WTOP |
Kindergartner loses leg after strep throat leads to dangerous infection
WTOP (AKRON, Ohio) — An Ohio girl is recovering after a rare complication from strep throat led to a dangerous infection, which required amputation of one leg. Tessa Puma, 6, was diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis, a bacterial infection commonly referred ... |
Day News |
FitBit Fitness Tracker Saves Woman's Life
Day News The constant tracking of heart rate via a wearable fitness device saved a Connecticut woman's life. Photo Credit: IPhoneDigital/Flickr. FitBit Fitness Tracker Saves Woman's Life. Denise Recalde. April 6, 2017. A Connecticut woman's Fitbit fitness ... |
Netdoctor |
How owning a pet could protect your baby from allergies and obesity
Netdoctor The benefits of owning a pet are plentiful – from constant company to endless cuddles – and now it seems that sharing your house with a fury friend might be good for your health, too. A new Canadian study has found that babies from pet-owning families ... Pet exposure may reduce allergies and obesity - University of Alberta Exposure to household furry pets influences the gut microbiota of infant at 3–4 months following various birth ... Ruminococcus - Wikipedia |
New York Times |
Three Brooklyn Clinics, 6.3 Million Oxycodone Pills and 13 Indictments
New York Times Thirteen people, including, from left, Dr. Lazar Feygin, Dr. Paul McClung and Juan Cabezas, are accused of taking part in a scheme to defraud Medicare and Medicaid of millions of dollars, and illegally selling prescriptions for opioid painkillers ... Doctors, Former N.Y. Assemblyman, 11 Others Accused In Alleged Opiate Ring |
pppFocus |
Study suggests pet exposure might help protect babies from allergies, obesity
pppFocus In addition to decreased risks for obesity and allergies, children who had early exposure to pets also showed an increase in resistance to group B strep, which includes pneumonia, meningitis and several types of blood infections, according to the ... |