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Home Health What is HPV Vaccine? Concerns And Potential Side Effects of This Infectious Virus Infections with HPV are frequently spread through sexual intercourse or other skin-to-skin contact. The HPV strains most likely to result in genital warts or cervical cancer can be prevented with vaccines. What is HPV Vaccine? Concerns And Potential Side Effects of This Infectious Virus What is HPV Vaccine? The Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination is an antidote that protects against nine different forms of HPV infection. HPV is a virus that infects everyone and may cause cervix, mouth, throat, anus, and penis cancers, as well as genital warts. Did you know that there is presently no therapy or cure for HPV? Dr Thejaswini J, Consultant – Obstetrici...

California woman claims a cut she suffered while getting a manicure led to CANCER Grace Garcia, 50 and mother-of-three got manicure before thanksgiving in 2021 But the nail technician slipped and cut deep into the cuticle on her right finger The wound turned into a wart, and was diagnosed as stage 1 cancer By Luke Andrews Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 23:28 GMT, 13 January 2023 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 14 January 2023 A Californian woman claims she got cancer after suffering a cut while getting a manicure. Grace Garcia, 50, a mother-of-three from San Gabriel, near Los Angeles, was diagnosed with stage 1 squamous cell carcinoma — a common type of skin cancer — in April. It had developed around a deep cut into the cuticle on her right ring finger made by a nail technician, which had become infected with human papillomavirus (HPV). Doctors cut out the cancer through a surgical technique...

Higher dietary intake of flavonols — antioxidants found in tea, wine, and certain fruits and vegetables — may help preserve memory and cognitive abilities among older people, according to a new study published in the journal Neurology. Researchers followed 961 study participants whose ages ranged from 60 to 100 years old for an average of 6.9 years, tracking their intake of flavonols called quercetin, kaempferol, myricetin, and isorhamnetin. None of the participants showed symptoms of dementia at the beginning of the study, and all participants underwent annual cognitive and memory assessments. The study conclusion: People whose diets were highest in flavonols, particularly kaempferol, displayed measurably slower rates of cognitive decline than those who consumed flavonols in lower quantities. You can find kaempferol in apples, grapes, tomatoes, green tea, and several types of berries, among other foods. Though the results are promising, researchers aren't jumping to conclusi...

Share on Pinterest ALTO IMAGES/Stocksy Massachusetts' Department of Public Health announced that two residents were recently diagnosed with a novel strain of gonorrhea that's less responsive to medications. Gonorrhea is the second most common sexually-transmitted infection (STI) in the U.S . Cases of STIs , including gonorrhea, surged during the pandemic. There's a new strain of gonorrhea circulating in the United States that's more resistant to antibiotics. Massachusetts' Department of Public Health (DPH) announced last week that two residents were recently diagnosed with a novel strain of gonorrhea that's less responsive to the medications commonly used to treat the disease. A case involving a similar strain was also recently detected in Nevada. Both cases in Massachusetts were successfully treated with ceftriaxone — the current go-to medication for gonorrhea. According to the DPH, this is the first time that a gonorrhea strain has appeared resistant to five ...

An itchy, flaky scalp is an annoying symptom of cold, dry weather. However, it turns out there are more serious cases of dandruff that could have an impact on your everyday routine. Seborrheic dermatitis is an eczema-related skin condition that affects the scalp, causing dry scales and inflamed patches that can leave you with an unbearably itchy head (via Mayo Clinic). These symptoms may also flare up when you're stressed, tired, have hormonal changes, or are exposed to environmental irritants. When seborrheic dermatitis kicks in, you'll likely experience a very itchy scalp, crusty or oily scales, dandruff flakes, and possible dry patches on the eyebrows, ears, cheeks, and sides of the nose, according to the Mayo Clinic. These symptoms are uncomfortable and disruptive, which can cause you to change your plans and avoid social situations. However, there are steps you can take to relieve the symptoms and treat the condition from home. The most common treat...

Years after it was first proven to work, a new tool for preventing sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is on the brink of entering mainstream medicine. That tool is doxyPEP, an antibiotic that works like a morning-after pill — but instead of preventing pregnancy within hours of unprotected sex, it prevents STIs like chlamydia and syphilis. Ever since a 30-person trial first suggested hope for the strategy in 2015, people worldwide have begun trying doxyPEP for themselves, often without the approval or supervision of a medical provider. About 10 percent of men who have sex with men in Europe and Australia are using the medication, often purchasing it from online pharmacies or sources that don't require a prescription, and Facebook groups for HIV PrEP users teem with testimonials and advice. But on October 21, the San Francisco health department became the first authority in the US to release guidance recommending doxyPEP for men with recent STIs — especially syphilis — and ...

Boston — The Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced it has detected a novel strain of gonorrhea in a Massachusetts resident that showed reduced response to multiple antibiotics and another case with genetic markers that indicate a similar drug response. This is the first time that resistance or reduced response to five classes of antibiotics has been identified in gonorrhea in the United States. Both cases in Massachusetts were successfully cured with ceftriaxone, the antibiotic currently recommended to treat gonorrhea. To date, no direct connection between the two individuals has been identified. Gonorrhea is a bacterial sexually transmitted infection. It may present without symptoms, and if left untreated, can result in pelvic inflammatory disease, infertility, and other health problems. This strain of gonorrhea has been previously seen in Asia-Pacific countries and in the United Kingdom, but not in the US. A genetic marker common to these tw...

Topline The Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced on Thursday two cases of a novel strain of gonorrhea—one which is resistant to five classes of antibiotic treatment, and which health officials have warned about for years—were found in Massachusetts. Key Facts The patients—who the MDPH have yet to find a connection between—were ultimately treated and cured with ceftriaxone, the only antibiotic recommended to treat gonorrhea, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Gonorrhea can easily develop a resistance to antibiotics, and almost half of the infections reported in 2020 were estimated to have been resistant to at least one form of antibiotic—the CDC named gonorrhea one of the three most urgent threats posed by antibiotic-resistant bacteria in 2013. Gentamicin was the only drug tested against the Massachusetts strain the bacteria wasn't resistant toward, but the antibiotic is generally believed to be...

CNN  —  Public health officials says they have found two cases of gonorrhea that appear to have reduced susceptibility to every kind of antibiotic available to treat them. It's the first time strains of gonorrhea this resistant to antibiotics have been identified in the United States. Increased sexual activity during the pandemic, coupled with fewer people getting routine health screenings, supercharged the spread of sexually transmitted infections around the world. Caption:Medical-technical assistant Brigitte Weiss holds a petri dish with a culture medium and bacterial strains of enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) at the UKE university hospital in Hamburg-Eppendorf, northern Germany, on May 24, 2011. Worries grew in Germany about infections caused by a strain of the E. coli bacterium a...

Skin cancer underneath the nail may easily be overlooked or diagnosed late because the suspicion for it is somewhat low, but one dermatologist recommends performing frequent skin checks for abnormal areas literally from head to toenail. Stories have been circulating the internet lately of a woman whose finger was cut during a manicure, it wouldn't heal and months later, she received a diagnosis of skin cancer caused by HPV. CURE® spoke with Dr. Maral K. Skelsey, a dermatologist and Mohs surgeon practicing in Chevy Chase, Maryland, and a spokesperson for The Skin Cancer Foundation, to learn more about the likelihood of this occurring and what patients should look for if skin cancer is suspected near the nail. "(With) injuries, people do get cuts, and they don't necessarily develop into a skin cancer," Skelsey said. "But I think it's important to be very aware of the signs of skin cancer." CURE®: What were your initial thoughts when seeing this story onlin...