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News: May 28, 2012
Germs Behind Urinary Tract Infections Becoming More Resistant to Drugs
FRIDAY, May 4 (HealthDay News) -- E. coli bacteria's resistance to ciprofloxacin (Cipro), the most widely prescribed antimicrobial for urinary tract infections in the United States, increased five-fold between 2000 and 2010, according to a new stu...
Smelly Urine a Red Flag for Kids' UTI
MONDAY, April 2 (HealthDay News) -- When parents say their child's urine smells bad, doctors should test for a urinary tract infection, Canadian researchers report. To examine the link between smelly urine and urinary tract infections (UTIs), rese...
E. Coli in Chicken Linked to Urinary Tract Infections
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have long believed that urinary tract infections are typically caused by a person's own E. coli bacteria, but a new Canadian study suggests the bacteria may more often than not come from chickens. ...
New Treatment for Urinary Tract Infections Called Promising
FRIDAY, April 15 (HealthDay News) -- Many women suffer from chronic urinary tract infections, but now a new treatment using a probiotic may provide lasting relief for some, a preliminary trial indicates. Urinary tract infections frequently recur a...
Foodborne E. Coli Suspected in Urinary Tract Infections
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 16 (HealthDay News) -- E. coli bacteria in food -- commonly linked to food poisoning and the stomach pain and diarrhea that result -- might also be the cause of some urinary tract infections. Researchers have found the same strains...
Preventive Antibiotics Help Some Kids Fend Off Urinary Infections
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Children who are predisposed to recurrent urinary tract infections are commonly treated with preventive antibiotics, and a new Australian study suggests that such prophylactic therapy may have at least a mode...
Progress Made Toward Vaccine for Urinary Infections
FRIDAY, Sept. 18 (HealthDay News) -- A vaccine to prevent urinary tract infections shows early promise in tests on mice, according to University of Michigan researchers. For two decades, researchers have been trying to develop a vaccine to prevent...
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