World first's toxic shock syndrome vaccine 'protects against fatal tampon disease'
Toxic shock syndrome is a severe circulatory and organ failure caused by bacterial toxins. Fifty per cent of cases are linked to women using tampons during their period, note developers of the shot, in Vienna. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 14, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
World's first vaccine developed against Toxic Shock Syndrome
Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS) is a severe circulatory and organ failure caused by bacterial toxins, usually triggered by bacteria from the Staphylococcus group. Researchers have now developed the world's first safe and effective vaccine against this disease and successfully tested it in a Phase I trial. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - June 11, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Alex Lewis who lost four limbs and half his face to flesh-eating bug speaks out
Alex Lewis, 35, from Hampshire, was given just a three per cent chance of survival after a common cold triggered a strep A infection, blood poisoning and toxic shock syndrome. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 28, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Toxic Shock Cases: More Than a Blip?
Five Michigan teens fell ill with toxic shock syndrome in late December and in January -- all of them after using super-absorbent tampons. WebMD has the story. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - April 21, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
This Company Wants To Make It Easier For You To Have Sex On Your Period
A company whose aim is to end the stigma surrounding menstruation is also looking out for straight women who want to have sex while on their periods. Now thanks to The Flex Company, an alternative menstrual product exists that is specifically designed to make period sex easier and less messy.
The company sells a “menstrual disc” called FLEX that “contours to the female body” and temporarily obstructs a woman’s menstrual flow. According to the company's site, the discs are wearable for up to 12 hours and disposable. For $15, customers get three discs, a keepsake tin and instructions.
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Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - April 1, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
This Company Wants To Make It Easier For You To Have Sex On Your Period
A company whose aim is to end the stigma surrounding menstruation is also looking out for straight women who want to have sex while on their periods. Now thanks to The Flex Company, an alternative menstrual product exists that is specifically designed to make period sex easier and less messy. The company sells a “menstrual disc” called FLEX that “contours to the female body” and temporarily obstructs a woman’s menstrual flow. According to the company's site, the discs are wearable for up to 12 hours and disposable. For $15, customers get three discs, a keepsake tin and instructions. (To combat...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - April 1, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
California teen nearly dies after developing toxic shock syndrome from tampons
Peyton Caples, 17, of Ventura, California, was rushed to hospital. There, doctors desperately pumped her full of antibiotics in a bid to save her life as her organs failed. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 22, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
California teen nearly dies after developing toxic shock syndrome from tampons
Peyton Cables, 17, of Ventura, California, was rushed to hospital. There, doctors desperately pumped her full of antibiotics in a bid to save her life as her organs failed. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 17, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Student who left a tampon in for NINE DAYS developed Toxic Shock Syndrome
Emily Pankhurst, 20, of Kent, had blamed feeling under the weather and bloated on exam stress. When she began slurring her words and developed a rash, she was rushed to hospital. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Model Who Lost Leg To Toxic Shock Syndrome Slays At Fashion Week
Meet the new face of empowerment. Last week, 28-year-old Lauren Wasser made her runway debut at New York City Fashion Week sporting a bold accessory -- her prosthetic leg. Wasser -- along with transgender model, Isis King, and plus-size stunners, Sabina Karlsson and Denise Bidot -- walked in a show titled "Lumina" for the forward-thinking brand, Chromat. "Great day with great people," Wasser wrote in an Instagram photo caption backstage at the show, which garnered over 500 likes and comments loaded with supportive kissy-faced emojis written by followers inspired by the Wasser’s fierceness. Great day with good p...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 22, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mother suffering from toxic shock syndrome caused by a TAMPON wakes from coma
Deborah Usher, 27, from Porthmadog, Wales, suffered from toxic shock syndrome - a rare bacterial infection caused by a tampon. When she awoke from a coma, she had severe memory loss. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 18, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Teen swimmer Jemma-Louise Roberts dies from toxic shock syndrome caused by a tampon
Jemma-Louise Roberts, from Wigan, is thought to have developed the rare but deadly bacterial infection linked to using tampons. Her mother now wants to raise awareness of the symptoms. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 22, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Are These Abscesses?
Discussion
Staphylococcus aureus is a gram-positive, catalase-positive coccal bacterium that is found on the skin and respiratory tract. It is the most common cause of skin and soft tissue abscesses. Staphylococcus can also cause enteritis, pneumonia, and toxic shock syndrome. In addition to abscesses, Staphylococcus can cause pustulosis, cellulitis, necrotizing fascitis and other exfoliative skin disease such as bullous impetigo.
Staphylococcus is well-known to colonize the human skin, nail and nares. It is spread by physical contact and aerosolization. Skin breaches allow Staphylococcus to enter the body and to dissemi...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - July 13, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
ICYMI: The Perils Of A Bad Mug Shot And Why STD-Testing Condoms Might Not Be That Awesome
ICYMI Health features what we're reading this week. This week, first-person essays by individuals affected by stigmatized diseases and disorders caught our eye. We spent time with the account of a writer struggling with chronic kidney damage from the lithium she has used to manage her bipolar disorder for 20 years. We had our hearts broken reading about a sister who had to pick up the pieces after her talented sibling died of a drug overdose. And we tuned in when a handful of a celebrities described how it feels to have a panic attack -- a good reminder that anxiety can affect anyone, regardless of life circumstances. ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - June 29, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Toxic Shock Syndrome: The myths that need busting
An American model has spoken up about losing a leg after contracting Toxic Shock Syndrome. Radhika Sanghani lists the facts you need to know (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - June 19, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: pad mooncup tampax blood tampon toxic shock syndrome period sanitary towel tss menstrual cup Source Type: news
