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New Delhi, August 06, 2018 :
Around the globe
- Around 138 million women are affected by a distressing but treatable fungal infection world-wide, according to a research review by University of Manchester scientists. And the incidence of recurrent thrush, warns lead researcher Dr. Riina Rautemaa-Richardson, is set to rise to an estimated 158 million people by 2030.
- The superbug vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) is growing increasingly immune to alcohol-based disinfectants.
- Vaginal rejuvenation: in which energy-based devices, employing laser or radiofrequency, are used to stimulate vaginal tissue and allegedly help it to regain firmness, elasticity, and lubrication. US FDA has issued a warning stating that energy-based devices for “vaginal rejuvenation” can be unsafe and their use should be avoided.
- Mayo Clinic has introduced a new skill for Amazon Alexa, giving a hands-free way to access first-aid information. A skill is a new capability a person can add to their Amazon Alexa-enabled devices which creates a more personalized user experience.
- From 2014 through 2017, there was an increase in U.S. poison control calls related to the intentional abuse and misuse of tianeptine (stablon), an unapproved antidepressant drug, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a report. There have been reports that recreational abuse might result in severe side effects including vomiting, confusion, coma and kidney failure. The drug can be lethal in rare cases. Tianeptine produces effects similar to opioids, and officials suspect that people are taking the drug as an alternative to those narcotics. The opioid-overdose drug naloxone is effective in reversing a tianeptine overdose.
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