News tagged with bacterial infection

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Declaring a truce with our microbiological frienemies

Managing bacteria and other microorganisms in the body, rather than just fighting them, may be lead to better health and a stronger immune system, according to a Penn State biologist.

Medical research created Mar 27, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study on UTIs suggests flagellin is key in stimulating body's natural defences

A new study by British scientists reveals that motile Escherichia coli isolates demonstrated significant activation of NF-κB signaling suggesting that flagellin plays a key role in up-regulating the host innate defences agains ...

Medical research created Mar 15, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Goats' milk with antimicrobial lysozyme speeds recovery from diarrhea

Milk from goats that were genetically modified to produce higher levels of a human antimicrobial protein has proved effective in treating diarrhea in young pigs, demonstrating the potential for food products from transgenic ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 13, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New study of the molecular roots of recurrent bladder infections could lead to a vaccine

Urinary-tract infections are the second most common bacterial infection in humans, and many of them are recurrent. A study published by Cell Press on February 14th in the journal Immunity reveals the cellul ...

Medical research created Feb 14, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers identify four distinct mechanisms that contribute to gastric cancers

Scientists at A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) headed a study that discovered four processes by which gastric cancer is formed. This is extremely important since gastric cancer is the second most common cause ...

Cancer created Jan 28, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study may lead to new strategies against sepsis

Scientists at the Center for Translational Medicine at the Temple University School of Medicine are inching closer to solving a long-standing mystery in sepsis, a complex and often life-threatening condition that affects ...

Medical research created Jan 25, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Emerging antibiotic resistance in Listeria

Malaysian researchers have revealed the presence of multidrug-resistant strains of Listeria monocytogenes in frozen burger patties taken from supermarkets and other retail shops in Malaysia. The research ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fecal 'transplant' to cure gut infection?

(HealthDay)—Here's a new twist on the old idea of not letting anything go to waste. According to a small new Dutch study, human stool—which contains billions of useful bacteria—can be donated from one ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 16, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study identifies infants at highest risk of death from pertussis

A study released today from the upcoming issue of the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (JPIDS) found that taking early and repeated white blood cell counts (WBC) is critical in determining whether infant ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 10, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The rising threat of antibiotic resistance

A major European and global health issue is resistance to or inappropriate use of antibiotics. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) estimates that each year, antimicrobial resistance ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 10, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Synthetic 'poop' can cure C. difficile infection, study finds

A synthetic "poop" developed at the University of Guelph can cure nasty gastrointestinal infections caused by Clostridium difficile, a toxin-producing bacterium.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

New compound overcomes drug-resistant Staph infection in mice

Researchers have discovered a new compound that restores the health of mice infected with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), an otherwise dangerous bacterial infection. The new compound targets ...

Medical research created Jan 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Findings support safety of whooping cough vaccine for older adults

A new study of the safety of the tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine supports the recommendation that those 65 and older get the vaccine to protect themselves and others, particularly young babies, from ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Migration officials say cholera in Haiti on rise

(AP)—The world's largest agency that deals with global migration says cholera is again on the rise in Haiti.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ultrasound gel and infections: Researchers propose guidelines to reduce risk

In the December issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, guidelines have been proposed by epidemiologists from Beaumont Health System to red ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0