Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
E. coli outbreak sickens 7 and closes Greenwood daycare
A South Carolina daycare has agreed to temporarily close after seven cases of E. coli were traced to the center.
Jun 8, 2015
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Medications
FDA approves second vaccine against meningitis strain
Federal health regulators have approved a second vaccine to prevent a strain of bacteria that can cause deadly cases of meningitis.
Jan 23, 2015
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Medical research
New approach sees breakthrough in antibiotics research
Scientists using a revolutionary approach have devised an antibiotic that may offset the mounting problem of drug resistance for decades, they said on Wednesday.
Jan 7, 2015
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Genetics
Mapping the spread of diarrhea bacteria a major step towards new vaccine
Every year hundreds of thousands of people die from diarrheal diseases caused by ETEC bacteria. A study published in Nature Genetics describes how Swedish researchers have mapped the spread of strains of ETEC bacteria around ...
Nov 11, 2014
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Ophthalmology
Researchers pinpoint most common causes of dangerous eye infection post surgery and trauma
The most common cause of endophthalmitis, a potentially blinding condition that can occur after eye trauma, eye surgery, and eye injections, are the well-known staphylococci ("staph") and streptococci ("strep") bacterial ...
Aug 20, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New drug regimen speeds TB treatment
An experimental cocktail of three drugs can dramatically shorten the time it takes to treat patients infected with TB strains that are hard to cure with conventional antibiotics, according to research presented Monday at ...
Jul 21, 2014
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Medical research
Study reveals Salmonella's hideout strategy
The body's innate immune system is a first line of defense, intent on sensing invading pathogens and wiping them out before they can cause harm. It should not be surprising then that bacteria have evolved many ways to specifically ...
May 15, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Vaccine could offer protection against ear infections
A team of international researchers has moved a step closer to developing a vaccine to protect against middle ear infection, currently the most common infection in children under the age of five. The vaccine could also be ...
Mar 26, 2014
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Medications
Building evolution-proof drugs
A new generation of drugs could help combat the growing number of bacterial diseases that are becoming resistant to antibiotics, a study reveals.
Mar 20, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New and extremely promising antibiotic for tuberculosis
Even though tuberculosis kills more than 1.5 million people every year, the market is not cost-effective for pharmaceutical companies. So EPFL is setting up a foundation to release an antibiotic developed in its own laboratories ...
Mar 12, 2014
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