Strep Toxic Shock Syndrome: Deaths from Flesh-Eating Bacteria Soar in Japan
Japanese health authorities have recently warned of a rise in streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, an infection that is fatal in ...
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Menstrual toxic shock: how to prevent it?
Menstrual toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is rare - about twenty cases per year in France - but it can have ...
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Diet, physical activity, smoking, alcohol consumption, drug treatments, exposure to pollution… The list of environmental factors that can affect the ...
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Scotland becomes the first country to introduce free sanitary protection
The Scottish Parliament passed this law unanimously. In France, 1.7 million women lack sanitary protection due to a lack of ...
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Disturbing Similarities Between Cytokine Storm and Toxic Shock Syndrome
There is a great resemblance between the protein suspected of being responsible for certain deaths from Covid-19 and that of ...
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Tampons and menstrual cups: new recommendations from ANSES
ANSES unveiled Monday, January 20, the results of these new analyzes on intimate protection. Too many women are still unaware ...
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Toxic shock syndrome: 17-year-old girl dies from tampon
In Belgium, Maëlle, 17, died of toxic shock related to the use of a tampon. Admitted to hospital last week, ...
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Toxic shock: an American nearly dies from a tampon
In the United States, a young mother spent four days in intensive care in January after contracting a life-threatening blood ...
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How to avoid the toxic shock associated with the rules?
Five cases of menstrual toxic shock syndrome recently occurred in Pays de la Loire. Faced with this danger, several preventive ...
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Toxic shock: the composition of tampons out of the question
The composition of the buffers does not promote the growth of the bacteria that cause TBS.Does the composition of tampons ...
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Toxic menstrual shock: young girls particularly affected
INTERVIEW - Toxic shock during menstruation is four times more frequent than in 2004. Young women are poorly informed.A worrying ...
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Toxic shock syndrome: a mannequin amputated because of a tampon
A 27-year-old American woman with her leg amputated due to toxic shock syndrome from a tampon, is suing the manufacturer.It's ...
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Tampon: why it causes toxic shocks
INTERVIEW - The cases of toxic menstrual shocks are increasing in France. Professor Gérard Lina explains the role of the ...
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Toxic shock: 6,000 women answered researchers’ call
To better understand this disease, researchers from Lyon have called on women to donate their used tampons. In 5 days, ...
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