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Artificial tears are helpful with any variety of pink eye, while over-the-counter antihistamine eye drops can ease symptoms related to allergic conjunctivitis. Image Credit: eternalcreative/iStock/GettyImages In This Article Roses, spring dresses and cupcake frosting look pretty in pink. But when the whites of your eyes turn this pastel hue, it's most likely means you have pink eye — aka conjunctivitis. These natural home remedies will make your peepers sparkling clear again. Video of the Day What Kind of Pink Eye Do You Have? "Conjunctivitis refers to inflammation of the conjunctiva tissue, a clear tissue that covers the white part of the eye and inside the eyelids," Dr. Karakus says. "It may be from infectious causes such as a virus or bacteria, or induced by allergens or foreign bodies such as dust." Here's how to tell which type of pink eye is plaguing your peepers — treatment options can vary d...

Research Highlights: Cardiac arrests that occurred in public housing communities accounted for one-third of all out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in Vienna and Copenhagen during a seven-year period. That jumped to more than 60% of all out-of-hospital cardiac arrests when also considering areas within a 104-yard radius of public housing communities. The findings suggest that education programs focused on people living in public housing communities may help to improve overall bystander CPR and cardiac arrest survival rates. Embargoed until 4 a.m. CT/5 a.m. ET Monday, October 31, 2022 DALLAS, Oct. 31, 2022 — Of all out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in residential areas of Vienna and Copenhagen from 2016-2021, one-third of those cardiac arrests occurred in public housing communities. That occurrence jumped to more than 60% when including areas surrounding public housing communication, suggesting cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) education programs tailored to thes...

Blueberry muffin rashes on babies involve blue, purple, red, or gray spots that are widespread on the body, face, and extremities. The term often links to congenital rubella, but blueberry muffin rashes may have other causes . Let's take a look at what a blueberry rash on a baby might look like, what might cause it, when to contact the doctor for a diagnosis, and how doctors can treat these rashes. Doctors first used the term "blueberry muffin rash" in the 1960s during an epidemic of rubella among newborns. Doctors noticed that babies with rubella developed rashes that resembled blueberry muffins. Although these types of rashes are rare in newborns , it's possible that a pregnant person with rubella can pass this infection along to their baby. Babies who get rubella while in the womb may experience a combination of symptoms after birth, including a blueberry muffin type of rash. A baby getting rubella while in the womb is a common cause of blueberry muffin rash. But...

Abstract Emerging evidence indicates that the gut microbiome contributes to endurance exercise performance. Still, the extent of its functional and metabolic potential remains unknown. Using elite endurance horses as a model system for exercise responsiveness, we built an integrated horse gut gene catalog comprising ~25 million unique genes and 372 metagenome-assembled genomes. This catalog represents 4179 genera spanning 95 phyla and functional capacities primed to exploit energy from dietary, microbial, and host resources. The holo-omics approach shows that gut microbiomes enriched in Lachnospiraceae taxa are negatively associated with cardiovascular capacity. Conversely, more complex and functionally diverse microbiomes are associated with higher glucose concentrations and reduced accumulation of long-chain acylcarnitines and non-esterified fatty acids in plasma, suggesting increased ß-oxidation capacity in the mitochondria. In line with this hypothesis, more fit athletes show upre...

LAKOTA, N.D. – A reported case of active tuberculosis disease is under investigation in Nelson County, with connections to Lakota Public Schools in Lakota, North Dakota. On Oct. 27, the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services announced that it and the Nelson-Griggs District Health Unit are investigating an infectious case of TB in the county, and that HHS is working with local public health to provide testing to those who may have been exposed. According to HHS, individuals exposed have been identified and notified of their exposure, and instructed on how and when to be tested for TB. The individual with TB has been asked to isolate at home until a health provider determines they are no longer infectious. A letter sent from HHS to parents and staff members of the Lakota school district on Oct. 25, says the case had extensive contact within the school system, but the letter emphasized there are no ongoing exposures to TB at the time and it is safe to attend school and other...

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Keratitis is a pathological condition involving inflammation of the cornea. It can be an infectious or non-infectious disease. The causative organisms of keratitis are categorized as bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites. The viruses responsible for causing keratitis are herpes simplex virus (HSV), varicella-zoster virus, and adenoviruses. The clinical features of this infection may range from pain and redness of the eye to scarring of the cornea or blindness. We present the case of a 71-year-old elderly female patient suffering from viral (HSV) keratitis. She was referred to the department of ophthalmology with complaints of diminution of vision and watering in the right eye associated with pain and redness for one month, which was progressive and gradual in onset. On local examination, the surface of the cornea was irregular in the right eye, with the presence of old keratitis precipitates. Viral infection is the second leading cause of keratitis and is very common in the western ...