Poliomyelitis

Jock itch can usually be treated with nonprescription antifungal creams, lotions, or powders applied to the skin for two to four weeks. Clotrimazole (Anti-Fungal Liquid, Fungicure) Miconazole (Aloe Vesta 2 in 1 Antifungal, Aloe Vesta Clear Antifungal, Azolen, Baza Antifungal, Critic-Aid Clear AF, Cruex Prescription Strength, DermaFungal, Desenex Jock Itch, Fungoid, Lagicam, Micaderm, Micatin, Mitrazol, Remedy Antifungal, Secura Antifungal) Terbinafine (Athlete's Foot Cream) Ketoconazole (Nizoral A-D) If you are not responding to over-the-counter medications, your doctor may prescribe something stronger, including these topical medications: Econazole (Ecoza) Oxiconazole (Oxistat) You may also be prescribed one of these oral medications: If you tend to get jock itch, you should continue to apply antifungal or drying powders after bathing to help prevent reoccurrence. Prevention of Jock Itch Practicing good hygiene is the best defense against jock itch. Regular hand-washing can greatl...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is trying to head off a Dec. 8 deadline imposed by the Biden administration for federal contractors to get vaccinated. Calvin Knight/The Ledger, via Associated Press Calling a rule that federal contractors must show proof of Covid-19 vaccination or submit to weekly testing a "heavy-handed mandate," Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida announced on Thursday that his administration was suing the federal government to challenge the requirement. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Tampa, seeks to block a Dec. 8 deadline imposed by the Biden administration for federal contractors to get vaccinated. Legal experts say the federal government has broad authority to address a public health crisis like the pandemic with measures like vaccine mandates and that such suits have little chance of succeeding. The Supreme Court has turned away legal challenges to vaccine mandates at Indiana University and for health care workers in Maine. Mr. DeSantis, a Republican, ...

CATANIA, Italy , Oct. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- SIFI, a leading international ophthalmic company, announced today that the pivotal Phase III study on polihexanide 0,08% monotherapy in adults and adolescents with Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK), met its primary endpoint of 'clinical resolution rate over a 12-month timeframe'. It also demonstrated an encouraging safety and tolerability profile. Based on these results, SIFI will request an accelerated assessment and plans to file a Marketing Authorisation Application (MAA) at the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for polihexanide 0,08% monotherapy under the Centralised Procedure for Orphan-Designated Medicinal Products in the first half of 2022. The phase III readout is a milestone in addressing the huge unmet need for treating AK, a rare acute corneal parasitic infection that often leads to blindness and eye loss. With these trial results, polihexanide could become the first approved drug for the treatment of AK anywhere in the world...

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Rapid test linked to improved antibiotic therapy for bloodstream infections Use of a rapid diagnostic test in patients with bloodstream infections (BSIs) was associated with shorter times to optimal antibiotic therapy and antibiotic de-escalation, researchers reported yesterday in Clinical Infectious Diseases. In the quasi-experimental, multicenter Improving Outcome and Antimicrobial Stewardship (IOAS) study, researchers compared clinical and antimicrobial stewardship metrics in BSI patients at 5 US hospitals before and after implementation of Accelerate PhenoTest BC Kit (AXDX) testing. AXDX is a rapid diagnostic platform that provides pathogen identification and antibiotic susceptibility test (ID/AST) results from positive blood cultures up to 40 hours earlier than traditional methods. The primary outcomes were time to optimal therapy (TTOT) within 96 hours of blood culture positivity and 30-day mortality. A total of 854 patients with BSI (435 pre-AXDX, 419 post-AXDX) were included in...

Sunday 24 October is World Polio Day. While recent years have seen advancements in eradicating polio, COVID-19 has stalled these efforts. The UN is preparing to vaccinate children under 5 in Afghanistan, after the Taliban recently agreed to the campaign. Two years ago the world celebrated significant progress in ending polio. Thanks to a major global public health collaboration and mass vaccination efforts, the World Health Organization reported two of the three wild poliovirus strains had been eradicated. Unfortunately, COVID-19 put a sudden hold to many of these advancements. What is polio? Polio is a life-threatening disease caused by a very contagious virus that only affects people. Its most severe symptom is paralysis, which can lead to permanent disability or death if the virus affects the muscles that help people breathe. Even people who contract polio as children and seem to fully recover can develop...

As educators work to help vaccinate students against COVID-19, the history of schools' involvement with past inoculation efforts shows how teachers, principals, and others in the K-12 world can have a significant influence on the views of parents and others. But the current cultural atmosphere—rife with partisan conflict and distrust in public institutions—also has many public health experts worried that what worked in the past faces a far higher lift in the current pandemic. In fights against diphtheria and polio in the 1920s and 1950s, respectively, schools played a central role. They hosted information sessions, coordinated with local civic groups and the media, and commanded trust in their communities. Experts saw the influence of teachers, principals, superintendents, and other educators not just as helpful, but crucial. "Schools have been critical sites for where public health officials for generations have thought about the importance of high vaccination rates," sa...

By : Oneindia Video Team Published : October 28, 2021, 09:10 Duration : 01:54 01:54 American physician and medical researcher Jonas Salk was born on oct 28 1914. He developed the first safe and effective vaccine for polio. Watch the video to know what else happened on this day in history.

New Delhi: Every year, 3.7 million deaths occur due to diabetes and high blood glucose, of which diabetes causes 1.5 million deaths globally, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). A total of 422 million adults have diabetes, and one in 11 people live with this serious health disease.  A new study published in the Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport has now suggested a simple method that can help prevent serious health conditions like Type 2 diabetes. They said taking a break from long hours of sitting to stand up can do the wonder.  The research conducted by scientists from Finland's Turku PET Centre and UKK Institute discovered a link between standing and better insulin sensitivity, observing that insulin function improves when the participants interrupted long periods of sitting by standing up.  Diabetes increases the risk for the occurrence of complications like stroke, blindness, kidney failure, and heart disease. People ...