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An in-depth look at food-borne illnesses
Parties and gatherings are typically centered around food, making it important to know the do's and don'ts of handling food.
Oct 16, 2017
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Did your urinary infection come from a chicken coop?
(HealthDay)—Could ingesting undercooked poultry give you a urinary tract infection?
Oct 9, 2017
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Just in time for your tailgate—how getting a drink can be unsanitary
Have you ever thought about what might tag along when you add ice or a lemon slice to your drink? When lemons and ice are served in beverages, they not only bring flavor or a flourish. They can also carry bacteria and viruses.
Sep 25, 2017
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Once invincible superbug squashed by 'superteam' of antibiotics
The golden age of antibiotics may be drawing to a close. The recent discovery of E. coli carrying mcr-1 and ndm-5—genes that make the bacterium immune to last-resort antibiotics—has left clinicians without an effective ...
Aug 21, 2017
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Comfy Cow recalls ice cream due to possible E. coli
A Kentucky-based ice cream chain says it has recalled some of its most popular flavors due to possible E. coli contamination.
Aug 8, 2017
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EU report: More evidence on link between antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance
The European Food Safety Authority, the European Medicines Agency and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control are concerned about the impact of use of antibiotics on the increase in antibiotic-resistant bacteria. ...
Jul 27, 2017
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Norovirus confirmed in diner who reported eating at Chipotle
A person who reported eating at a Chipotle in northern Virginia has tested positive for norovirus. But health officials say that's not yet enough to determine the cause of the roughly 60 reported illnesses it has identified.
Jul 20, 2017
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Neuroscience
Dynamic switch for FUS proteinopathy
NUS biologists have discovered that dynamics of the FUS protein plays a key role in FUS proteinopathy that causes certain neurological diseases.
Jul 20, 2017
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'Superbugs' study reveals complex picture of E. coli bloodstream infections
The first large-scale genetic study of Escherichia coli (E. coli) cultured from patients with bloodstream infections in England showed that drug resistant 'superbugs' are not always out-competing other strains. Research by ...
Jul 18, 2017
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Researchers discover novel colistin resistance gene mcr-3 in Escherichia coli
Researchers have now discovered a new mobile colistin resistance gene, mcr-3, in E. coli of pig origin. The novel mcr-3 gene was discovered when a colistin-resistant Escherichia coli isolate tested negative for both mcr-1 ...
Jun 27, 2017
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