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Surprising Uses of Aspirin

1. Reduce Appearance of Acne: There is nothing worse than getting a pimple before going to a special event or before you had your picture taken. If you want to get rid of your pimple quickly, crush two or three uncoated tablets of Aspirin and mix them with lemon juice. Mix it until it makes a paste. Apply that paste to the pimple and leave it on for 15 minutes. When you wash it off, the blemish should be gone. 2. Repair Damaged Hair: If you wash your hair and it doesn't look silky and shiny due to damage, aspirin could help. Start by dissolving 10 uncoated aspirin tablets in a cup of warm water. Apply the mixture to cleaned hair and allow it sit for fifteen minutes, and then wash it off. In this way, your hair will look shiny, silky and rejuvenated. 5. Sooth Insect Bites: Insect bites can be painful and itchy. If you are bitten or stung by a bug. You can use aspirin to help relief the pain and the itching. Moisten an aspirin in a table spoon of water and apply it directl

New Antibiotic Approved: Vabomere

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Recently an Intravenous antibiotic called Vabomere was approved by FDA. It is a combination of vaborbactam and meropenem. Its indication includes UTIs. This combination will help us to fight against more serious bacterial infections of the urinary tract.   The clinical trials were done on around 550 peoples suffering from complicated UTI. Out of these, 98% of people were recovered from it. The side effect profile of this combination antibiotic includes headache and diarrhea. Moreover, allergic reactions at the site of injection or severe allergic reaction in the body can also be encountered. It will be effective against a wide range of bacteria, but to avoid its resistance it should only be used after a proper culture test against the susceptible bacteria. It will be manufactured by Rempex Pharmaceuticals (San Diego).