An alarm is ringed by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, abbreviated as MHRA when after a study they has found that some home testing kits used by people at their home for HIV testing give incorrect results. They have also mentioned that those testing kits are not legal. The study result has raised Read more
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Use Of Certain Commonly Used Antibiotics Can Cause Serious Repercussions
Latest research has unearthed certain facts about trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole, which is an antibiotic used commonly since 1968. The study says that consumption of this medicine can have serious reactions in the body. The study also says that doctors should be aware of the dangers before prescribing the medicine. This is an antibiotic that is used Read more
Deaths Resulting From Tuberculosis Can Be Reduced If Smoking Is Stopped
Latest research has proved that if smoking could be curtailed, lives of millions of people, who fall prey to tuberculosis, can be saved all over the world. There is a mass drive that aims at preventing deaths from tuberculosis. According to the researchers, smoking is a major road block in the progress of the drive Read more
More Than 13 Million In South Africa Have Tested For HIV
BuaNews have reported “At the time of the launching of counseling facilities in South Africa more than 13 million people there have tested for their HIV.” Not only that among 13 million near about 65 percent were the female and 30 percents were adult male and 5 percent were children. Since the time of launched Read more
WHO Warning Against Inaccurate Blood Tests To Diagnose Tuberculosis
Present tests provide inaccurate results A WHO policy recommendation mentioned that the current commercial blood tests available to diagnose active tuberculosis lead to inaccurate results. These may often lead to incorrect treatments and possible hazards to the health of the public. The health organization is advising the countries across the world to ban these incorrect Read more
Circumcision- Globally Known For Reducing HIV Infections
A study has conducted little day earlier which is quite being able to make reduction in HIV prevalence and incidence. After three years of its start of rolling out the male circumcision this study has been developed by the South African township of Orange Farm, with in which the researchers of the study have included Read more