2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (742+ words) A Sunshine Coast pharmacist has warned a measles outbreak could place more pressure on the region’s already stretched hospitals as new research points to significant immunity gaps across the nation. Mooloolaba Beach Pharmacy owner Josephine Host is urging residents to…...

5+ hour, 34+ min ago   (718+ words) Cyclosporiasis is caused by the microscopic parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis, which infects the small intestine and can cause prolonged diarrhea. The illness is transmitted by eating food or drinking water contaminated with the parasite. Keystone Infectious Disease Medical Director Dr. Raghavendra…...

2+ hour, 48+ min ago   (384+ words) Mostly cloudy with isolated showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s.. Missouri now has more than 2,000 reported cases of cyclosporiasis, as of Sunday. According to the most recent communicable disease report from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services,…...

4+ hour, 16+ min ago   (267+ words) An 8-year-old Ruston girl infected by a rare brain-eating amoeba has died, according to a Sunday morning post on a Facebook page that was set up to provide updates on her condition. Lillian Smart was most likely affected while swimming…...

1+ hour, 49+ min ago   (332+ words) By Pedro Oliveira Jr., Aug. 23 (UPI) -- The ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is "growing exponentially," a senior United Nations official said Friday. More than 5,290 people have been infected and 2,516 died since the outbreak was declared on…...

7+ hour ago   (243+ words) Aug. 23 (UPI) -- The ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is "growing exponentially," a senior United Nations official said Friday. More than 5,290 people have been infected and 2,516 died since the outbreak was declared on May 15. Half of all…...

12+ hour, 39+ min ago   (297+ words) Pennsylvania state health authorities and local public health bureaus are racing to stem a rapidly expanding measles surge, as new figures position the Commonwealth as home to the third-largest measles outbreak in the United States this year. Lancaster County remains…...

13+ hour, 55+ min ago   (579+ words) "Patients frequently come to us after taking multiple medicines, including antibiotics, simply because they have developed fever. Fever by itself is not an indication for an antibiotic. The first step is to determine what is causing the fever " Dr Sujeet…...

14+ hour, 32+ min ago   (505+ words) A 41-year-old truck driver in northern Italy was found to have two sizable liver abscesses tied to a parasitic infection that is more often linked to poor sanitation in tropical areas, and his doctors suspect the organism may have been…...

14+ hour, 7+ min ago   (1507+ words) Antibiotic misuse and overuse are accelerating antimicrobial resistance worldwide, making once treatable infections harder to cure while threatening healthcare, surgery and routine medical procedures, with Egypt and war affected areas facing mounting risks. Antimicrobial resistance has emerged as one of…...