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Coagulopathy is a bleeding disorder. Many different medical conditions can cause deficits in coagulation (blood clotting), including hereditary and acquired coagulopathies. The most common symptoms are bruising and prolonged bleeding after a cut, but coagulopathies can also cause life-threatening bleeding. Blood tests can detect the exact cause of coagulopathy. Many of these conditions can be treated with medications or procedures. This article describes the symptoms, types, causes, diagnosis, and treatments of coagulopathies.  Jamie Grill / Getty Images Coagulopathy: A Hemostasis Defect Hemostasis is the stopping of blood loss, or bleeding. Coagulation is the process by which the body makes a blood clot, which is an important part of hemostasis. Coagulation and hemostasis involve platelets (a type of blood cell), enzymes, and proteins that work together to form a healthy blood clot and promote healing. What Is Coagulopathy? Co...

Abstract Infections by Entamoeba histolytica ( E. histolytica ) lead to considerable morbidity and mortality worldwide and treatment is reliant on a single class of drugs, nitroimidazoles. Treatment failures and intermittent reports of relapse from different parts of world indicate towards development of clinical drug resistance. In the present study, susceptibility testing of clinical isolates of E. histolytica was carried against metronidazole and tinidazole. Additionally, anti-amoebic property of active compounds of Andrographis paniculata was also evaluated. Prevalence of metronidazole resistance gene ( nim ) in patients attending hospital was also done to get comprehensive insight of present situation of drug resistance in E. histolytica. Mean inhibitory concentration 50 (IC50) value of E. histolytica isolates against metronidazole and tinidazole was 20.01 and 16.1 µM respectively. Andrographolide showed minimum mean IC50 value (3.06 µM). Significant percent...

    According to the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, tooth decay is the most common chronic childhood illness in the United States and the most preventable of all health problems.     Tooth decay is a big problem in southwest Nebraska, according to local health workers.       Polish Your Pearls is a grant-based dental program implemented by Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department that helps supplement regular dental visits to provide optimal protection against cavities for children.     The program is available to day cares and schools in the district to provide oral health screening, dental education and application of fluoride varnish.     "Since this program has been providing dental care in day cares and schools in eight of the nine counties, we have learned that the lack of dental knowledge and dental care in our health d...

AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: Malaria cases not involving international travel are being reported in the U.S. for the first time in two decades, with fingers pointing at local mosquitoes for doing the infecting. Officials in Sarasota, Fla., confirmed the seventh case so far this summer. Here's Stephanie Colombini of member station WUSF. STEPHANIE COLOMBINI, BYLINE: At first, Hannah Heath thought she might have food poisoning. She was vomiting and had chills and a fever. But four days passed, and she was still really sick. HANNAH HEATH: Finally, I called my husband, and I was like, you have to take me to the ER. I think I'm dehydrated. I think I need an IV. COLOMBINI: This was in late June, and Heath hadn't yet heard that malaria cases were cropping up in the county. But the doctors at Sarasota Memorial Hospital were on the lookout, and a blood test confirmed malaria. HEATH: I was just like, you're kidding me, right? Because I haven't been outside the country. COLOMBINI: The ...

© nobeastsofierce stock.adobe.com The therapeutic value of fitusiran, an investigational small interfering RNA (siRNA) therapeutic for hemophilia A and B, is its ability to make more thrombin available for clotting, and this opens doors not only in hemophilia care but also in women's bleeding disorders that for one reason or another are often overlooked, Margaret Ragni, M.D., M.P.H., said in an interview with Managed Healthcare Executive . Margaret Ragni, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of Pittsburgh, discussed the promise of fitusiran with Managed Healthcare Executive and some of the possible limitations of gene therapy for hemophilia. Ragni is director of the Hemophilia Center of Western Pennsylvania and professor of medicine and translational research in the Division of Hematology and Oncology at the University of Pittsburgh. In recently published phase 3 studies, Fitusiran was able to significantly reduce bleeding in hemophilia A and B (89.9%-90.8%), even in patients with inh...

Transmission and burden Taeniasis is an intestinal infection caused by 3 species of tapeworm:  Taenia solium  (pork tapeworm),  Taenia saginata (beef tapeworm) and  Taenia asiatica . Humans can become infected with  T. saginata  or  T. asiatica  when they consume infected beef meat or pig liver tissue, respectively, which has not been adequately cooked, but taeniasis due to  T. saginata  or  T. asiatica  has no major impact on human health. Therefore, this fact sheet refers to the transmission and health impacts of  T. solium only. Infection with the  T. solium  tapeworm occurs when a person eats raw or undercooked, infected pork. Infection with the tapeworm causes few clinical symptoms. Tapeworm eggs passed in the faeces with the tapeworm carrier are infective for pigs.  T. solium  eggs may also infect humans if they are ...

Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a contagious illness common in children ages 5 and younger but can also impact adults. It's caused by a group of viruses and is transmitted through close contact. Signs of HFMD include a fever and a painful rash of small blisters that appear on the hands, feet, and inside of the mouth, among other potential areas on the body. This article discusses the symptoms of hand, foot, and mouth disease, how it spreads, and its treatment options. Jikaboom / Getty Images Do You or Your Child Have Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease? Visible symptoms of hand, foot, and mouth disease usually show up within three to six days after contracting the virus, so you might not always know immediately if you have it. The most common telltale signs of HFMD to watch for include: Painful sores inside of the mouth : Usually on the tongue but sometimes on the roof of the mouth. These can start as red or discolored bump...