In a tragic incident a five-year-old girl lost her life after being misdiagnosed with tonsillitis later confirmed to be ...

Sickle cell disease is one of the most common inherited blood disorders worldwide, with a particularly heavy burden in sub-Saharan Africa. Every year, hundreds of thousands of infants are born with ...

An 8-year-old boy, Liam Dahlberg, in Indiana has died from Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) infection, highlighting the dangers of skipping vaccines. Read ahead to know more about it.

Boy, 8, Contracts Rare Bacterial Illness, Dies 16 Hours Later: ‘I Could Feel His Little Heartbeat Fade Away’ The family of Liam Dahlberg is urging parents to make sure their children are ...

An Indiana child dies of Hib (Haemophilus influenzae) 20 hours after exposure to an unvaccinated classmate. His mom urges vaccination to prevent such tragedies.

LOWELL, Ind. — An Indiana mother is using her grief to warn other parents about a bacterial infection that killed her son within hours. "This is not your typical everyday flu," said Ashlee Dahlberg of ...

An Indiana mother is using her grief to warn other parents about a bacterial infection that killed her son within hours.

Aim Investigate whether acute workload (1 week total distance) and chronic workload (4-week average acute workload) predict injury in elite rugby league players. Methods Data were collected from 53 ...

Greater odds were also associated with days 7 (OR, 1.33) and 30 (OR, 1.43). The authors found that acute postoperative pain within the first 30 days is a risk factor for CPSP after TKA.

Haemophilus influenzae and H. haemolyticus were found in nearly all exposed persons, beta-hemolytic streptococci in about half those exposed, and pneumococci in about two thirds of those exposed.

Urticaria, more commonly called hives, can be acute or chronic, depending on how long symptoms last. Chronic urticaria can be treated with medication, and some people experience remission after 1 ...