Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Second US patient identified with super-resistant bacteria
A second US patient has been infected with a superbug that is highly resistant to last-resort antibiotics, scientists said Monday.
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Five things you should know about grilling burgers to avoid getting sick
For many people, the sound of burgers sizzling on the grill is enough to make their mouths water. Grilling burgers is a great opportunity to spend time with family and friends, whether it's at a summer party in the backyard ...
Jun 7, 2016
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Ground beef may need higher cooking temperature to be safe
That hamburger you dutifully grilled to the temperature recommended by government health agencies may not be as safe to eat as you think.
Jun 6, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
US to establish lab network for combating 'superbugs'
US authorities said Tuesday they are establishing a network of labs that can respond quickly to antibiotic-resistant "superbugs," following America's first human case of a dangerous strain of E. coli.
Jun 1, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
General Mills recalls flour over possible E. coli link
General Mills is recalling about 10 million pounds of its flour over a possible link to an E. coli outbreak in 20 states.
May 31, 2016
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Immunology
What our gut tells us about the 'hygiene hypothesis'
Over the past few decades, the healthcare community has observed an intriguing phenomenon: diseases related to the immune system—type 1 diabetes (T1D) and other autoimmune diseases, allergies, and the like—have taken ...
Apr 29, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pandemic E. coli strain H30 cloaks its stealth strategies
The difficulty in subduing the pandemic strain of drug-resistant E. coli, called H30, may go beyond patient vulnerability or antibiotic resistance. This form of the disease-pathogen may have an intrinsic ability to cause ...
Apr 19, 2016
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Neuroscience
A small dose of E. coli wall has big impact on the sweet tooth
Putting just a tiny piece of the wall of detoxified E. coli into their gut make mice lose their natural sweet tooth, researchers report.
Apr 19, 2016
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Medical research
Reprogramming gut bacteria as 'living therapeutics'
An MIT spinout, Synlogic, is aiming to create a new class of medicines, by re-programming bacteria found in the gut as "living therapeutics."
Apr 6, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Subset of E. coli bacteria linked to deadly disease in pre-term infants
Necrotizing enterocolitis is an intestinal disease that afflicts about one in ten extremely premature infants and is fatal in nearly one-third of cases. The premature infant gut is believed to react to colonizing bacteria, ...
Mar 17, 2016
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