Tag: UTIs
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Study Links Nearly 1 in 5 UTIs to Contaminated Meat: A Food-Safety Wake-Up Call
Overview: A New Angle on Urinary Tract Infections Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a common health issue, typically treated as a medical and hygiene concern. A four-year study, published in mBio, reframes UTIs as partly a food-safety issue by linking about 18% of infections to E. coli strains that originate in meat from food-producing animals.…
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Study Links Nearly 1 in 5 UTIs to Contaminated Meat, Reframing a Common Infection as a Food Safety Issue
Groundbreaking findings connect urinary tract infections to contaminated meat A four-year study published in mBio suggests that nearly one in five urinary tract infections (UTIs) may be linked to E. coli bacteria transmitted through contaminated meat. By analyzing more than 5,700 bacterial samples from UTI patients and retail meat in Southern California between 2017 and…
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Prolonged Air Pollution and Urogenital Infections: Insights from a Large UK Biobank Study
Introduction: A Growing Wake-Up Call for Urogenital Health Air pollution is widely recognized for its respiratory and cardiovascular impacts, but recent research signals broader health implications for the urinary tract and male reproductive system. A large-scale prospective cohort study using UK Biobank data examines whether long-term exposure to common ambient pollutants is tied to higher…
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Prolonged Air Pollution and the Rise of UTI and Male Reproductive Infections: Insights from a Large UK Biobank Study
Overview: Air pollution’s hidden reach into urogenital health Air pollution is widely known for its respiratory and cardiovascular effects, yet emerging research is expanding its reach to the urogenital system. A comprehensive prospective cohort study using the UK Biobank data set explored whether long-term exposure to common ambient pollutants—PM2.5, PMcoarse, PM10, NO2, and NOx—affects the…
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Air Pollution and UTIs with MRSIs: UK Biobank
Overview Air pollution is a pervasive global health threat that extends beyond the lungs. A growing body of evidence indicates that ambient pollutants can affect the urinary tract and male reproductive health, increasing the risk of urinary tract infections (UTIs) and male reproductive system infections (MRSIs) such as prostatitis and orchiepididymitis. A large prospective cohort…