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18 Sep
Antibiotic-Resistant Infections Are a Growing Threat Worldwide, New Study Warns
A new global analysis finds antimicrobial-resistant infections could potentially cause nearly 2 million deaths a year by 2050.
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26 Jun
Drug-Resistant Fungi Found in Commercial Flower Bulbs, Compost, Soil
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- June 26, 2024
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A tough-to-treat, drug-resistant fungal infection may be as close as your local garden center, new research shows.
Investigators at the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens found high levels of multidrug-resistant fungi in compost, soil and flower bulbs sold at popular ...
25 Jun
Simple Paper-Strip Test Might Spot Flu, and Which Type You Have
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 25, 2024
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A simple and inexpensive paper strip test could help diagnose a case of the flu, and even identify the influenza strain that caused it, a new study finds.
05 Jun
Experts Warn of Drug-Resistant Jock Itch, Athlete's Foot
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 5, 2024
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Drug-resistant fungal infections are appearing in the United States, resulting in highly contagious and tough-to-treat cases of ringworm, also known as jock itch or athlete's foot, experts warn in a pair of reports.
The two fungi reported are among a group that cause ski...
11 Apr
Rare Fungal Infection Reported in Two Cats, Vet Tech
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- April 11, 2024
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A rare fungal infection has been diagnosed in two cats and a vet tech who treated one of the animals, a new report warns.
The three cases -- discovered in Kansas in late 2022 and early 2023 -- were caused by a fungus called Sporothrix schenckii, researchers from...
11 Jan
Overuse of Antifungal Skin Meds Could Be Driving Drug-Resistant Disease
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- January 11, 2024
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U.S. doctors are prescribing antifungal creams to patients with skin complaints at rates so high they could be contributing to the rise of drug-resistant infections, new research shows.
These are "severe antimicrobial-resistant superficial fungal infections, which have r...
23 Aug
Don't Use Dr. Berne's and LightEyez Eye Drops Due to Bacteria, Fungus, FDA Says
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 23, 2023
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Tainted eye drops are back in the news, with federal regulators warning consumers not to use certain eye drops because of contamination concerns.
11 May
Cases of Drug-Resistant Fungal Ringworm Spotted in New York City
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- May 11, 2023
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The first U.S. cases of drug-resistant ringworm infection have been reported in New York City.
The cases of two women with highly contagious skin infections caused by Trichophyton indotineae are reported in the May 12 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Contro...
03 Apr
Wisconsin Fungal Infection Sickened 4 People, 5 Dogs
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- April 3, 2023
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The first season of "The Last of Us" may be over, but many folks have been left with an abiding fear of fungal infections.
Some of that fear might be well-founded in real life: A cluster of the fungal infection blastomycosis was found in dogs and humans in Wisconsin in 2...
21 Mar
Cases of Dangerous Drug-Resistant Fungal Infections Are Spreading
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 21, 2023
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The hit HBO series "The Last of Us" portrays a zombie apocalypse caused by a fungal infection that hijacks human brains.
Back in the real world, there's an emerging fungal threat rampaging through the United States, a new study warns -- one that doesn't turn humans into ...
16 Feb
'The Last of Us': How Likely Is a Fungal Apocalypse?
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- February 16, 2023
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HBO's hit series "The Last of Us" envisions a world decimated by a fungal apocalypse.
A real-life insect fungus called Cordyceps makes the leap into humans, turning those stricken into violent zombie-like creatures that spread it to others through bites. Society...
28 Nov
Climate Change May Bring More Fungal Lung Infections
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- November 28, 2022
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Fungal lung infections are spreading to parts of the United States where they were once never seen -- likely a result of climate change, experts say.
To the average person, the term fungal infection may conjure up thoughts of athlete's foot or toenail problems. But ...
21 Nov
Fungi in Soil Can Cause Illness, With Range Expanding in U.S.
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- November 21, 2022
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Fungi found in the soil are causing lung infections nationwide, even in places that doctors aren't aware are at risk.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has not revised maps for environmental fungi since 1969, according to a
16 Dec
Deadly 'Black Fungus' Disease Spotted in Americans With COVID-19
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- December 16, 2021
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It's a phenomenon first identified in India earlier this year: Patients who have or are recovering from COVID-19 who then contract a sometimes deadly fungal infection known as mucormycosis...