Health
Tests find salmonella in third of store-bought ground chicken
Nearly one-third of ground chicken may contain dangerous salmonella, a new Consumer Reports investigation shows.
Jul 1, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Increase in antibiotic-resistant bacteria hinders treatment of kidney infections
The increase in illnesses and deaths linked to medication-resistant bacteria has been well-documented by researchers and received extensive public attention in recent years. Now, UCLA-led research shows how these bacteria ...
Sep 16, 2016
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Health
In Niger, mass distribution of antibiotics proves effective: study
The mass administration of antibiotics to villages in Niger led to a reduction of a childhood mortality, without apparently creating resistance to antibiotics so feared by public health experts, according to a study published ...
Jun 6, 2019
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What is 'fried rice syndrome'? A microbiologist explains this type of food poisoning—and how to avoid it
A condition dubbed "fried rice syndrome" has caused some panic online in recent days, after the case of a 20-year-old who died in 2008 was resurfaced on TikTok.
Oct 30, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
University of Maryland researchers testing potential vaccine for E. coli, Shigella
Researchers at the University of Maryland's medical school are testing a potential vaccine for E. coli and other diarrheal diseases.
Dec 13, 2019
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Medical research
Sugar-based compounds could lead to ways to bypass antibiotic resistance
Half of all women will experience the pain and burning of a urinary tract infection (UTI) at some point in their lives. Most such infections can be successfully treated with antibiotics, but antibiotic resistance – the ...
Mar 8, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Using CD47's protection to deliver anti-cancer drugs directly to tumor cells
(Medical Xpress)—For most of their natural lives, red blood cells hide safely under the radar of the body's immune system, thanks to a cloak of "don't eat me" protein called CD47. Ching-An Peng of Michigan Technological ...
Oct 9, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Conserved networks of collateral susceptibility to antibiotics in Escherichia coli
LSTM's Dr. Adam Roberts is a co-author on a new paper published in Nature Communications which reports conserved collateral susceptibility to antibiotics in the human pathogen Escherichia coli.
Sep 10, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Cases in stomach bug outbreak continue to climb
(HealthDay)—As U.S. health officials continue to try to track down the source of a widespread stomach bug outbreak, the number of cases continues to climb, with 576 illnesses now reported in 19 states.
Aug 16, 2013
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More hospitalizations, illnesses from Daily Harvest Crumbles
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says nearly 100 people have now been hospitalized and hundreds have become ill in at least 26 states after consuming a lentil-based product from Daily Harvest.
Jul 18, 2022
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