Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A food poisoning report with good news: Fewer E. coli cases
Health officials say fewer Americans are getting sick from a nasty germ sometimes found in undercooked hamburgers.
May 14, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Antibody's unusual abilities might inspire vaccine strategies
The recent discovery of a novel antibody that works in an unusual way might inspire ideas for designing more effective vaccines. Among the common pathogens that could be targeted are urinary-tract infecting strains of E. ...
May 14, 2015
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Inflammatory disorders
Study shows how E. coli thrive in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
The survival and proliferation of usually harmless Escherichia coli in the gut of inflammatory bowel disease patients may now be better understood, as researchers have defined a fundamental mechanism through which the bacteria ...
May 12, 2015
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Medical research
Smarter, cheaper technologies offer improved point-of-care medicine
Scientists have developed and combined new paper and flexible polymer substrates with special sensing devices for rapid and accurate detection of pathogens such as HIV, as well as other biotargets. These novel technologies ...
May 8, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Mechanism by which exposure to vinyl chloride may produce cancerous mutations
In the 1970s, epidemiologists found that workers in factories using vinyl chloride, the key ingredient for PVC plastics, had unusually high rates of a rare form of liver cancer called angiosarcoma.
Apr 2, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Endoscopes linked to outbreak of drug-resistant E. coli
An outbreak of a novel Escherichia coli (E. coli) strain resistant to antibiotics has been linked to contaminated endoscopes in a Washington state hospital. The study indicates that industry standard cleaning guidelines, ...
Mar 30, 2015
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Medical research
Designing a better way to study stomach flu
Rice University bioengineers are teaming with colleagues from Baylor College of Medicine and MD Anderson Cancer Center to apply the latest techniques in tissue engineering toward the study of one of the most common and deadly ...
Mar 16, 2015
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Medical research
Researchers develop tool to understand how the gut microbiome works
Researchers at Harvard Medical School and Columbia University in the United States have developed a way to study the functions of hard-to-grow bacteria that contribute to the composition of the gut microbiome. The new method ...
Mar 11, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
U.S. officials pinpoint common sources of foodborne illnesses
(HealthDay)—Beef, dairy, fruit and certain types of vegetables are among the most common sources for the four major types of foodborne illness that strike nearly 2 million Americans each year, a U.S. government report finds.
Feb 24, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Listeria pathogen is prevalent, persistent in retail delis, study finds
Purdue University research shows that standard cleaning procedures in retail delis may not eradicate Listeria monocytogenes bacteria, which can cause a potentially fatal disease in people with vulnerable immune systems.
Feb 10, 2015
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