Infectious Diseases
Seniors with Alzheimer’s: Retaining Short-Term and Long-Term Memory
Alzheimer’s is known to be a progressive disease, that affects memory. Seniors with Alzheimer’s suffer from the worry of how the disease will affect them in the future. As a result, many seniors focus actively on how can they go about retaining short-term and long-term memory. How Alzheimer’s Affects the Memory Amyloid deposits on…
Read MoreUrinary Tract Infections (UTI) are Common in Seniors
The most common infection acquired by seniors is a urinary tract infection (UTI). Escherichia coli (E coli) is the most common bacteria that causes UTI in seniors older than 65 years. UTI can be a mild self limiting illness to severe sepsis (blood poisoning), with a mortality rate of 20-40%. The risk of sepsis and…
Read MoreDiabetic Foot Ulcers (DFUs) that do not Heal Contain Certain Bad Strains of Staph
Diabetics often suffer from chronic wounds and ulcers that do not heal and some of these lead to amputations. Scientists have been puzzled why some diabetic wounds heal and why others lead to amputations and the answer may be in a study published May 8, 2019 in Cell Host and Microbe. The study was carried…
Read MoreFood Safety from the Shop to the Kitchen
More and more research confirms the need to eat a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables for good health and to help protect us from chronic diseases like heart disease, cancer and stroke. However, if fresh produce is not treated properly it can actually bring infectious diseases to your table. It is paramount to follow…
Read MoreCranberries Help Antibiotics to Fight Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria
The rise of antibiotic resistant bacteria is a major growing worldwide problem. Strains of bacteria have developed resistance against antibiotics that used to be able to destroy them. The rise of resistant strains is believed to be the result of the overuse of antibiotics in medicine and in agriculture. Scientists fear that soon minor infections…
Read MorePreventing Vectorborne Diseases from Ticks, Fleas and Mosquitoes
The hot weather of summer sees an increase in diseases carried by the bites of vectors like ticks, fleas and mosquitoes. Vectorborne diseases are a major cause of illness and death worldwide. Vectors are insects that feed on blood and when they bite people or animals they transmit diseases. According to the Centers for Disease…
Read MorePlants used During American Civil War Show Promise Against Antibiotic Resistant Strains of Bacteria
Many of our medical drugs have their origin in the plant world and with the growth of antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria, the search is on for new ways to fight infections. A study by researchers from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia published May 22, 2019 in Scientific Reports shows that plants used by Confederate…
Read MoreIrish Soil Used in Folk Medicine May be a Cure for Deadly Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria
Dr. Gerry Quinn, is a scientist who had lived in the West Fermanagh Scarplands called Boho (pronounced Bo) in Northern Ireland. In Boho the soil is traditionally used in folk medicine for treating infections and Dr. Quinn also knew about this reputed cure. Dr. Quinn, was a member of a team of researchers from Swansea…
Read MoreCommon Bacillus Probiotic can Eliminate Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)
A breakthrough in the fight against Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria that kills tens of thousands of people every year may have been found by scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institute of Health (NIH) in collaboration with researchers from Mahidol University and Rajamangala University of Technology in…
Read MoreNovember is National Diabetes Month and New Treatments give Hope for the Diabetic Foot (DF)
November is National Diabetes Month and 15% of American diabetics suffer from the Diabetic Foot (DF). Diabetes is a disease that can lead to many complications that can cause further diseases and medical issues such as blindness, kidney disease, heart attacks, strokes and amputations. Diabetes causes a deadening of nerves in the feet (diabetic neuropathy),…
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