Objective To compare the occurrence of chickenpox in children with cancer who received varicella immunoglobulin (VZIG) or aciclovir as postexposure prophylaxis (PEP). Design Prospective multicentre … [+1468 chars]
Intermediate syndrome affects 10-40% of those with severe organophosphorus poisoning, causing delayed weakness in the proximal parts of the body, neck flexors, and breathing muscles. We present the c… [+11064 chars]
<li>Contributors JMG acquired data, wrote the first manuscript draft and approved the final submitted draft. MNC acquired data, revised the manuscript and approved the final submitted draft. MJO cond… [+1119 chars]
The average body contains about 37 trillion cells and we are in the midst of a revolutionary quest to understand what they all do. Unravelling this requires the expertise of scientists from all diffe… [+18303 chars]
Background Post myocardial infarction rehabilitation can have a positive impact on overall patient health. Therefore, the present study investigated the role of cardiac rehabilitation in reducing th… [+27762 chars]
In the past Two decades, centers for The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recorded two individual cases of monkey pox and one among the dozens of people Next to six States who became … [+3075 chars]
Non-arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) is a common cause of acute, painless monocular vision loss in adults older than 50. NAION is a diagnosis of exclusion established once arteritic diseas… [+11421 chars]
Youve probably had a case of sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia at some point in your life. Better known as brain freeze, this brief, intense headache typically follows the consumption of an extremely… [+2720 chars]
Following is a summary of current health news briefs. South Africa's Afrigen partners with U.S. on mRNA vaccine research South Africa's Afrigen Biologics Limited said on Friday that it will collabo… [+4630 chars]
If you want to avoid feeling fatigued, making sure you include lots of sources of iron in your diet is really important. This is because iron is a vital mineral that the body needs to make hemoglobin… [+7874 chars]
The nurse at my doctors surgery measured my blood pressure as 162/84, and, deciding it was high, advised me to take a monitor home and record some more readings to send back to them. Two days later, … [+6886 chars]
Known as the sunshine vitamin, vitamin D is essential for building (and keeping) strong bones, and even plays a role in calcium absorption. But a deficiency can cause many issues in older adults, inc… [+3512 chars]