Harvard Team Cracks Code For New Drug Resistant Superbugs
Antibiotic-resistant superbugs, including methicillin resistant Staph. aureus (MRSA), have become household words. Antibiotic resistance threatens health and lives. Schools have been closed, athletic facilities have been scrubbed, and assisted living and day care centers have been examined for transmission of these bacteria. Since 2005, MRSA have killed over 18,000 people a year in the United States alone. To make matters worse, in 2002 a new MRSA with resistance to even the last-line drug vancomycin (VRSA) appeared... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Prednisolone's Considerable Effect On Bells Palsy Symptoms
A report in JAMA's May edition of Archives of Otolaryngology - Head Neck Surgery reveals that by treating Bell's Palsy, a form of facial paralysis that is usually temporarily, with prednisolone within 72 hours, seems to considerably reduce the number of patients with mild to moderate paralysis at 12 months. Although the cause of Bell's Palsy remains unknown, scientists believe that one of its causes could be due to the reactivation of latent herpes simplex virus, which may cause damage to the facial nerve... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)div id=medwormpbiMedWorm Sponsor Message:/i/b Have a look at a href=http://www.thepsychologydaily.comThe Psychology Daily/a, the new psychology portal powered by MedWorm, with all the latest psychology news and research updated daily./p/div
