Immunity :: Immune response in melioidosis
Melioidosis is a severe infection caused by the gram-negative bacterium, Burkholderia pseudomallei, which is endemic in Southeast Asia.
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Infant :: Canadian consumers cautioned to inspect powdered infant formula cans
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Abbott Nutrition are advising consumers across Canada to check 900-gram Similac Advance Step 2 powdered infant formula cans for the presence of a false, over-stickered lot number and expiration date.
Healing :: UD scientists invent novel hydrogels for repairing, regenerating human tissue
University of Delaware scientists have invented a novel biomaterial with surprising antibacterial properties that can be injected as a low-viscosity gel into a wound where it rigidifies nearly on contact–opening the door to the possibility of delivering a targeted payload of cells and antibiotics to repair the damaged tissue.
Healthcare :: Mumbai health dept steps in to check spread of diseases after rains, India
With a view to prevent any epidemic in flood-hit regions of Maharashtra, the state Directorate of Health Services has stepped up efforts to prevent spread of water borne diseases.
Antibiotic :: New drug application submitted for investigational antibiotic Doripenem
Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C., (J&JPRD) announced that it has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for doripenem, an investigational carbapenem antibiotic for the treatment of nosocomial pneumonia, a pneumonia that is acquired in a hospital or other healthcare setting.
Immunity :: Newly found sensing system enables certain bacteria to resist human immune defenses
Researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a component of the National Institutes of Health, have discovered a survival mechanism in a common type of bacteria that can cause illness. The mechanism lets the bacteria protect itself by warding off attacks from antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), which are defense molecules sent by the body to kill bacteria.
Heart Attack :: Fish oil good for heart attack patients
Fish oil supplements are considered good for heart attack patients, and could prevent a repeat attack of survivors of cardiac arrest, MI.
Allergy :: House dust may protect against allergic disease early in life
Endotoxin, a toxic substance made by certain types of bacteria, may reduce the risk of developing the allergic skin condition eczema or wheezing in children if they are exposed to it up to age 3, suggests a study presented at the American Thoracic Society 2007 International Conference, on Sunday, May 20.
Atrial Fibrillation :: Ottawa aggressive protocol for acute atrial fibrillation is successful
There is no consensus on Emergency Department management of acute atrial fibrillation (AAF) or atrial flutter (AAFL). The Ottawa Aggressive Protocol, consisting of an IV procainamide infusion of 1 gram over 1 hour, electrical cardioversion, if necessary, by ED staff and discharge from the ED with outpatient cardiology follow-up, may be a safe and effective treatment for AAF and AAFL.
Pregnancy :: 100 percent of pregnant women have at least one kind of pesticide in their placenta
Human beings are directly responsible for more than 110,000 chemical substances which have been generated since the Industrial Revolution. Every year, we “invent” more than 2,000 new substances, most of them contaminants, which are emitted into the environment and which are consequently present in food, air, soil and water.