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Charlie's Produce Spokane Recalls Cut Cantaloupe Products  -  24 Mar 2008
Gather.com,...getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (ie, infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.

NICE Issues New Guideline on Prophylactic Antibiotic Use Against ...  -  Mar 17, 2008
DG NewsInvestigate and promptly treat any episodes of infection in people at risk of IE to reduce the risk of endocarditis developing.

Late rugby player's wife sues doctors over husband's death  -  Mar 17, 2008
Canada.com,At the Nanaimo hospital Peace was diagnosed with bacterial endocarditis and was later transferred to Royal Jubilee Hospital where doctors decided to obtain

New BNF backs higher folic acid dose  -  Mar 17, 2008
Nursing Times,The new edition also gives guidance on preventing infective endocarditis where antibacterial prophylaxis is no longer recommended for its prevention in

Scotland approves antibiotic for MRSA infections  -  Mar 12, 2008
Nursing Times,...stream infections when associated with heart infections – right-sided infective endocarditis – or complicated skin and soft-tissue infections in adults.

Heart surgery doesn't stop prep star  -  Feb 23, 2008
North County Times,No one knows why an otherwise-healthy 17-year-old would come down with infective endocarditis. The form of bacteria found in his heart is common to the

Good Oral Hygiene may help to prevent Heart Problems  -  Mar 4, 2008
HealthJockey.com,These infections, known as endocarditis, start when bacteria find their way into the blood. Up until now, operations were considered one of the major risk

TyRx Pharma, Inc. Raises $25 Million in Private Financing  -  Mar 2, 2008
PR-USA.net (press release),Enterobacter aerogenes and Proteus mirabilis, which represent a majority of the infections reported in CRMD-related endocarditis.

NICE recommends change to antibiotic practice in IE cases  -  Mar 18, 2008
OnMedica,The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has issued a clinical guideline on antibiotic prophylaxis against infective endocarditis (IE) that

Potential vaccine for flesh eating bacteria  -  Mar 6, 2008
Telegraph.co.uk,...linked to a number of health problems, some mild, some life-threatening, ranging from tooth and gum disease to meningitis, pneumonia, and endocarditis.

Insurer Sues Over Silzone Legal Costs  -  Feb 28, 2008
CNNMoney.comThe coating was intended to reduce the risk of endocarditis, a bacterial infection affecting heart tissue, which is associated with replacement heart valve

ActivBiotics Proposes Development Strategy for Its Novel Rifamycin ...  -  Feb 26, 2008
FOXBusiness...developed for the treatment of bacterial endocarditis, osteomyelitis, acute and chronic respiratory infections, gastrointestinal infections, and acne.

Confusion erupts over Q-fever  -  Mar 7, 2008
Reno Gazette Journal,..."People with structural heart disease are more likely to develop the chronic form of this disease and develop heart infection, endocarditis.

Nebraska Boys State Basketball: First surgery, now state  -  Mar 5, 2008
Omaha World-Herald (subscription),Doctors called it infective endocarditis. Bacteria commonly found in the mouth had entered the bloodstream through a simple infection and latched onto the

Treating fever  -  Feb 29, 2008
Chennai Online,Due to infection (bacteria, virus and fungus) - for example: flu, cold, chickenpox, herpes, tonsillitis, laryngitis, pharngitis, pneumonia, endocarditis,

Secrets at sea: Cloud of secrecy lifting on Dugway Navy's tests of ...  -  Feb 29, 2008
Deseret News,..."Subsequently we were able to serotype some of the strains causing endocarditis (a heart infection) . . . and none of them were the same serotype used by

Heart Disease  -  Mar 4, 2008
CareStation,Patients with valvular heart disease or artificial heart valves are at increased risk for developing endocarditis—an infection on the heart valve.

Checkups good place to start  -  Feb 27, 2008
Joliet Herald News,Acquired heart disease includes Kawasaki disease, rheumatic fever and infective endocarditis, as well as hypertension and cardiovascular complications from

Serial CRP prognostic in treated native-valve infective endocarditis  -  Feb 13, 2008
TheHeart.Org,The researchers prospectively followed serial CRP measurements in 123 adults with left-sided native-valve infective endocarditis for 12 weeks after the

Prompt removal necessary to treat cardiac device-related infective ...  -  Feb 5, 2008
Medicexchange,Prompt device removal and prolonged antibiotic administration reduce mortality in patients with infective endocarditis related to permanent pacemaker or

Ampicillin plus Ceftriaxone for High-Level Aminoglycoside ...  -  Feb 4, 2008
Annals of Internal MedicineFirst, we would like to clarify that the cure rate for HLAR E. faecalis endocarditis was 71.4%, far greater than the best cure rate reached with a

Endocarditis Prophylaxis: Do We Have It Right This Time?  -  Feb 4, 2008
AAP Grand Rounds (subscription),Prevention of infective endocarditis. Guidelines from the American Heart Association. A guideline from the American Heart Association Rheumatic Fever,

After heart infection, Omaha basketball star to fulfill college dream  -  Jan 25, 2008
SI.comNo one knows why an otherwise-healthy 17-year-old would come down with infective endocarditis. The form of bacteria found in his heart is common to the

Prognostic Value of Serial C-Reactive Protein Measurements in Left ...  -  Feb 11, 2008
Archives of Internal MedicineMethods One hundred twenty-three consecutive patients who fulfilled the Duke criteria for definite left-sided native valve infective endocarditis were

PREVENTIVE ANTIBIOTICS AND DENTAL WORK  -  Feb 5, 2008
Newswise (press release)The use of preventive antibiotics for people with certain heart conditions stemmed from worries about endocarditis. That condition is an infection of the

Sherman Center hosts open house  -  Feb 9, 2008
Kane County Chronicle,...heart valve disease caused by disease or birth defects, or an infection of the heart valves or muscle – ie endocarditis or myocarditis.

FDA Okays Stripped-Down Version of Human Heart Valve  -  Feb 8, 2008
MedPage Today,Comparing the endpoints of mortality, device-related re-operations, endocarditis, and thrombus formation, the SynerGraft valves performed as well as the

Health Talk : Staph Infection  -  Jan 27, 2008
CMU The Tartan Online,More severe forms of staph infections, such as pneumonia, endocarditis, and infections of the bloodstream, require cultures of fluid samples and other tests

Nutri-Food Recalls Organic Sesame Seeds  -  Feb 19, 2008
Daily Green...getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illness such as arterial infections (ie, infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.

YOUR VALVE AND YOU  -  Feb 11, 2008
Chennai Online,A third mechanism is called ‘infective endocarditis’ where some specific bateria affect the valves in these patients. Majority would remain well with

Cubist Pharmaceuticals Names Steven C. Gilman, Ph.D., as Senior ...  -  Feb 12, 2008
FOXBusinessCUBICIN is also approved in the US as therapy for bloodstream infections (bacteremia), including right-sided endocarditis, caused by S. aureus.

Nutri-Foods recalls "Organic Sesame Seeds Natural - Unhulled"  -  Feb 16, 2008
Food Consumer,In rare cases, Salmonella can get into the bloodstream, producing severe illness such as arterial infections (ie, infected aneurysms), endocarditis and

Elective Aortic Root Surgery in Marfan Syndrome Appears Safe and ...  -  Jan 31, 2008
DG NewsLate morbidity included 19 cases of thromboembolism, endocarditis and coronary dehiscence. Three patients succumbed to endocarditis; one patient died due to

New Guidelines: Antibiotic Prophylaxis  -  Feb 14, 2008
PR Newswire (press release),...patients with cardiac conditions receive short-term antibiotics prior to receiving dental treatment to prevent the risk of infective endocarditis (IE).

Healthy Teeth – Health Heart in Pets  -  Feb 13, 2008
Hill Country Times,We call this disease valvular endocarditis. It is a common finding in pets, as they grow older. Usually the valves are so damaged that the disease is

Cleveland Clinic Releases Heart Valve Disease Guide  -  Feb 12, 2008
PR Web (press release),...congenital valve disease, bicuspid aortic valve disease, mitral prolapse, as well as infections like bacterial endocarditis and rheumatic fever.

AGA Medical Corporation Receives European CE Mark Approval for the ...  -  Feb 11, 2008
PR Newswire (press release),...difficulty or rapid breathing, failure to grow normally, or chronic respiratory infections such as colds and pneumonia, or endocarditis.

What Every Woman Needs to Know to Protect Herself Against Heart ...  -  Feb 10, 2008
RedOrbit,...gums healthy (brushing and flossing daily and seeing a dentist regularly) may reduce your risk of some heart infections such as bacterial endocarditis.

Decellularized allograft valve approved, goal is reduced immune ...  -  Feb 8, 2008
TheHeart.Org,CryoLife allograft valves with respect to structural deterioration, endocarditis, and thrombosis and "device-related operations" and patient mortality.

Decellularized Heart Valve Gets Market Go Ahead From FDA  -  Feb 8, 2008
Medical News Today,...and events such as operations that had to be done again, deterioration of valve structure, inflammation of the inner lining of the heart (endocarditis),

FDA Clears for Market First Decellularized Heart Valve  -  Feb 7, 2008
FDA.govThe data included information on mortality, device-related re-operations, structural valve deterioration, endocarditis (an inflammation of the heart's inner

New guidelines for SAB  -  Feb 7, 2008
University at Buffalo Reporter,Because there currently is no way to rule out with 100 percent accuracy the presence of S. aureus endocarditis, or heart-valve infection,

Drugs vs. Bugs  -  Feb 6, 2008
Johns Hopkins Magazine,...meningitis, osteomyelitis, endocarditis, septicemia, and toxic shock syndrome. Before the advent of antibiotics, if S. aureus entered the bloodstream,

Cephalexin: Drug Whys  -  Feb 4, 2008
EMS1.com - Emergency Medical Service Resources,Can be used as prophylaxis against bacterial endocarditis in high risk surgical procedures or dental patients allergic to penicillin, for who pretreatment

Valvular Heart Problems  -  Feb 4, 2008
Chennai Online,...associated valve disease, mitral valve prolapse, following heart attack, age related changes in the valves, infection of the valve (endocarditis) etc.

Antibiotics come with instructions for a reason  -  Jan 30, 2008
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle,This is to prevent endocarditis, an infection of the lining of the heart. There is a wide range of antibiotics because not every one destroys every single

Shiloh Farms Recalls Shiloh Farms Organic Unhulled Sesame Seeds  -  Jan 29, 2008
InjuryBoard.com,...getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (ie, infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.

Making Sense of Your Body's Signs  -  Jan 28, 2008
HealthNewsDigest.com,They can also be warning signs of psoriasis, peptic ulcers, kidney disease, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, blood-clotting diseases, and endocarditis,

FDA Approves Additional Indication for Astellas’ Mycamine  -  Jan 23, 2008
PharmaLive.com (press release),MYCAMINE has not been adequately studied in patients with endocarditis, osteomyelitis and meningitis due to Candida infections.

Night fever  -  29 Dec 2007
Daily Telegraph,Infections including HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis, as well as endocarditis (infection of the heart valves), osteomyelitis (bone infection) and abscesses.

Medical Edge: Fighting genetic disorder through therapy  -  Dec 28, 2007
Post-Bulletin,People with Marfan syndrome who have had cardiac surgery or endocarditis -- an infection in the heart -- and others who are at high risk for developing

Non-HACEK Gram-Negative Bacillus Endocarditis  -  Dec 17, 2007
Annals of Internal MedicineBackground: Infective endocarditis caused by non-HACEK (species other than Haemophilus species, Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans,

Top Line Specialty Produce Recalls Green Paradise Basil  -  Dec 20, 2007
eMaxHealth.com,...getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (ie, infected aneurysms), Endocarditis and arthritis.

A Feeble Heart, but a Sturdy Partner  -  Dec 2, 2007
Washington Post,The problem: endocarditis, a serious inflammation inside the heart. "The doctors weren't sanguine," Hope said. They fought to get the infection under

Study results from CK Naber et al provide new insights into heart ...  -  Nov 29, 2007
Therapeutics Daily (subscription) (press release),..."Culture-negative endocarditis is important as it has a relatively poor prognosis. The principal reason for negative cultures is prior antibiotic therapy

Perioperative Care of the Patient With Osteogenesis Imperfecta  -  Dec 14, 2007
Ortho SuperSite,Ampicillin (1 g) was administered intravenously for subacute bacterial endocarditis prophylaxis. Following anesthetic induction, a laryngeal mask airway was

Christmas miracle Rose defies death seven times  -  Dec 19, 2007
Hemel Gazette,She was suffering with endocarditis, a bacterial infection in her heart. Her mum Polly Fleet-Palmer said: "She was extremely and dangerously ill.

ActivBiotics Sells Proprietary Assets, Including Drug Product ...  -  Dec 18, 2007
Earthtimes,...which may be developed for the treatment of serious bacterial infections, including complicated skin and skin structure infections, endocarditis,

Baseball Bombshell Lesson: Illegal Steroid Use Dangerous to Young ...  -  Dec 17, 2007
Business Wire (press release),People who share needles run the risk of HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B and C, and bacterial endocarditis. “We’ve already seen serious effects of steroid use in

Childhood depression, part 3  -  Dec 6, 2007
Old Berthoud Recorder,Heart Association recently updated its guidelines regarding which patients should take precautionary antibiotics to prevent infective endocarditis.

READERS RESPOND  -  Dec 4, 2007
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),There is no heart murmur nor stigmata of endocarditis. His left index finger shows an erythematous, edematous area of approximately 3 x 3 cm between the

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