As the mother had developed a fever during delivery, the infant was started on antibiotics (benzylpenicillin and metronidazole ... Management involves fluid resuscitation and antibiotics to treat the ...

Oral thrush is a yeast infection occurring in the mouth and throat as a result of an excess of Candida albicans, a typical yeast found in the oral cavity. This condition can lead to the formation ...

His research looks at oral bacteria that are prevalent in the early stages of infant life from the womb to the first several weeks of life, specifically in babies born preterm or whose mothers ...

About 18,000 Americans are diagnosed with a new case of oropharyngeal cancer each year, with a UK head, neck and thyroid surgeon pointing the finger at oral sex. Oropharyngeal cancer is a type of ...

Oncologists are increasingly looking at oral sex as a primary driver of an 'epidemic' of throat cancers. Rates of a specific type - known as oropharyngeal cancer - have been rising since the ...

Earlier radiocarbon dating determined his remains were between 16,910 and 17,320 years old, meaning the so-called “infant of Grotta delle Mura” lived just a few centuries after the Last ...

The programme has two dedicated link lecturers, Dr Stephen Pitt and Dr Kieron Craine. Both are dentists who, as well as their work in the oral health team, have many years of experience in dental ...