USDA disbands two key food safety committees
Two key federal advisory committees on food safety have been shut down, raising concerns among food safety advocates.
Mar 12, 2025
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Bacteria: News and Research on Gram-Positive Asporogenous Rods, Regular
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Tuberculosis relies on protective genes during airborne transmission, study reveals
Tuberculosis lives and thrives in the lungs. When the bacteria that cause the disease are coughed into the air, they are thrust into a comparatively hostile environment, with drastic changes to their surrounding pH and chemistry. ...
Mar 10, 2025
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As tuberculosis cases rise in the US and worldwide, health officials puzzle over the resurgence
An outbreak of tuberculosis, or TB—a lung disease that is often accompanied by a hacking cough—began in January 2024 in Kansas City, Kansas, and two nearby counties and continues as of early March 2025. To date, 147 people ...
Mar 6, 2025
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Updated guidelines for treating flesh-eating Buruli ulcers released
Buruli ulcer is a tropical disease caused by the environmental bacterium Mycobacterium ulcerans. The bacteria releases toxins that can destroy skin, blood vessels and subcutaneous tissue, resulting in ulceration.
Feb 24, 2025
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Novel antibiotic BTZ-043 can also target TB bacteria hiding in dead lung tissue
Every year, 10 million people contract tuberculosis (TB), a disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), and approximately 1.5 million patients succumb to the disease. Treatment of TB usually requires ...
Feb 18, 2025
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Possible listeria contamination prompts recall of 2 million baked goods
About 2 million baked goods have been recalled over concerns of potential contamination by Listeria monocytogenes, according to federal safety regulators.
Feb 10, 2025
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AI accelerates search for new tuberculosis drug targets
Tuberculosis is a serious global health threat that infected more than 10 million people in 2022. Spread through the air and into the lungs, the pathogen that causes "TB" can lead to chronic cough, chest pains, fatigue, fever ...
Feb 6, 2025
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Molecular bacterial load assay: Method predicts effectiveness of tuberculosis therapy
Emerging drug-resistant strains are posing significant challenges to the global fight against tuberculosis (TB) and it is a critical task to detect treatment failure as early as possible.
Jan 30, 2025
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Kansas reports largest tuberculosis outbreak in recent US history
Kansas health officials are fighting the largest tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in recent U.S. history, with 67 confirmed cases since the new year began.
Jan 28, 2025
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'Non-industrialized' style diet can reduce risk of chronic disease
Researchers have found that a newly developed diet inspired by the eating habits of non-industrialized societies can significantly reduce the risk of a number of chronic diseases—and plan to share recipes with the public.
Jan 23, 2025
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