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mac lung disease alternative treatments :: Article Creator Inhaled Amikacin Shows Promise For Untreated MAC Lung Infections SAN DIEGO -- Adding amikacin liposome inhalation suspension (ALIS; Arikayce) to a macrolide-based regimen appeared to reduce respiratory symptoms and improve culture conversion rates in patients with newly diagnosed or recurrent Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) lung infections, the randomized ARISE trial showed. As measured by the nine-item Quality of Life-Bronchiectasis Respiratory Domain (QOL-B RD), 43.8% of patients in the ALIS arm achieved a meaningful improvement in symptoms from baseline to 7 months, as compared with 33.3% of those assigned to the macrolide-based regimen plus placebo, reported Charles Daley, MD, of National Jewish Health and the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Denver. Culture conversion rates were numerically higher in the ALIS arm both following the 6-month period of daily treatment

gingival abscess :: Article Creator The Secret Science Of GUM The Secret Science of Gum - American Chemical Society What is gum made of today?           Gum base gives gum that bounce-back texture that makes it fun to chew. Each company keeps their special recipe for gum base a secret, but there is something we can tell you... All gum bases are made of three kinds of ingredients which give gum its special properties: Resin -  the main part you chew Wax - softens the gum Elastomer - adds flexibility Gum base often contains polyethylene (pah-lee-eth-leen), a long molecule that's also used to make plastic bottles and plastic bags. How do scientists make gum taste good? Companies that manufacture gum have chemists working in laboratories to make gum better. One idea is to trap the sweetener and flavoring in the gum so that the flavor gets released more slowly. This makes the great taste l

tst tb :: Article Creator After 30 Years Of Decline, Tuberculosis Is Rising In The U.S. Again. How Did We Get Here? Since the pandemic's explosion in 2020, resource diversion to COVID tracking and treatment may have allowed TB to spread unchecked. A colorized X-ray of a patient's chest shows lesions (tubercles, pink) caused by tuberculosis (TB) consisting of infected dead tissue. Treatment for the highly contagious disease requires consistent taking antibiotics for several months. ByLeah Worthington May 28, 2024 After declining for three decades, tuberculosis (TB) rates in the U.S. Have been increasing steadily since 2020, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It's a disturbing trend given that 1.5 million die from TB every year, making it the world's most infectious killer. "Even the people who don't die of the disease, they're hospital

mac mycobacterium avium :: Article Creator Drugs That Prevent Opportunistic Infections In HIV When you have HIV/AIDS, you're at higher risk of infections your body would normally be able to fight off. They can also be more severe, more frequent, or both. These infections are called opportunistic infections. The risks are higher if you have very low levels of CD4 T cells. These are white blood cells that fight infection. The more severe your HIV infection, the lower your CD4 levels get, and the weaker your immune response to invaders. If your CD4 cells drop below 200, that means your HIV infection has progressed to the most severe phase called AIDS. Fortunately, with the rise of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV in the 1990s, opportunistic infections have gone down significantly. ART does a very good job of getting your CD4 levels back up. But some people may not respond well to ART and need additional protection from infection. And some g

osteomyelitis :: Article Creator Osteomyelitis Pubis Versus Osteitis Pubis: A Case Presentation And Review Of The Literature An athletic 23 year old man presented with suprapubic tenderness, fever, and raised inflammatory blood variables. A diagnostic laparoscopy was performed, with a presumed diagnosis of retrocaecal appendicitis, but no abnormalities were found, apart from free fluid in the pouch of Douglas. Imaging of the pubic area suggested bony infection and inflammation. Biopsy and culture confirmed the presence of Staphylococcus aureus, a very common pathogen. The final diagnosis was osteomyelitis pubis, an infectious disease, and osteitis pubis, an inflammatory disease. osteitis pubis osteomyelitis pubis diagnosis infectious inflammatory MRI magnetic resonance imaging Treatment Of Osteitis Pubis And Osteomyelitis Of The Pubic Symphysis In Athletes: A Systematic Review Objectives The authors examined the most curr

nail infection :: Article Creator The Best Toenail Fungus Treatment For 2024, According To Dermatologists Toenail fungus. If the term makes you cringe, that's understandable. It's not pretty, and it's rarely the topic of polite conversation. Yet fungal infections of the nails (fingernails included) are common — they affect roughly 10% of the general population, and rates increase significantly as we age. Fungal infections typically cause toenails to become thick, discolored (white or yellow), misshapen and brittle or crumbly. If that's not bad enough, treating toenail fungus is notoriously tough: It takes patience, and recurrent infections are common, says Dr. Chris Adigun, a board-certified dermatologist at Dermatology & Laser Center of Chapel Hill, in North Carolina. She stresses that only prescription topical and oral medications are clinically proven to banish toenail fungus — and even those treatments (particularly the t