News tagged with e coli
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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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Scientists identify critical cell in fighting E. coli infection
Despite ongoing public health efforts, E. coli outbreaks continue to infiltrate the food supply, annually causing significant sickness and death throughout the world. But the research community is gaining ground. In a majo ...
Medical research
Jul 15, 2012 |
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Discovery helps mice beat urinary tract infections
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found new clues to why some urinary tract infections recur persistently after multiple rounds of treatment.
Medical research
Jun 18, 2012 |
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Officials probe E. coli outbreak in US (Update)
(AP) — A mysterious and scattered outbreak of the E. coli bacteria is linked to 14 illnesses in America, including a child's death, health officials say.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 08, 2012 |
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Why is it so difficult to trace the origins of food poisoning outbreaks?
As illustrated by the 2011 E. coli outbreak in Germany in 2011, any delay in identifying the source of food poisoning outbreaks can cost lives and cause considerable political and economical damage. An int ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 01, 2012 |
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Gov't expanding E. coli tests in meat
(AP) — The government is expanding E. coli testing in some raw meat, a move expected to prevent more people from contracting the bacteria that can cause severe illness or death.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 31, 2012 |
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Could compound in artificial sweeteners worsen Crohn's disease?
(HealthDay) -- The food additive maltodextrin, commonly used in some artificial sweeteners, may worsen Crohn's disease by encouraging the growth of E. coli bacteria in the small intestine, a new study suggests.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 21, 2012 |
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Native digestive tract bacteria help fend off invaders, study finds
From tiny villages in developing nations to suburban kitchens in the United States, dangerous strains of E. coli bacteria sicken millions of people each year – and kill untold numbers of children.
Medical research
May 10, 2012 |
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Gut flora affects maturation of B cells in infants
Infants whose gut is colonised by E. coli bacteria early in life have a higher number of memory B cells in their blood, reveals a study of infants carried out at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden ...
Immunology
May 07, 2012 |
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Treating intestinal E. coli infection with antibiotic may reduce duration of bacterial carriage
In the E coli outbreak in Germany in May 2011, treatment with azithromycin was associated with a lower frequency of long-term carriage of the bacteria and shorter duration of shedding of the bacteria in stool specimens, accord ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 13, 2012 |
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Avoid high-risk foods, food-safety expert recommends
It seems that hardly a week goes by without another reported case of some food being blamed for causing people to get sick. Most recently, a national restaurant chain's clover sprouts were linked to a Midwestern ...
Health
Feb 28, 2012 |
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Tainted sprouts again linked to Jimmy John's
(AP) -- Raw sprouts from the sandwich chain Jimmy John's have been linked to an outbreak of foodborne illness - again.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 16, 2012 |
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Study: High population density is greatest risk factor for water-linked diseases
Water-associated infectious disease outbreaks are more likely to occur in areas where a region's population density is growing, according to a new global analysis of economic and environmental conditions that influence the ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 14, 2012 |
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Study reveals potential of manganese in neutralizing deadly Shiga toxin
Carnegie Mellon University researchers have discovered that an element commonly found in nature might provide a way to neutralize the potentially lethal effects of a compound known as Shiga toxin. New results ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 19, 2012 |
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Short, sharp shock treatment for E. coli
A short burst of low voltage alternating current can effectively eradicate E. coli bacteria growing on the surface of even heavily contaminated beef, according to a study published in the International Journal of Food Safe ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 11, 2012 |
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