News tagged with strep infection

PANDAS don't like stress

PANDAS is an abbreviation for Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal infections. This diagnosis was created when clinicians observed that following streptococcal infections, which include ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 09, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Genome study shows how strep throat germ circumvents our immune system

(PhysOrg.com) -- Investigators at The Methodist Hospital Research Institute in Houston examined for the first time the long-term response to strep throat on a genome-wide level, shedding light on how group A streptococcus ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Feb 23, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Pressure rises to stop antibiotics in agriculture

(AP) -- The mystery started the day farmer Russ Kremer got between a jealous boar and a sow in heat.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 28, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 10

Can strep throat cause OCD, Tourette syndrome?

New research shows that streptococcal infection does not appear to cause or trigger Tourette syndrome or obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The research is published in the September 30, 2009, online issue of Neurology®, the me ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Double hand transplant patient recovering well

(AP) -- Valarie Kepner was so excited at learning last fall that doctors might be able give her husband new hands that she called the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center without telling him first.

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0