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Fungal Infections Are Rising — Avoid These 7 Skin Hygiene Blunders, Says Expert

In India’s hot and humid climate, fungal infections surge and your everyday hygiene mistakes could be the hidden cause. One of the most common skin infections is Tinea, which is also known as ringworm ...
WFSB

Common, contagious skin infection has some parents worried about kids’ safety

MANCHESTER, Conn. (WFSB) - Concerns about a common, contagious skin infection had some parents worried about their kids’ safety. At the splash pad on Olcott Street in Manchester, a parent reported to ...
Managed Healthcare Executive

Testosterone seems to play key role in bacterial skin infections

Testosterone can potentiate S. aureus quorum sensing independent of auto-inducing peptides, increasing toxin release and host-cell damage, whereas progesterone and estrogen do not show the same effect ...
Washington Examiner

FDA approves Cubist antibiotic for skin infections

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a new antibiotic from Cubist Pharmaceuticals to treat common skin infections often acquired in the hospital. Regulators cleared ...
Medscape

Skin Infections Common in Border Camps

Dermatologic diseases, particularly infections and inflammatory conditions, frequently affect displaced persons at Mexico-US ...
Nursing in Practice

Bacterial and fungal vulvo-vaginal infections – how to recognise and manage them

Dr Louise Clarke discusses bacterial and fungal vulvo-vaginal infections and how they should be managed in primary care ...
Washington Examiner

FDA approves new antibiotic for skin infections

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new antibiotic from Durata Therapeutics to treat adults with common skin infections often acquired in U.S. hospitals. Regulators ...