Tobramycin, Inhaled Antibiotic, Eases Symptoms, Study in Off-label Use Finds Off-label use of the inhaled antibiotic tobramycin lowered sputum production, and eased shortness of breath, and cough in people with bronchiectasis, a small real-world study found. Although there was no significant improvement in lung function, the antibiotic eliminated almost half of the reported Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections and led to fewer hospitalizations. Further studies are necessary for inhaled tobramycin to be established as standard therapy in bronchiectasis, the scientists said.
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Keep Mosquitoes Away with These Tried-and-True Repellents Mosquito experts break down how to choose and use the best mosquito repellents High angle closeup of Black woman spaying legs with bug repellent Only insect repellants with Environmental Protection Agency–registered active ingredients such as diethyl toluamide (DEET)[AS1] , p-Menthane-3,8-diol (PMD) or icaridin (also known as picaridin) have been scientifically proved to effectively keep mosquitoes away. Mosquitoes are masters of speed and subtlety. Rarely do we catch one on our skin mid-bite. And when we do, the damage is often already done: the blood has been sucked, the itch-inducing saliva has been secreted, and, in some cases, a disease has already been transmitted.
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Ovarian cancer researchers bring natural product β-escin to the fore β-escin is a chemical extracted from the horse chestnut seed. For women with ovarian cancer, there is a high rate of mortality, in part due to the ease of cancer cell spreading, or metastasis, in the abdominal cavity. Current treatments can be expensive and have proven to be ineffective against long-term survival in these patients. It's one of the reasons many researchers have sought to identify natural products and synthesized compounds with pharmacological effects against cancer cells. Researchers at the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center recently published a study in the journal READ MORE
