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Antibiotic-resistance making kidney infections more deadly

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Medication-resistant bacteria are making it more difficult to treat a common but severe kidney infection, says a study. Pyelonephritis — infection of the kidney usually caused by E. coli bacteria and which can start as a urinary tract infection — causes fever, back pain and vomiting. About half of people infected require hospitalisation. If not treated with effective antibiotics, it can cause sepsis and death. “This is a very real example of the threat posed by the emergence of new antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria, which greatly complicates treatment of infection,”…

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New hope for patients with deadly brain tumour

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Non-invasive gene therapy could treat brain tumour (Fatine El Hassani/Getty Images) Researchers have found a potential new way of stopping one of the most aggressive types of brain tumour from spreading, which could also lead the way to better patient survival. Glioblastoma, which is one of the most common types of malignant brain tumours in adults, grow fast as well as spread easily. The tumour has threadlike tendrils that extend into other parts of the brain making it difficult to remove it all, the study from the University of Southampton…

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7 deadly skin sins

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  How you age is not just a matter of your genes. Your skin is pretty much a reflection of your lifestyle, which, in turn, is all about how you eat, drink and live. If you are moaning and groaning over why your skin is suddenly looking dull, lifeless, tired or just old, check if you haven’t committed one or more of the seven deadly skin sins. 1. Dehydration Are you getting enough water? Dehydration could be the reason why you look older than you are, and wrinkled. Lack of…

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This Deadly Bacteria Can Reach Your Brain in a Day

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PhotoCredit:istock Researchers have discovered that a deadly bacteria that can be picked up by a simple sniff can travel to the brain and spinal cord in just 24 hours. The pathogenic bacteria Burkholderia pseudomallei, which causes the potentially fatal disease melioidosis, kills 89,000 people around the world each year and is prevalent in northern Australia and southeast Asia. Previously, researchers did not understand how the bacteria travelled to the brain and spinal cord, or just how quickly. The bacteria causing melioidosis are found in contaminated water and soil, according to…

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Consuming salmon, walnuts may additionally decrease deadly coronary heart sickness chance

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Ingesting better stages of fatty fish which include salmon and trout and walnuts and flaxseed oil may additionally growth the ranges of omega-three fatty acids and decrease the risk of demise from heart attacks, unearths a new observe. The findings showed that both plant-based and seafood-based omega-3s cause about 10 consistent with cent decrease risk of deadly heart attacks. “Our consequences lend support to the importance of fish and omega-three consumption as part of a healthful eating regimen,” stated Dariush Mozaffarian from Tufts University in Boston, in the US. Fish…

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Why Diabetes and heart ailment is a deadly aggregate

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people with type 2 diabetes who’re admitted into the medical institution for congestive heart failure face a one in four chance of death over the following 18 months, a worldwide take a look at has warned. The findings paint a much grimmer photograph of the outcome for diabetes patients with intense heart sickness. “kind 2 diabetes followed by means of an acute coronary syndrome desires a great deal extra attention, specifically with the intention to prevent yet every other major cardiac occasion,” said primary investigator William.B.White from university of Connecticut…

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