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C utibacterium acnes, a crunchy Cheeto-shaped bug that lives on human skin, loves the oily pocket around hair follicles. No face is quite as greasy as that of adolescents, flooded with hormones that grow hair, deepen voices, and ramp up production of sebum, a secretion that makes the skin a moist and protective barrier. Too little sebum means dry, flaky skin, like patches of eczema. Too much sebum means acne, the skin disease caused by C. acnes. Bumps and zits and blackheads sprout on most teenagers and, increasingly, on the faces of young adults, even into their 20s and 30s. And, in people with extra-oily skin, the body's natural defenses can't seem to get rid of the bacteria. A new study in Science Immunology gives clues as to why more than 45 million people have acne, a disease that has been shown to be psychologically and socially devastating for young people. Led by Robert Modlin , the Klein Professor of Dermatology at UCLA, a team of researchers found overzealous an...

Flu vaccines are free for everyone 6 months and older. It's important to get your flu vaccine to protect yourself during the fall and winter. English |  繁體中文 |   简体中文  |  Français  |  ਪੰਜਾਬੀ  | فارسی   |  Tagalog  |  한국어  |  Español   |  عربى  |  Tiếng Việt  |  日本語  |  हिंदी   |  Українська  |  Русский Last updated: October 24, 2022 On this page: Protect yourself from respiratory illness every fall Influenza (flu) is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses that infect the nose, throat, and sometimes the lungs. It can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death. The best way to prevent flu is by getting a flu vaccine each year. Everyone 6 months a...

Viral and bacterial infections can both make you sick. Symptoms of viral and bacterial infections can range from mild to severe. Without treatment, some can even threaten your life. A viral infection is an illness caused by a virus. Common viral infections include COVID-19, influenza (the flu), and chicken pox. Bacterial infections are caused by bacteria. These types of germs cause ailments that include strep throat, tetanus, and anthrax. While all illnesses have many things in common, it's important to find out what germ you have to get the treatment you need. When you are sick, antibiotics can kill bacteria, but not viruses. It is one of the key ways these two germ types differ. This article contains details about the ways these infections vary and how they affect your body. It also highlights symptoms, treatments, testing, and ways to prevent them. Klaus Vedfelt / Getty Images Difference Between Viruses and Bacteria Viruses and bac...

The County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency is sounding the alarm about a triple threat of illnesses that could have a severe impact on people's lives and the county's medical resources this fall and winter. Local health providers are seeing an early spike in flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases, and while COVID-19 cases are currently trending down in the region, a triple whammy of all three viruses circulating at the same time could lead to strains on the already overburdened medical system. "As we see a sharp increase of flu and RSV cases, I am urging San Diegans to do their part to prevent the spread of illnesses," said Wilma J. Wooten, M.D., M.P.H., County public health officer. "While there's no vaccine for RSV, ample vaccinations are available for the flu and COVID-19. These vaccines take two weeks to become fully effective, so people should get both shots as soon as possible." Wooten also recommends that people, espec...

Abstract COVID-19 pandemic-related shifts in healthcare utilization, in combination with trends in non-COVID-19 disease transmission and non-pharmaceutical intervention use, had clear impacts on rates of hospitalization for infectious and chronic diseases. Using a U.S. national healthcare billing database, we estimated the monthly incidence rate ratio of hospitalizations between March 2020 and June 2021 according to 19 ICD-10 diagnostic chapters and 189 subchapters. The majority of primary diagnoses for hospitalization showed an immediate decline in incidence during March 2020. Hospitalizations for reproductive neoplasms, hypertension, and diabetes returned to pre-pandemic levels during late 2020 and early 2021, while others, like those for infectious respiratory disease, did not return to pre-pandemic levels during this period. Our assessment of subchapter-level primary hospitalization codes offers insight into trends among less frequent causes of hospitalization during the COVID-19 p...

Schematic representation of the developmental cycle of D. discoideum. Credit: Markus Günther/Leibniz-HKI The multicellular stage of the amoeba Dicyostelium discoideum is partially regulated by an intensely yellow natural substance, as researchers of the Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology—Hans Knöll Institute (Leibniz-HKI) have discovered. The newly identified natural substance of the polyketide family prevents the amoebae spores from hatching too early. The study was published in PNAS . Social amoebae are unicellular organisms that can join together to form a multicellular organism visible to the naked eye when food is scarce. In a complex pr...

Here's a wake-up call for American parents: We are doing too much for our kids. This is the origin of "helicopter parenting," in which we constantly remove obstacles so that our kids don't have to deal with challenges. There were many unpopular parenting rules I followed as a young, single mother. But my No. 1 was: Don't do anything for your kids that they can do for themselves. That worked out for my daughters. All three grew up to be highly successful: Susan is the CEO of YouTube, Janet is a doctor, and Anne is the co-founder and CEO of 23andMe. They rose to the top of competitive, male-dominated professions. Parents need to stop coddling their kids The more you trust your children to do things on their own, the more empowered they'll be. The key is to begin with guided practice: It's the "I do, we do, you do" method. You can try this with all sorts of simple, everyday actions: Waking up: Have them set their own alarm. Gettin...