Study Points to Penile Microbiome as a Risk Factor for HIV in Men
A ten-fold increase in some types of bacteria living under the foreskin can increase a man’s risk of HIV infection by up to 63 percent, according to a…
Shingles Increases Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke
Study says it’s important patients with shingles are made aware of heart disease risk
Inhaled Steroids May Increase Pneumonia Risk in People with Asthma
Use of inhaled corticosteroids was linked with an increased risk of pneumonia in a study of individuals with asthma. In the study of 152,412 asthma patients (of whom…
Antibiotic use for travellers’ diarrhoea favours particularly resistant super bacteria
A traveller who resorts to using antibiotics will pick up the most resistant strains of common “super bacteria”, proves a recent study.
Existing reprocessing techniques prove insufficient for flexible endoscopes
Current techniques used to clean endoscopes for reuse are not consistently effective, according to a study published in the February issue of the American Journal of Infection Control,…