Urinary infection: a discovery on E. coli opens the way to new treatments
Escherichia coli bacteria have their own method of causing urinary infections (or cystitis). Explanations. THE ESSENTIAL Each year, around 800,000 ...
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Pain: infections influence our social empathy
When people are ill, they feel less empathy for the psychological pain of others than when they are healthy. THE ...
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Omicron: a man dies after 613 days of Covid-19 contamination
Due to immunodeficiency, a 72-year-old patient was positive for Covid-19 for 613 days. This is the longest infection duration recorded ...
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Onychomycosis: 4 factors increasing your risk of fungal nail infection
Onychomycosis is a common condition of fingernails and toenails caused by fungi. THE ESSENTIAL Infection of the nails with fungi ...
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4 women infected with HIV in a beauty center
Four women were infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) during a facial treatment, called a vampire lift, performed illegally ...
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Antibiotics are ineffective against most lower respiratory tract infections
Antibiotic medications do not help reduce symptoms of lower respiratory infections, such as acute bronchitis. THE ESSENTIAL Antibiotics do not ...
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Invasive meningococcal infections: cases explode in 2023
In 2023, France recorded a sharp increase of 72% in cases of invasive meningococcal infections. THE ESSENTIAL After several years ...
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Avian flu: a person infected by a dairy cow in the United States
In the United States, a person tested positive for the H5N1 strain of avian flu after coming into contact with ...
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Long Covid: people suffering from joint hypermobility are at greater risk
Adults with joints that can move beyond normal limits are more likely to not fully recover from coronavirus infection. THE ...
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Outbreak of streptococcal infections in Japan: should we be worried?
In Japan, cases of streptococcal infection are increasing. Health authorities are working to identify the cause of these potentially fatal ...
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Rinsing your nose with tap water can be fatal
Cleaning your nose with tap water can be fatal. Explanations. THE ESSENTIAL Researchers warn in a new study on nose ...
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Long Covid: low iron levels resulting from the infection in question?
Problems with iron levels in the blood and the body's ability to regulate this nutrient after a Covid-19 infection are ...
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Cystic fibrosis: discovery of an avenue to reduce infections in patients
Australian scientists have discovered a mechanism that could reduce bacterial infections in patients with cystic fibrosis. THE ESSENTIAL Cystic fibrosis ...
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Panaris: how to get rid of them?
Here's how to get rid of a whitlow. THE ESSENTIAL Panaris is a skin and subcutaneous infection caused by bacteria, ...
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“Breaches of hygiene rules”: patients in a dental practice called to be screened
After “shortcomings” observed during an inspection, a dental practice in Seine-Maritime must recall its patients because of “infectious risks”. THE ...
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Covid, Zika: the immune response, and not the infection, would be responsible for neurological damage
During a viral infection, such as Zika, cells of the immune system activate to fight the virus. But the action ...
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Unusual infection: a new species of bacteria has been identified
For the first time, scientists have discovered a previously unidentified bacteria called variovorax durovenensis that was the cause of a ...
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Bacteria: around thirty new species discovered in patients
Swiss scientists have identified new bacterial species. This discovery could, in the future, facilitate the diagnosis of infections caused by ...
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Deadly superbug: a new antibiotic overcomes it in a first trial
Acinetobacter baumannii is an antibiotic-resistant bacteria responsible for serious infections. Researchers have developed a new antibiotic capable of killing it. ...
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Cystitis: how to better treat urinary infections?
To better treat cystitis, new recommendations regarding antibiotics have been issued. THE ESSENTIAL Urinary infections are one of the leading ...
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Pregnancy: infections increase the risk of biliary atresia in babies
Infections acquired during pregnancy increase the risk of developing biliary atresia in the unborn child. THE ESSENTIAL Biliary atresia results ...
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae: what treatment for these increasing respiratory infections?
The HAS has just published new recommendations concerning the management of respiratory infections caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae. THE ESSENTIAL Since ...
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Flesh-eating disease leaves 8-inch hole in his butt
Jongh Eglin's Tracy says she "feels lucky to be alive" after flesh-eating bacteria left a 20cm wound on one of ...
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Brain-eating amoeba: little girl dies after catching it in a swimming pool
A ten-year-old girl died of primary amoebic meningeal encephalitis. Rare, the disease is triggered by infection by Naegleria fowleri, known ...
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Bronchiolitis: the epidemic is further accelerating with 10 regions affected in mainland France
Hauts-de-France, Burgundy-Franche-Comté, Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Occitanie are categorized in the epidemic phase of bronchiolitis, a viral infection which mainly affects children ...
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Antibiotics for Common Childhood Infections No Longer Effective
Most antibiotics used to treat common childhood infections, such as pneumonia or sepsis, are now less than 50% effective. THE ...
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His poorly treated tooth cost him 7 months of hospitalization and 780,000 euros
A man was hospitalized for seven months because of an untreated tooth. He finds himself with 780,000 euros in debt. ...
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Bronchiolitis: the epidemic extends to 3 other regions
Bronchiolitis is progressing in mainland France as well as in the overseas departments and regions: Brittany, Pays de la Loire ...
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Bronchiolitis: 4 regions already in the pre-epidemic phase in France
An increase in cases of bronchiolitis has been recorded in France. Four regions as well as Guyana have already been ...
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Pneumonia: a mother almost died because of her electronic cigarette
In England, a 26-year-old woman developed pneumonia, a lung infection, due to her daily use of an electronic cigarette. THE ...
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