DEADLY infections and painful boils could be caught from your mattress, but a new type of bed could save your life, it’s been claimed. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Tag: Infections
Bed bug breeding ground: ‘Life-saving’ mattress could stop you getting DEADLY infections
Millions of mattresses are swarming with mould, bacteria and dust, it was revealed last month. Foam mattresses can provide the best breeding ground for bacteria, and could lead to infections, and trigger allergies and asthma attacks. But, a new mattress made from plastic noodles could help to reduce the risk, and has been hailed as […]
Deadly bacterial infections could be coming from your kitchen sink PLUGHOLE
DEADLY bacterial infections, including from salmonella and E.coli, in your bathroom and kitchen plugholes could become airborne and spread into the home, the public has been warned. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Backyard chicken trend causes spike in infections, 1 fatal, CDC reports
The popular trend of raising backyard chickens is bringing with it a soaring number of illnesses from poultry-related diseases, some of them fatal, U.S. health officials say. CBC | Health News
Flu jab 2017: Vaccine ‘FAILS’ to protect at-risk patients from DEADLY infections
Young leukaemia patients were just as likely to develop flu, regardless of whether they were vaccinated or not, scientists revealed. The most at-risk patients for developing flu, which includes those with a weakened immune system, needed other ways to protect themselves against infection, they said. Flu and flu-related complications remains one of the leading causes […]
Flu jab 2017: Vaccine ‘FAILS’ to protect at-risk patients from DEADLY infections
THE FLU vaccine fails to protect some young, at-risk patients against lethal infections, a study revealed. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Fungal infections: New drug to treat life-threatening conditions
AN ANTIFUNGAL drug could be developed to treat life-threatening fungal infections, that cause coughing up blood. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Fungal infections: New drug to treat life-threatening conditions
The drug is the first antifungal treatment to be discovered in the last 30 years, scientists from the University of Liverpool claimed. Invasive fungal infections are often deadly. After six weeks, up to 30 per cent of patients die, while the infection can be fatal if the infection is drug-resistant. In order to overcome a […]
Eyeball tattoos could lead to blindness and severe infections, doctors warn
A 24-year-old woman says she has learned the hard way about the risks of tattooing the eyeball. CBC | Health News
Eye infections could be detected within minutes by new microchip
DOCTORS have developed a microchip capable of detecting within minutes sight-threatening eye infections including those caught while wearing contact lenses. Daily Express :: Health Feed
