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Resistance To Antibiotics Can Be Drawback For Bacteria

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
Neisseria meningitidis, the meningococcus, is a bacterium that can cause diseases with high fatality rates, and there has therefore been considerable concern that, like other bacteria, it might become resistant to antibiotics... ...

read more Neisseria meningitidis, the meningococcus, is a bacterium that can cause diseases with high fatality rates, and there has therefore been considerable concern that, like other bacteria, it might become resistant to antibiotics... read more Mon Jan 2010 Mon Jan 2010

KaloBios Partners With Sanofi Pasteur On Novel Prevention And Treatment For Pseudomonas Aeruginosa

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
KaloBios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced an agreement with Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of the sanofi-aventis Group, for the development and commercialization of KB001, an investigational new biologic for the treatment or prevention of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa) infections... ...

read more KaloBios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced an agreement with Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of the sanofi-aventis Group, for the development and commercialization of KB001, an investigational new biologic for the treatment or prevention of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa) infections... read more Mon Jan 2010 Mon Jan 2010

Indiana University Study: Screening And Treating Girls Doesn't Reduce Prevalence Of Chlamydia In Teens

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
Frequent testing and treatment of infection does not reduce the prevalence of chlamydia in urban teenage girls, according to a long term study by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers published in the January 1, 2010 issue of the Journal of Infectious Diseases... ...

read more Frequent testing and treatment of infection does not reduce the prevalence of chlamydia in urban teenage girls, according to a long term study by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers published in the January 1, 2010 issue of the Journal of Infectious Diseases... read more Mon Jan 2010 Mon Jan 2010

Researchers Discover New Ways To Treat Chronic Infections

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
Researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York, have identified three key regulators required for the formation and development of biofilms. The discovery could lead to new ways of treating chronic infections... ...

read more Researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York, have identified three key regulators required for the formation and development of biofilms. The discovery could lead to new ways of treating chronic infections... read more Thu Dec 2009 Thu Dec 2009

Transplant Guide Highlights Daily Infection Risks From Factors Like Pets And Food

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
Keeping pets healthy can reduce infection risks for people who have received solid organ transplants and veterinarians should be seen as an integral part of the healthcare team. That's just one of the key pieces of advice from a safe living article published in an infectious diseases supplement in t ...

read more Keeping pets healthy can reduce infection risks for people who have received solid organ transplants and veterinarians should be seen as an integral part of the healthcare team. That's just one of the key pieces of advice from a safe living article published in an infectious diseases supplement in t read more Thu Dec 2009 Thu Dec 2009

Fungal Footage Fosters Foresight Into Plant, Animal Disease

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
Mold and mildew may be doomed. Researchers are closer to understanding how these and other fungi grow. "Fungi have a big impact on our dinner plate," said Dr. Brian Shaw, Texas AgriLife Research plant pathologist. "We tend to think that getting food on the table is easy. But fungi are major disease- ...

read more Mold and mildew may be doomed. Researchers are closer to understanding how these and other fungi grow. read more Thu Dec 2009 Thu Dec 2009

WHO Sponsors Event At Copenhagen Conference To Highlight Climate Change Effect On Public Health

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
The WHO held a "side event" on Thursday at the U.N. climate change conference in Copenhagen to highlight climate change's effect on public health, CNN reports... ...

read more The WHO held a read more Thu Dec 2009 Thu Dec 2009

PNAS Study Documents Puzzling Movement Of Electricity-Producing Bacteria Near Energy Sources

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
Bacteria dance the electric slide, officially named electrokinesis by the USC geobiologists who discovered the phenomenon. Their study, published online in PNAS Early Edition, describes what appears to be an entirely new bacterial behavior. The metal-metabolizing Shewanella oneidensis microbe does n ...

read more Bacteria dance the electric slide, officially named electrokinesis by the USC geobiologists who discovered the phenomenon. Their study, published online in PNAS Early Edition, describes what appears to be an entirely new bacterial behavior. The metal-metabolizing Shewanella oneidensis microbe does n read more Thu Dec 2009 Thu Dec 2009

Fight Infection By Disturbing How Bacteria Communicate

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
Researchers from the University of Groningen have clarified the structure of an enzyme that disturbs the communication processes between bacteria. By doing so they have laid the foundations for a new method of tackling bacterial infections such as cystic fibrosis... ...

read more Researchers from the University of Groningen have clarified the structure of an enzyme that disturbs the communication processes between bacteria. By doing so they have laid the foundations for a new method of tackling bacterial infections such as cystic fibrosis... read more Thu Dec 2009 Thu Dec 2009

Scientists At The Genome Institute Of Singapore And 26 Institutes In China Identify Leprosy Genes

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
In a first-time-ever genome-wide association study (GWAS) of leprosy and the largest GWAS effort on infectious diseases in the world, scientists at the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) and 26 institutes in China found seven genes that can cause people to become susceptible to leprosy... ...

read more In a first-time-ever genome-wide association study (GWAS) of leprosy and the largest GWAS effort on infectious diseases in the world, scientists at the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) and 26 institutes in China found seven genes that can cause people to become susceptible to leprosy... read more Thu Dec 2009 Thu Dec 2009

New Strain Of Drug-Resistant Bacteria Emerging In US Hospitals

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
A new study reports a surge in drug-resistant strains of a dangerous type of bacteria in US hospitals: Acinetobacter strikes patients in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) and others and often causes severe pneumonias or bloodstream infection, some of which are now resistant to imipenem, an antibiotic th ...

read more A new study reports a surge in drug-resistant strains of a dangerous type of bacteria in US hospitals: Acinetobacter strikes patients in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) and others and often causes severe pneumonias or bloodstream infection, some of which are now resistant to imipenem, an antibiotic th read more Thu Dec 2009 Thu Dec 2009

New Findings Show How Human Movement May Have Brought Chagas Disease To Urban Peru

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
New research shows how the migration and settlement patterns associated with the rapid urbanization of Peru may link to Chagas disease transmission... ...

read more New research shows how the migration and settlement patterns associated with the rapid urbanization of Peru may link to Chagas disease transmission... read more Thu Dec 2009 Thu Dec 2009

Extremely Drug Resistant TB Case Uncovered In US

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
The first known case of a patient with an extremely drug resistant form of tuberculosis in the US came to light recently when the Associated Press (AP) media agency reported the plight of a 21 year old Peruvian man Oswaldo Juarez, who arrived in the US two years ago to study English and then foun ...

read more The first known case of a patient with an extremely drug resistant form of tuberculosis in the US came to light recently when the Associated Press (AP) media agency reported the plight of a 21 year old Peruvian man Oswaldo Juarez, who arrived in the US two years ago to study English and then foun read more Thu Dec 2009 Thu Dec 2009

Banishing Germs -- Lather Well And Count To 15

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
Cleaning hands with either soap and water or alcohol-based hand sanitizers can effectively prevent the spread of bacterial or viral infections. The December issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter offers information and tips to help ensure clean hands. For killing germs on unsoiled hands, hand sanitizers ...

read more Cleaning hands with either soap and water or alcohol-based hand sanitizers can effectively prevent the spread of bacterial or viral infections. The December issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter offers information and tips to help ensure clean hands. For killing germs on unsoiled hands, hand sanitizers read more Thu Dec 2009 Thu Dec 2009

Chickenpox Vaccination May Be Reducing Shingles Risk In Kids

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
Vaccination to prevent chickenpox (varicella) appears to have an added benefit for children a reduced risk of shingles (herpes zoster)... ...

read more Vaccination to prevent chickenpox (varicella) appears to have an added benefit for children a reduced risk of shingles (herpes zoster)... read more Wed Dec 2009 Wed Dec 2009

Will Copper Keep Us Safe From The Superbugs?

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
Three papers scheduled for publication in the January issue of the Journal of Hospital Infection, published by Elsevier, suggest that copper might have a role in the fight against healthcare-associated infections. In a busy Birmingham teaching hospital, researchers swapped a conventional toilet sea ...

read more Three papers scheduled for publication in the January issue of the Journal of Hospital Infection, published by Elsevier, suggest that copper might have a role in the fight against healthcare-associated infections. In a busy Birmingham teaching hospital, researchers swapped a conventional toilet sea read more Wed Dec 2009 Wed Dec 2009

Booming Business In Food Safety Fueled By Recalls, Food Worries

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
Recalls of ground beef, peanut butter, and other foods have done more than raise public awareness and concern about food safety. They also are quietly fueling a boom in the market for food testing equipment and fostering new food safety regulations. That's the topic of the two-part cover story in th ...

read more Recalls of ground beef, peanut butter, and other foods have done more than raise public awareness and concern about food safety. They also are quietly fueling a boom in the market for food testing equipment and fostering new food safety regulations. That's the topic of the two-part cover story in th read more Wed Dec 2009 Wed Dec 2009

What Is Schistosomiasis (Bilharzia)? What Causes Schistosomiasis (Bilharzia)?

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
Schistosomiasis, or bilharzias, bilharziosis, or snail fever is a parasitic disease caused by various species of fluke of the genus Schostosoma. Schistosomiasis has a low mortality rate; however, as it is commonly a chronic illness it can cause serious damage to internal organs, and may even underm ...

read more Schistosomiasis, or bilharzias, bilharziosis, or snail fever is a parasitic disease caused by various species of fluke of the genus Schostosoma. Schistosomiasis has a low mortality rate; however, as it is commonly a chronic illness it can cause serious damage to internal organs, and may even underm read more Wed Dec 2009 Wed Dec 2009

In New Antibiotic Method, 2 Heads Better Than 1

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
An antibiotic that binds to a well-established target in a novel and unexpected way could be the inspiration for designing new, more potent antibacterial drugs. "A completely new way to beat bacteria is an exciting find at a time when resistance to existing antibiotics is growing," said Professor To ...

read more An antibiotic that binds to a well-established target in a novel and unexpected way could be the inspiration for designing new, more potent antibacterial drugs. read more Wed Dec 2009 Wed Dec 2009

AP/BusinessWeek Examines Efforts To Sell Low-Cost, Portable Toilets In Developing World

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
The Associated Press/BusinessWeek examines the Singapore-based company Rigel Technology's efforts to sell "state-of-the-art portable, fertilizer-making, toilets for as low as $30" in developing countries. "Experts estimate about 2.5 billion people lack functioning, hygienic toilets and instead excre ...

read more The Associated Press/BusinessWeek examines the Singapore-based company Rigel Technology's efforts to sell read more Wed Dec 2009 Wed Dec 2009

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