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Paediatricians from European countries have raised the alarm over a shortage of medicines for children including antibiotics and asthma treatment, warning it was endangering health.Published: 30 April 2023 11:12 CEST In a letter addressed to health ministers and seen by AFP on Saturday, the doctors stressed it was urgent to find a fast, reliable and lasting solution to the problems facing stocks in Europe.

Paediatricians from European countries have raised the alarm over a shortage of medicines for children including antibiotics and asthma treatment, warning it was endangering health.Published: 30 April 2023 11:12 CEST In a letter addressed to health ministers and seen by AFP on Saturday, the doctors stressed it was urgent to find a fast, reliable and lasting solution to the problems facing stocks in Europe.

Can medicine and culture work in unison?by Sayanen Sawmynaden, Tiffin School (Image: Sayanen Sawmynaden) Medicine and culture seem like two completely different things that would never be used in the same sentence.Medicine is complex science stuff that's put into practice to help cure people's sickness while culture, well that's probably just as complex, but it's got nothing to do with science; culture's a range of beliefs and customs shared by a large group of people which can range from cultures surrounding Marvel superheroes to music to ethnicity.

After a mild winter in the U.S., will there be an uptick in ticks this year?Researchers say it is hard to predict how the tick season will play out.This year's mild winter and early snow melt, though, could mean more ticks earlier than usual and a wider spread of Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases, scientists said.

A macro photograph of a tick biting into the skin of a person, in Herrnleis, Lower Austria, Austria, 28 April 2023.CHRISTIAN BRUNA (EFE) After a mild winter in the U.S., will there be an uptick in ticks this year?Researchers say it is hard to predict how the tick season will play out.This year's mild winter and early snow melt, though, could mean more ticks earlier than usual and a wider spread of Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases, scientists said.

Two more people have died and more details of horrifying eye infections are emerging in a nationwide outbreak linked to recalled eye drops from EzriCare and Delsam.The death toll now stands at three, according to an outbreak update this week from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.A total of 68 people in 16 states have been infected with a rare, extensively drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain linked to the eye drops.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria as seen under a microscope.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 68 people have become infected with a drug-resistant strain of the bacteria, with many infections linked to the use of contaminated eye drops.Janice Haney Carr/AP The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it's investigating a drug-resistant strain of bacteria that caused severe injuries in 68 patients, including three deaths, across the U.S. The CDC says most of the patients infected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa reported using artificial tears or eyedrops.

Flu season is wrapping up, and weekly COVID-19 diagnoses are declining.But if you're currently sick with a respiratory illness, you're not alone.Data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that a mixture of respiratory viruses are circulating right now, including common coronaviruses (other than SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19), respiratory adenovirus, and parainfluenza (which is distinct from influenza).

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A mallard that was struck by an arrow last month in Orange County has made a full recovery and was released back into the wild this week, according to the Wetlands & Wildlife Care Center of Orange County in Huntington Beach.After spending almost a month receiving treatment, including two surgeries and antibiotics, the drake, or male, mallard was cleared this week to leave, according to a Facebook post from the wildlife center.

Bobby Caldwell, a singer-songwriter whose sultry R&B hit What You Won't Do for Love propelled his debut album to double-platinum status in 1978 and was later covered by chart-toppers like Boyz II Men and Michael Bolton, died on Tuesday at his home in Great Meadows, N.J.He was 71.The cause was long-term complications of a toxic reaction to the antibiotics known as fluoroquinolones, his wife, Mary Caldwell, wrote on Twitter.

As an A&E doctor, I start every consultation these days by apologising for the long wait.For some of my patients, it means a scramble to organise emergency childcare.Others miss the window to access the best treatments for strokes or heart attacks.The waiting room is a hotbed of emotion.My patients are understandably furious that they've been left in a windowless waiting room for hours with limited food and water, inadequate pain relief and little information about when they might be seen (aside from the hourly PA announcement that the current wait time is 15 hours and is expected to increase).

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email A dog owner who ignored vets' recommendations that her beloved pet of 18 years who helped her cope with the death of her brother be put down three times, said her canine friend is thriving now.

The heartbroken parents of a 22-month-old toddler have told how they found her dead - just hours after she was sent home from hospital.Little Hailey Thompson was diagnosed with a virus on 18 December, but her family were told to keep giving her fluids and paracetamol instead of antibiotics.But early the next day, her parents Kris Thompson, 32, and Iboyla Adam, 35, found her unresponsive in her bedroom.

The poor thing!The emaciated alligator found in a Brooklyn pond Sunday morning remains in poor health while undergoing treatment at the Bronx Zoo, officials said Wednesday night.The reptile called Godzilla is being tube fed because it's too weak to eat on its own, zoo officials reported, and has a 4-inch-wide bathtub stopper in its stomach that must be removed.

On December 18, 2019, Wuhan Central Hospital admitted a patient with symptoms common for the winter flu season: a 65-year-old man with fever and pneumonia.Ai Fen, director of the emergency department, oversaw a typical treatment plan, including antibiotics and anti-influenza drugs.Six days later, the patient was still sick, and Ai was puzzled, according to news reports and a detailed reconstruction of this period by evolutionary biologist Michael Worobey.

An American alligator rescued from Prospect Park Lake on Sunday had swallowed a four-inch-wide bathtub stopper and is not strong enough for it to be removed right now, the Bronx Zoo said in a statement on Wednesday evening.The alligator, a female, is too weak and unresponsive to eat on its own and is being tube-fed, according to the statement from the zoo, which has been caring for the animal since its rescue from the park.

The alligator rescued from a New York City park last week had swallowed a bathtub stopper, according to an update from zoo officials.The wayward gator was discovered in Brooklyn's Prospect Park Lake by workers for the New York Department of Parks and Recreation last Sunday.Since then, the reptile, found emaciated and suffering from the cold weather, has been cared for by the city's Bronx Zoo.

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said in a social media post published Wednesday that prison authorities have placed him in a one-person cell for six months, a move his lawyer described as part of authorities' efforts to damage Navalny's health.Navalny, 46, said on Instagram that he had been denied the opportunity to visit with his family for the past eight months.

Women and patients on a higher number of medicines are at greater risk of having an adverse drug reaction, a new study of older people has suggested.One in four experienced at least one adverse drug reaction (ADR) over the six-year period looked at by researchers in Cork.Patients prescribed 10 or more medicines had a threefold increased risk of experiencing a reaction, scientists said.

It's that time of the year again when the weather starts to get warmer, and allergies start to act up a bit more.With all these seasonal changes, give your immune system a little bit of support with LivOn Labs Lypo-Spheric® B Complex Plus.Lypo-Spheric® B Complex Plus is a better way for everyone to make sure they have enough nutrients for metabolic, nerve, skin, and immune system health.

A living medicine' has been created to tackle drug-resistant lung infections.The breakthrough offers a new strategy to combat the leading cause of mortality in hospitals.In experiments, it worked on mice infected with pneumonia.Antibiotic resistant bugs are one of the biggest threats facing mankind, according to the World Health Organisation.

The road to his first World Series championship wasn't entirely magical for Kiké Hernández.Hernández was dealing with some dental trouble when the Los Angeles Dodgers kicked off their playoff run in 2020.But it was a ripple effect from the issue that led to the most embarrassing moment of Hernández's Major League Baseball career to date.

Content warning on this one!As you know by now, former Dodgers Justin Turner and Kiké Hernandez were reunited this offseason after Turner joined the Boston Red Sox in free agency.It's an understatement to say that this pair has a history together.One filled with ups and downs, joy and sorrow, and a championship in Los Angeles in 2020.

The 2020 season was one of the most memorable in recent memory and not for good reason as the COVID-19 pandemic affected lives across the globe, but the Los Angeles Dodgers were able to bring some joy into an overall poor year.The Dodgers won their first World Series since 1988 and had a historic National League Championship Series comeback after falling down 3-1 to the Atlanta Braves.

The Biden administration has proposed new rules that will require patients to have an in-person medical evaluation before being prescribed most prescription medications by their doctors, with limited exceptions, according to a statement released on Friday.Under the new rule proposals from the Drug Enforcement Agency, patients would still be able to get less-addictive medications, such as antibiotics or birth control, prescribed to them by their doctors via telehealth.

The Department of Agriculture has conditionally approved a new vaccine meant to protect honeybees from a bacterial disease that can affect the bee's larvae.AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: There will be a new vaccine on the market, but not for humans.Last week, the Department of Agriculture conditionally approved the first vaccine for honeybees.

A biotech company in Georgia has received conditional approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the first vaccine for honeybees, a move scientists say could help pave the way for controlling a range of viruses and pests that have decimated the global population.It is the first vaccine approved for any insect in the United States.

A third child aged under 10 in Scotland has died with Strep A infection, health officials have said.Public Health Scotland (PHS) said it is aware of 17 deaths amongst invasive group A streptococcal infections (iGAS) cases between October 3 and January 15, an increase of four since the previous report.

Two children aged under 10 in Scotland have died with Strep A infection since October 3, Public Health Scotland has said.The agency said it is aware of seven deaths among invasive group A streptococcal infections (iGAS) cases between October 3 and December 25.Two of the deaths were in children under 10.