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Popular antibiotic Amoxicillin could trigger harmful side-effects

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Popular antibiotic Amoxicillin, prescribed for bacterial infections of the chest, urine or ear and dental abscesses, could be harmful, suggest medical researchers, while warning that the drug could lead to side-effects such as diarrhoea, rash, vomiting and the development of resistance.

Amoxicillin is commonly used to treat coughs accompanied by lower respiratory tract symptoms (LTRI), and since viruses are believed to cause most of these infections, even whether or not antibiotics — used against bacteria — are at all effective in treating these conditions is hotly debated.

In the study, 2,061 adults with acute uncomplicated LRTI from primary care practices in 12 European countries — including England, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Sweden, France, Italy, Spain and Poland — were randomly assigned to receive either amoxicillin or a placebo three times a day for seven days. Doctors assessed symptoms at the start of the study and the participants completed a daily symptom diary, the journal Lancet reports.

Results showed there was little difference in severity or duration of symptoms reported between the two groups, even among older patients aged over 60 where antibiotics appeared to have a very limited effect, according to the Daily Mail.

More patients in the placebo group experienced new or worsening symptoms, 30 people needed to be treated to prevent one case of worsening symptoms, and just two patients in the placebo group and one in the antibiotic group required hospitalisation.

But the study also revealed that patients taking antibiotics reported significantly more side effects — including nausea, rash, and diarrhoea — than those given the placebo.

Paul Little, professor at the University of Southampton, said: “Patients given amoxicillin don’t recover much quicker or have significantly fewer symptoms. Using amoxicillin to treat respiratory infections in patients not suspected of having pneumonia is not likely to help and could be harmful.”

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Signs of a heart attack for women

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In a survey of the attitudes of women to heart disease, only a small percentage OF people was found to be aware that a heart attack is a major cause of death in the world today. The survey also says that about 300,000 women die of heart attacks each year, all because they tend to ignore the signs and symptoms. Women are less likely to visit a doctor and a check because they believe their family is more important and should be given higher priority.

The first signs of a heart attack are not as difficult to distinguish. However, you must understand that women’s symptoms are not always the same as in men. These are the signs and symptoms that you have to look out to save him from a fatal heart attack as possible.
1. Upper body discomfort – is logical that a heart attack strike and affect the left side of the body, especially in the left arm. However, one of the sure signs of a heart attack is the feeling of pain and discomfort, either in the left arm or both arms. The discomfort can also be felt in the jaw, back, neck, or stomach.
2. Shortness of breath – If you are the athletic type, but finds it difficult to breath even when sitting or lying in bed, something is probably wrong. Shortness of breath that comes with profuse sweating and a feeling of vertigo is usually a sign of a heart attack. Be careful, because this symptom may also lead to fainting.
3. Unexplained weakness – It is normal to feel tired, especially if you’ve had a stressful day at work, but if you feel fatigued and weaker than normal, it could be a sign that you’re having a heart attack. Before or during a heart attack, his heart fails to pump properly. Because of this, oxygen and glucose does not spread throughout the body, causing you to feel very weak, as if his energy was weakened.
4. Nausea and vomiting – Because your body is in a state of emergency for a heart attack, the nerves that control body function can overwork. This will make you sweat profusely and very pale. Also make you feel very dizzy to the point that will keep you in the vomit. Experts do not know exactly the reason behind this, but if you’ve been experiencing this for a while, seek medical attention immediately.
5. Anxiety – Anxiety is a normal part of life, but be aware that there may be a risk factor and a sign of a heart attack at the same time. There is a link between panic and heart attacks so you have to be very careful in the diagnosis of both. When you are having panic attacks, you may experience shortness of breath and feeling some pain and discomfort as well. But if you are getting tense, for no reason at all, can mean that your nerves are reacting to the exertion of the heart.
6. Inability to sleep – Experts suggest that sleep disturbances are a symptom of a heart attack on women. In obstructive sleep apnea, where the upper airway is partially or totally blocked, breathing is interrupted by a heart attack is more likely to happen. This is accompanied by turning in bed at night and a total inability to sleep sometimes. According to surveys, women who suffer from a heart attack experience this type of symptom than a month before the attack occurs. So when you wake up often in the middle of the night with cold sweats, unable to catch your breath, it’s time to visit the doctor for a checkup.
7. Indigestion – Heartburn is sometimes difficult to distinguish from a heart attack simply because acid reflux can fester just behind his heart. However, you can easily know that you are having a heart attack if you do not get heartburn during a meal, but during physical activity. When this occurs, consult your specialist immediately.
Your heart is a muscle, so what makes your biceps and triceps strong also strengthen the heart. If you can combine a heart-healthy diet with regular exercise, you will have the greatest chance of not experiencing a heart attack in full

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