News tagged with streptococcal 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

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

What killed Mozart? Study suggests strep infection

(AP) -- For more than two centuries, the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart has endured - as has the speculation about what led to his sudden death at age 35 on Dec. 5, 1791.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Aug 19, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Public health campaign associated with major reduction in antibiotic use

A national public health campaign in France was associated with a marked reduction of unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions, particularly in children, says new research published in this week's open-access journal PLoS Me ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jun 02, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0