Urinary tract infections in pregnancy Pregnancy is considered a risk factor for UTIs because of the hormonal (largely due to progesterone), functional and anatomical changes associated with it. This includes diminished bladder tone; decreased ureteral peristalsis – mainly from the third month of gestation; hyperaemia and oedema of the bladder mucosa; and dilatation of ureters, […]
Hunter Biden, the 49-year-old son of former Vice President Joe Biden, has been dodging discovery requests in connection with a paternity case in Arkansas, and is “the subject of more than one criminal investigation involving fraud, money laundering and a counterfeiting scheme,” a private investigation firm claimed this week in a bizarre court filing. In […]
As the Summer of COVID draws to a close, many experts fear an even bleaker fall and suggest that American families should start planning for Thanksgiving by Zoom. Because of the many uncertainties, public health scientists say it’s easier to forecast the weather on Thanksgiving Day than to predict how the U.S. coronavirus crisis will […]
The state passed more than 10,000 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases in a single day, bringing its total to more than 210,000, with more than 2,700 having resulted in death. The marker comes after Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order Friday mandating that all bars implement new safety measures. The order is a reversal of […]
RELATED: 11 Reasons Why You’re Not Losing Belly Fat Worst: Blended coffees Blended coffees that are laced with syrup, sugar, whipped cream and other toppings can have as many calories and fat grams as a milkshake, making them a poor choice for those with diabetes. A 16-ounce Frappuccino at Starbucks, for instance, can contain 500 […]
Teixobactin is a recently described antibiotic of a new class produced by a hitherto undescribed soil microorganism (provisionally named Eleftheria terrae). It was isolated with a new tool, the iChip, that allowed the environmental bacterium to grow and for the antibiotic,, it produced to be isolated and subsequently identified. Teixobactin has activity against Gram-positive (but […]
Introduction: Why Healthy Aging? As the president of ASTHO, I have the honor of issuing a call to action to fellow state health officials and our public health colleagues. The 2014-2015 ASTHO President’s Challenge, Healthy Aging: Living Longer Better, calls upon state health leaders to collaborate with key partners to implement policy and systems-level actions. […]
It takes two to make a baby. Although a woman will carry and deliver the child, a man also has a leading role in pregnancy. For fertilization to occur, his sperm must be healthy and strong to reach and penetrate her egg. To make this process happen, a man must be able to have and […]
New parents are sometimes shocked to discover how little sleep they get in the first six months after a baby is born. They might also be discouraged to learn that their sleep patterns might not return to normal until that newborn is ready for kindergarten. A new study published in the journal Sleep found that […]
It’s poised to be the next pandemic: a mental health crisis, induced not only by the trauma of the novel coronavirus but the ramifications of lengthy lockdowns, lost livelihoods and exacerbated stress, isolation,, and addiction. The COVID-19 pandemic, which has shuttered much of the U.S. economy for more than two months, infected 1.6 million Americans […]
