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Helpful Yeast Battles Food-Contaminating Aflatoxin

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
Pistachios, almonds and other popular tree nuts might someday be routinely sprayed with a yeast called Pichia anomala. Laboratory and field studies by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) plant physiologist Sui-Sheng (Sylvia) Hua have shown that the yeast competes successfully for nutrients--and spac ...

read more Pistachios, almonds and other popular tree nuts might someday be routinely sprayed with a yeast called Pichia anomala. Laboratory and field studies by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) plant physiologist Sui-Sheng (Sylvia) Hua have shown that the yeast competes successfully for nutrients--and spac read more Thu Jan 2010 Thu Jan 2010

An Apple A Day ... Friendly Bacteria Love The Humble Apple

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
Why does an apple a day keep the doctor away? New research published in the open access journal BMC Microbiology contributes to our understanding of why eating apples is good for you. Microbiologists from the National Food Institute at the University of Denmark fed rats on a diet that was rich in wh ...

read more Why does an apple a day keep the doctor away? New research published in the open access journal BMC Microbiology contributes to our understanding of why eating apples is good for you. Microbiologists from the National Food Institute at the University of Denmark fed rats on a diet that was rich in wh read more Sun Jan 2010 Sun Jan 2010

New Visible Light Photocatalyst Kills Bacteria, Even After Light Turned Off

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
In the battle against bacteria, researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a powerful new weapon - an enhanced photocatalytic disinfection process that uses visible light to destroy harmful bacteria and viruses, even in the dark... ...

read more In the battle against bacteria, researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a powerful new weapon - an enhanced photocatalytic disinfection process that uses visible light to destroy harmful bacteria and viruses, even in the dark... read more Sun Jan 2010 Sun Jan 2010

How Clean Is Your Knife?

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A new fast-acting disinfectant that is effective against bacteria, viruses, fungi and prions could help to reduce the spread of deadly infections in hospitals, according to research published in the February issue of Journal of General Virology. Researchers from the Robert Koch Institute in Berlin, ...

read more A new fast-acting disinfectant that is effective against bacteria, viruses, fungi and prions could help to reduce the spread of deadly infections in hospitals, according to research published in the February issue of Journal of General Virology. Researchers from the Robert Koch Institute in Berlin, read more Sun Jan 2010 Sun Jan 2010

Common Stomach Pathogen May Protect Against Tuberculosis

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
It's been implicated as the bacterium that causes ulcers and the majority of stomach cancers, but studies by researchers at UC Davis, Stanford University and the University of Pittsburgh have found that Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) also may play a protective role, against the worldwide killer, t ...

read more It's been implicated as the bacterium that causes ulcers and the majority of stomach cancers, but studies by researchers at UC Davis, Stanford University and the University of Pittsburgh have found that Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) also may play a protective role, against the worldwide killer, t read more Sun Jan 2010 Sun Jan 2010

GlaxoSmithKline Announces 'Open Innovation' Strategy To Help Deliver New And Better Medicines For People Living In The World's Poorest Countries

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
Andrew Witty, Chief Executive of GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK), announced a series of new initiatives targeted at further transforming the company's approach to diseases that disproportionately affect the world's poorest countries. His announcements build on commitments made in 2009 to work in partner ...

read more Andrew Witty, Chief Executive of GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK), announced a series of new initiatives targeted at further transforming the company's approach to diseases that disproportionately affect the world's poorest countries. His announcements build on commitments made in 2009 to work in partner read more Sun Jan 2010 Sun Jan 2010

Simple Steps Prevent Life-Threatening Bloodstream Infections In Children

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Pediatric hospitals can significantly decrease the number of bloodstream infections from central venous catheters by following some low-tech rules: Insert the catheter correctly and, above all, keep everything squeaky clean after that. Yearlong research by Marlene Miller, M.D. Ms.C... ...

read more Pediatric hospitals can significantly decrease the number of bloodstream infections from central venous catheters by following some low-tech rules: Insert the catheter correctly and, above all, keep everything squeaky clean after that. Yearlong research by Marlene Miller, M.D. Ms.C... read more Sun Jan 2010 Sun Jan 2010

Unwanted Guests: How Herpes Simplex Virus Gets Rid Of The Cell's Security Guards

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A viral infection is like an uninvited, tenacious houseguest in the cell, using a range of tricks to prevent its eviction. Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have identified one of the key proteins allowing herpes simplex virus (HSV) DNA to fly under the radar of their hosts' i ...

read more A viral infection is like an uninvited, tenacious houseguest in the cell, using a range of tricks to prevent its eviction. Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have identified one of the key proteins allowing herpes simplex virus (HSV) DNA to fly under the radar of their hosts' i read more Sun Jan 2010 Sun Jan 2010

Strong New Evidence Links Retail Meat To Urinary Tract Infections

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Chicken sold in supermarkets, restaurants and other outlets may place young women at risk of urinary tract infections (UTI), McGill researcher Amee Manges has discovered. Samples taken in the Montreal area between 2005 and 2007, in collaboration with the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Univer ...

read more Chicken sold in supermarkets, restaurants and other outlets may place young women at risk of urinary tract infections (UTI), McGill researcher Amee Manges has discovered. Samples taken in the Montreal area between 2005 and 2007, in collaboration with the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Univer read more Sun Jan 2010 Sun Jan 2010

Wars Less Deadly, Most War-Related Deaths Result From Disease, Hunger, Report Says

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"Wars are less deadly than they once were and national mortality rates have continued to decline even during conflicts due to smaller scale fighting and better healthcare," according to a study released Wednesday by the Human Security Report Project, Reuters reports... ...

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"Norway-Type" MRSA Strategy In U.S. Likely To Boost Diagnostics

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Norwegian hospitals have received considerable attention in the news media this month due to their successful anti-MRSA efforts, and this coverage could be helpful to the diagnostics industry, according to healthcare market research publisher Kalorama Information... ...

read more Norwegian hospitals have received considerable attention in the news media this month due to their successful anti-MRSA efforts, and this coverage could be helpful to the diagnostics industry, according to healthcare market research publisher Kalorama Information... read more Sun Jan 2010 Sun Jan 2010

Scientists Map Origin Of MRSA, Technology Could Help Understanding Of Other Diseases

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"Scientists have found a way to track minutely-differing strains of the 'superbug' MRSA [methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus] as they spread between people and across the globe, a finding that could aid efforts to control the deadly bacteria," Reuters/ABC News reports (Kelland, 1/21)... ...

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Genital Herpes Virus Reactivates Widely Throughout Genital Tract

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Genital herpes caused by a reactivation of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is generally treated as a lesion in one specific area of the genital region. A new study, however, finds that the virus can frequently reactivate throughout the genital tract, an important new concept that could help guid ...

read more Genital herpes caused by a reactivation of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is generally treated as a lesion in one specific area of the genital region. A new study, however, finds that the virus can frequently reactivate throughout the genital tract, an important new concept that could help guid read more Sun Jan 2010 Sun Jan 2010

What Is Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS)? What Causes Toxic Shock Syndrome?

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Toxic shock syndrome, also known as TSS, is a serious condition which mainly affects menstruating women using tampons. The patient develops a high fever, diarrhea, vomiting and muscle ache. This is followed by hypotension (low blood pressure), which may eventually lead to shock and death. In some ca ...

read more Toxic shock syndrome, also known as TSS, is a serious condition which mainly affects menstruating women using tampons. The patient develops a high fever, diarrhea, vomiting and muscle ache. This is followed by hypotension (low blood pressure), which may eventually lead to shock and death. In some ca read more Sun Jan 2010 Sun Jan 2010

Scripps Research Team Wins Global Race To Achieve Landmark Synthesis Of Perplexing Natural Product

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In 1993 researchers discovered a chemical compound in a sponge off Palau, an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, that has shown anticancer, antibacterial, and antifungal pharmaceutical promise. But that wasn't its greatest allure, at least not for chemists... ...

read more In 1993 researchers discovered a chemical compound in a sponge off Palau, an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, that has shown anticancer, antibacterial, and antifungal pharmaceutical promise. But that wasn't its greatest allure, at least not for chemists... read more Sun Jan 2010 Sun Jan 2010

Adjustments In Dosage Of Antibiotics And Other Antimicrobial Agents According To Patient's Bodyweight Are Necessary

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An article in this week's edition of The Lancet reports that doses of antibiotics and other antimicrobial agents should take into account the patient's bodyweight, to maximize their potential effectiveness... ...

read more An article in this week's edition of The Lancet reports that doses of antibiotics and other antimicrobial agents should take into account the patient's bodyweight, to maximize their potential effectiveness... read more Sun Jan 2010 Sun Jan 2010

Infections In Pennsylvania Hospitals Lower Than National Average, Errors Also Down In Minn.

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Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: "The rates of two common hospital-acquired infections in Pennsylvania hospitals were lower than rates at hospitals elsewhere in the United States, according to the first report on infections issued Tuesday by the state Department of Health." But the state's 213 hosp ...

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Cerus Corporation Reports Positive Outcome In European Study Of 7-Day INTERCEPT Platelets

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
Cerus Corporation (NASDAQ:CERS) announced today that INTERCEPT-treated platelet components were found to be effective for patient support following extended six and seven day storage in a clinical study conducted at four sites in Europe... ...

read more Cerus Corporation (NASDAQ:CERS) announced today that INTERCEPT-treated platelet components were found to be effective for patient support following extended six and seven day storage in a clinical study conducted at four sites in Europe... read more Sun Jan 2010 Sun Jan 2010

Pennsylvania Department Of Health: Healthcare-Associated Infections Topped 13,000 In Second Half Of 2008

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More than 13,000 healthcare-associated infections illnesses that often can be prevented were reported by Pennsylvania hospitals in the second half of 2008, according to initial data released today by the Department of Health. Such infections, also known as HAIs, are illnesses that patients acquire a ...

read more More than 13,000 healthcare-associated infections illnesses that often can be prevented were reported by Pennsylvania hospitals in the second half of 2008, according to initial data released today by the Department of Health. Such infections, also known as HAIs, are illnesses that patients acquire a read more Sun Jan 2010 Sun Jan 2010

Three Children Die With Suspected Meningitis In Suffolk, UK

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The Health Protection Agency (HPA) can confirm that three children from the Ipswich area have died from suspected meningitis. The first child died in mid-December 2009. The Health Protection Agency (HPA) can confirm that three children from the Ipswich area have died from suspected meningitis. The ...

read more The Health Protection Agency (HPA) can confirm that three children from the Ipswich area have died from suspected meningitis. The first child died in mid-December 2009. The Health Protection Agency (HPA) can confirm that three children from the Ipswich area have died from suspected meningitis. The read more Mon Jan 2010 Mon Jan 2010

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