirus spike protein stimulates a stronger immune response, and suggesting a dose up the nose has an advantage over a shot. Based on these combined findings in rodent experiments, Ohio State University scientists envision one day incorporating a coronavirus antigen into the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine as a way to produce COVID-19 immunity in kids. "We were pushing to make a vaccine for infants and children with the idea that if we could incorporate the mumps COVID vaccine into the MMR vaccine, you'd have protection against four pathogens -- measles, mumps, rubella and SARS-CoV-2 -- in a single immunization program," said Jianrong Li, senior author of the study and a professor of virology in Ohio State's Department of Veterinary Biosciences and Infectious Diseases Institute. "If infants and childr

This guide explains about the measles, mumps and rubella ( MMR ) vaccination which helps protect against the 3 diseases. People who have not been vaccinated with 2 doses of MMR vaccine are more likely to catch these diseases. Children do become ill when they catch them, but so do adults. All 3 diseases can be very serious. They can make adults very ill and cause problems for women who are pregnant and people who have weakened immune systems (and can't fight infection well). Measles is a serious illness that is highly infectious. To be protected from measles and other infections including mumps and rubella, you need to be immunised with 2 doses of MMR vaccine. Measles Measles is caused by a very infectious virus causing a rash and high fever and can be very serious. The illness can be more severe in adults and can last for longer. Someone with measles usually has to spend about 5 days in bed and may be off school or work for 10 days. Adults are also at higher r

Name:  Alice Carvalhal Schöffel Title:  Program Coordinator, Social Medicine and Population Health Number of years working in health care:  6 I was born and raised in:  Porto Alegre, Brazil I decided to get into health care because I grew up with medical professionals, and I was always interested in science, biology and health. I really decided to pursue a career in health care once I learned more about how health is not just the absence of illness, but also about well-being. Learning how vital health is, how it touches all aspects of one's life and vice versa, showed me how improving health can have incredible ripple effects for individuals.   My role here at UHN is to work with the other members of the Social Medicine team to reduce health inequities across the hospital and other healthcare sectors by addressing the root causes of health. A lot of my work involves working to develop, implement and evaluate new projects that

Acute lymphocytic leukemia, or acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), is a cancer that affects the bone marrow and blood. Doctors categorize ALL into risk groups to determine the most effective treatment plan for the disease. Of all the risk groups, standard risk ALL carries the most favorable prognosis. However, the outcome for all risk groups continues to improve with the advancement of new treatments. This article defines ALL, including its causes and risk factors. We then discuss the criteria for the different ALL risk groups and outline the treatment and prognosis for standard risk ALL. Leukemia is a type of cancer that develops in blood-forming cells within the bone marrow. These atypical cells do not function in the way that healthy cells work. An accumulation of atypical cells within the bone marrow and blood makes it difficult for the healthy cells to function properly. This makes a person susceptible to infection and illness. About ALL ALL affects a type of white blood cell call

Dr. Vinh Chung, co-founder and co-owner of Vanguard Skin Specialists, believes doctors and lions have something in common — both would rather have freedom than security. "If you are a lion on the African savanna, you are powerful and king of the jungle," Chung said. "You will live 23 or 24 years and most die from lack of food or water or infection. The lion in a zoo will live longer, but the lion wants to live in the wild. Physicians didn't get into medicine to be a lion in the zoo. Security is alluring, but we believe some things are more important — purpose and autonomy." Vanguard retains its autonomy as one of the largest independent medical practices in the Colorado Springs area, growing from a small office subleased from another dermatologist to nine southern Colorado locations with 10 doctors and 110 employees. The practice has turned dow

Gastroenteritis is an intestinal infection that causes symptoms like diarrhea, cramping, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and fever. Viruses, bacteria, and parasites can cause gastroenteritis. A stool culture can test for the underlying gastroenteritis cause. Keep reading to find out more about gastroenteritis management and when a doctor may order stool culture testing. A stool culture involves giving your doctor or healthcare professional a sample of your stool. In order to do this, your doctor, or a nurse at your doctor's office, will give you a special container with a lid. You will then take this container home and collect a sample of your stool according to specific instructions. Once you have collected the stool sample, you'll take the container to your doctor's office or a laboratory. A laboratory technician will take the stool sample and place it on a special "plate" that can grow bacteria if they are present. The technician will look under the plate for

  Image source: CDC PHIL Measles: The Disease Measles (rubeola) is a highly contagious respiratory disease spread by coughing, sneezing, or simply being in close contact with an infected individual. The disease can be spread even when the rash is not visible.    Measles tends to be more severe in children under 5 and adults over 20.   Initial measles symptoms include fever, cough, runny nose, red irritated eyes, and sore throat with tiny white spots on the cheeks inside the mouth (Koplik spots). These symptoms generally last 2-4 days and are followed by the signature itchy red rash which appears on the body around the fourth or fifth day. The majority of measles cases in the U.S. resolve without complication, though serious complications can occur.    According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Americans born before 1957 have naturally-acquired immunity to measles thr

"A man has got to know his limitations." That is one of the memorable phrases uttered by "Dirty Harry" Callahan, the fictional police inspector played by Clint Eastwood. Today, the world is learning its limitations in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and the most important lesson is that a key strategy we banked on to defeat the virus — herd immunity — appears unobtainable. Herd immunity is reached when enough people in a community acquire immunity to a disease, either through infection or vaccination or both, that it makes sustained transmission impossible and protects even those who are not immune. The strategy of mass vaccination campaigns to achieve herd immunity has worked well for childhood diseases such as diphtheria, which has essentially disappeared, and for other once-common diseases such as smallpox and polio. (The first U.S. case of polio in a decade was recently reported, thought to be brought in from outside the country.) Advertisement The percentage of

  Image source: CDC PHIL Measles: The Disease Measles (rubeola) is a highly contagious respiratory disease spread by coughing, sneezing, or simply being in close contact with an infected individual. The disease can be spread even when the rash is not visible.    Measles tends to be more severe in children under 5 and adults over 20.   Initial measles symptoms include fever, cough, runny nose, red irritated eyes, and sore throat with tiny white spots on the cheeks inside the mouth (Koplik spots). These symptoms generally last 2-4 days and are followed by the signature itchy red rash which appears on the body around the fourth or fifth day. The majority of measles cases in the U.S. resolve without complication, though serious complications can occur.    According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Americans born before 1957 have naturally-acquired immunity to measles thr