Family Medicine News

Better UTI monitoring needed after hospital admission in adults

01.07.2019 Health Problems

(HealthDay)—Healthcare-associated (HA), community-onset (CO) urinary tract infection (UTI) may be common within 30 days following hospital discharge, according to a study published online June 20 in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. Miriam R. Elman, from Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, and colleagues used data from an academic, quaternary care, referral center to retrospectively identify 3,273 hospitalized adults at […]

Tackling the growing problem of loneliness and isolation

01.07.2019 Health Problems

A program to address social isolation and reduce burden on the health care system is being trialled in Australia, thanks to a partnership led by The University of Queensland. The Ways to Wellness Social Isolation Project—officially launched on 26 June—is a partnership between UQ, the Queensland Community Alliance, the Mt Gravatt Community Centre and the Mt Gravatt Men’s Shed. The […]

New Coty Turnaround Agenda Prioritizes Deleveraging, Profitability

01.07.2019 Beauty & Balance

Coty Inc. has unveiled its latest turnaround plan under new chief executive officer Pierre Laubies that centers around deleveraging, rediscovering growth and building a pride and performance-based culture. The four-year strategy includes personnel shifts as well, and is expected to cost about $600 million through 2023. The plan is expected to be in place by Jan. 1. Source: Read Full […]

How to make sure your kids love what’s in their tiffin

01.07.2019 Kids Health

The inclusion of colours does wonders. Kids are really tempted to see something bright and colourful in their tiffin. Garnishing the food with some pomegranate seeds, coriander can help. Apart from that, including vegetables like carrots, peas, sweet corn in the dishes are a good idea. By Dr Seema Khanna Mothers of toddlers usually complain of problems of constipation in […]

Pregnant Shay Mitchell and BF Matte Babel Gear Up for Parenthood: Watch

29.06.2019 Kids Health

Pretty little mama! Shay Mitchell has been keeping her pregnancy under wraps for months, but now, the Pretty Little Liars alum is sharing everything — including her relationship with Matte Babel — in a new YouTube series titled “Almost Ready.” The 32-year-old shocked fans by announcing she is expecting her first child on Friday, June 28, via Instagram. “Does this […]

Why Are So Many Parents Spying on Their Kids?

28.06.2019 Kids Health

There it is: your teen’s phone, left (shockingly! fleetingly!) unattended. Maybe you’re ready to guess at the passcode; maybe you already know the code because that’s the agreement in your house. Either way, you are suddenly seized with an intense desire to see what your offspring is up to online. Friends: Don’t do it. Seriously. Parents, when did we decide […]

Seven-country study reveals viruses as new leading cause of global childhood pneumonia

28.06.2019 Health Problems

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and other viruses now appear to be the main causes of severe childhood pneumonia in low- and middle-income countries, highlighting the need for vaccines against these pathogens, according to a study from a consortium of scientists from around the world, led by a team at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Pneumonia is the […]

Researchers criticize study calling for expansion of genetic testing for breast cancer

28.06.2019 Health Problems

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have criticised a recent study calling into question guidelines on genetic testing for hereditary breast cancer. In an article published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology in December 2018 entitled “Underdiagnosis of Hereditary Breast Cancer: Are Genetic Testing Guidelines a Tool or an Obstacle?”, 27 US researchers argued for expanded genetic testing in all […]

Model predicts bat species with the potential to spread deadly Nipah virus in India

27.06.2019 Health Problems

Since its discovery in 1999, Nipah virus has been reported almost yearly in Southeast Asia, with Bangladesh and India being the hardest hit. In a new study, published today in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, scientists used machine learning to identify bat species with the potential to host Nipah virus, with a focus on India—the site of a 2018 outbreak. Four […]

Rapid spread of a meningitis bacteria linked to hypermutable sequences helping avoidance of the immune system

27.06.2019 Health Problems

An enhanced potential to avoid the human immune system has been found in recent serogroup W isolates of Neisseria meningitidis by University of Leicester researchers, which may explain in part why the strain spread so rapidly among young people in 2013. The study, published last week in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, saw researchers from Leicester, the University of Nottingham […]

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