Could Microbiome Changes Explain Rise in Colon Cancer Among the Young?
FRIDAY, May 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — With colon cancer on the rise among younger Americans, researchers are working to figure out why.A new study suggests the microbiome — the community of microorganisms in the body — may play a role. “Younger peo…
Learn MoreAnother Death, More Cases of Vision Loss Linked to Tainted Eye Drops
MONDAY, May 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cases of vision loss and deaths are mounting in an investigation into eye drops contaminated with a rare strain of the drug-resistant bacteria, Pseudomonas aeruginosa.In all, four people have died, with one new…
Learn MoreCleveland Case Suggests Tainted Eye Drops Were Harming Vision Months Before CDC Alert
FRIDAY, May 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Months before U.S. health officials warned that tainted eye drops were causing vision loss and even death, a Cleveland woman lost the sight in her eye in a case that puzzled her doctors.The 72-year-old went to …
Learn MoreDangerous Infections in ‘Preemie’ Babies May Begin in the Gut
THURSDAY, May 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — About half of extremely preterm babies have at least one life-threatening bacterial infection in their bloodstream after 72 hours of life. Now, new research points to the babies’ own gut microbiomes as the sou…
Learn MoreEl microbioma intestinal cambia a lo largo del día y con las estaciones
VIERNES, 28 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — La mitad de las células del cuerpo no son humanas, y un nuevo estudio sugiere que muchas que son esenciales para la salud oscilan según la hora, el día e incluso la estación.El cuerpo humano contiene un…
Learn MoreGut Microbiome Changes Throughout the Day and With the Seasons
FRIDAY, April 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Half of the cells in your body aren’t human — and a new study suggests that many critical to your health oscillate by the hour, day and even the season.The human body contains about 40 trillion bacteria, viru…
Learn MoreFDA Approves First Pill for Fecal Transplant Therapy
THURSDAY, April 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the first pill form of fecal microbiota — similar to what is known as fecal transplant therapy — to treat Clostridioides difficile.The drug, Vow…
Learn MoreHigh-Dose VE303 Prevents Recurrent Clostridioides Difficile Infection
WEDNESDAY, April 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For adults with laboratory-confirmed Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) at high risk for recurrence, high-dose VE303, a defined bacterial consortium of eight strains of commensal Clostridia, prevents…
Learn MoreLa FDA encuentra problemas de contaminación en una planta de gotas para los ojos
MARTES, 4 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Unos reguladores de EE. UU. que inspeccionaron una fábrica en India que se ha vinculado con unas gotas para los ojos contaminadas han descubierto una larga lista de problemas.Un brote de infecciones ocula…
Learn MoreFDA Finds Contamination Issues at Eye Drops Plant
TUESDAY, April 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. regulators inspecting a factory in India that has been linked to contaminated eye drops have uncovered a laundry list of problems. An outbreak of eye infections involving products made at the factory ste…
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