Novel non-antibiotic agents against MRSA and common strep infections
Menachem Shoham, PhD, associate professor of biochemistry at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has discovered novel antivirulence drugs that, without killing the bacteria, render Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Au ...
Medical research
Sep 12, 2012 |
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Toll at 12 dead in Canada Legionnaire's disease outbreak
The death toll from an outbreak of Legionnaire's disease in Quebec City has risen to 12 since late July, health authorities in the Canadian city said Tuesday.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 11, 2012 |
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Chain reaction in the human immune system trapped in crystals
The complement system is part of the innate immune system and is composed of about 40 different proteins that work together to defend the body against disease-causing microorganisms. The complement system ...
Immunology
Sep 11, 2012 |
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10 dead in Quebec Legionnaire's disease outbreak
A Legionnaire's disease outbreak in Quebec City has killed 10 people since late July, health authorities in the francophone Canadian city said Saturday in an updated toll.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 02, 2012 |
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Do it like the immune system: novel antimicrobials
Microbial infections are becoming unbeatable due to progressive mutations that lead to antimicrobial drug resistance. European scientists exploited the characteristics of novel antimicrobial compounds that ...
Medications
Aug 30, 2012 |
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Salmonella at Ind. farm matches outbreak strain
(AP)—The Food and Drug Administration says salmonella found at a cantaloupe farm in southwestern Indiana matches the "DNA fingerprint" of the salmonella responsible for a deadly outbreak that sickened people in 21 states.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 28, 2012 |
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Researchers identify unforeseen regulation of the anti-bacterial immune response
New research from the laboratory of Dr. Andrea Cooper at the Trudeau Institute, just published in the European Journal of Immunology, holds promise for the improved prevention and treatment of bacterial infect ...
Immunology
Aug 28, 2012 |
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Why some fats are worse than others
All dietary fats are not created equal. Some types of fats have been linked to ailments like heart disease and diabetes, while others, like those often found in plants and fish, have well documented health benefits. So why ...
Medical research
Aug 27, 2012 |
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Vitamin B3 may offer new tool in fight against 'superbugs'
A new study suggests that nicotinamide, more commonly known as vitamin B3, may be able to combat some of the antibiotic-resistance staph infections that are increasingly common around the world, have killed thousands and ...
Medical research
Aug 27, 2012 |
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Breast milk promotes a different gut flora growth than infant formulas
The benefits of breast milk have long been appreciated, but now scientists at Duke University Medical Center have described a unique property that makes mother's milk better than infant formula in protecting infants from ...
Health
Aug 27, 2012 |
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Manipulating the microbiome could help manage weight
Vaccines and antibiotics may someday join caloric restriction or bariatric surgery as a way to regulate weight gain, according to a new study focused on the interactions between diet, the bacteria that live in the bowel, ...
Immunology
Aug 26, 2012 |
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Scientists reveal how river blindness worm thrives
Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that the worm which causes River Blindness survives by using a bacterium to provide energy, as well as help 'trick' the body's immune system into thinking it is fighting ...
Genetics
Aug 22, 2012 |
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Genome sequencing helps quell bacterial outbreak in Clinical Center
For six months last year, a deadly outbreak of antibiotic-resistant bacteria kept infection-control specialists at the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) Clinical Center in a state of high alert. A New York City patient ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 22, 2012 |
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Less commonly prescribed antibiotic may be better
The antibiotic most commonly prescribed to treat bloodstream infections in dialysis patients may not always be the best choice, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 16, 2012 |
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Genes carried by E. coli bacteria linked to colon cancer
What if a key factor ultimately behind a cancer was not a genetic defect but ecological?
Cancer
Aug 16, 2012 |
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