News tagged with environmental bacteria
Do some anti-microbial soaps do more harm than good?
If co-workers and family members are coming down with infections this winter, you may be tempted to turn to an anti-bacterial soap for protection.
Health
Feb 12, 2013 |
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Immune cell suicide alarm helps destroy escaping bacteria
Cells in the immune system called macrophages normally engulf and kill intruding bacteria, holding them inside a membrane-bound bag called a vacuole, where they kill and digest them.
Immunology
Jan 24, 2013 |
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Living near livestock may increase risk of acquiring MRSA
People who live near livestock or in livestock farming communities may be at greater risk of acquiring, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), according to a new study led by an international team of researchers from t ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 10, 2012 |
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Sunlight plus lime juice makes drinking water safer
Looking for an inexpensive and effective way to quickly improve the quality of your drinking water? According to a team of researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Johns Hopkins School ...
Health
Apr 17, 2012 |
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Exposure to common environmental bacteria may be source of some allergic inflammation
Could some cases of asthma actually be caused by an allergic reaction to a common environmental bacteria? New research findings published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology suggests that this idea may not be as far-fetched as it ...
Medical research
Jan 31, 2012 |
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Neuroimmunologists find gut bacteria link to multiple sclerosis
(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology have found that commensal gut flora in mice is an essential part of the immune triggering process that leads to multiple sclerosis ...
Neuroscience
Oct 27, 2011 |
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Novel cytokine protects mice from colitis
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which affects more than 1 million patients in North America, results from an uncontrolled immune response triggered by environmental factors, such as bacteria, in people genetically predisposed ...
Medical research
Aug 23, 2011 |
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Poultry farms that go organic have significantly fewer antibiotic-resistant bacteria
(Medical Xpress) -- Antibiotic use in conventional animal food production in the United States has created public health concern because it has been shown to contribute to the development of antibiotic-resistant ...
Medical research
Aug 10, 2011 |
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Sharing musical instruments means sharing germs
Germs survive for several days in wind instruments including the clarinet, flute, and saxophone, according to a pilot study published in the International Journal of Environmental Health Research. The researchers, led by ...
Health
May 12, 2011 |
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