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Dissolution Of The Meat Hygiene Service And Merger With The Food Standards Agency

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
The Board of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has decided to dissolve the executive agency status of the Meat Hygiene Service (MHS) and to bring its staff and functions into the FSA to form the core of a new FSA Operations Group... ...

read more The Board of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has decided to dissolve the executive agency status of the Meat Hygiene Service (MHS) and to bring its staff and functions into the FSA to form the core of a new FSA Operations Group... read more Sun Mar 2010

Xhale Innovations To Demonstrate The HyGreen Hand Hygiene System At The Fifth Decennial International Conference On Healthcare-Associated Infections

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
Xhale Innovations (XI) announced today that it will showcase its hand hygiene system, HyGreen™, at the Fifth Decennial International Conference on Healthcare-Associated Infections to be held March 18 - 22, 2010. This real-time hand hygiene recording and reminding system is designed to assist healt ...

read more Xhale Innovations (XI) announced today that it will showcase its hand hygiene system, HyGreen™, at the Fifth Decennial International Conference on Healthcare-Associated Infections to be held March 18 - 22, 2010. This real-time hand hygiene recording and reminding system is designed to assist healt read more Sun Mar 2010

MicroPhage Seeks FDA Clearance To Market World's First Test Designed To Rapidly Identify Bacterial Infections And Antibiotic Susceptibility

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
MicroPhage announced that it has submitted human data from a pivotal clinical study of its 'Microphage MRSA/MSSA Blood Culture Test' to support a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) premarket notification process. The first of MicroPhage's instrument-free, rapid tests is based on the Comp ...

read more MicroPhage announced that it has submitted human data from a pivotal clinical study of its 'Microphage MRSA/MSSA Blood Culture Test' to support a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) premarket notification process. The first of MicroPhage's instrument-free, rapid tests is based on the Comp read more Sun Mar 2010

Exploring Echinacea's Enigmatic Origins

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
An Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist is helping to sort through the jumbled genetics of Echinacea, the coneflower known for its blossoms - and its potential for treating infections, inflammation, and other human ailments... ...

read more An Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist is helping to sort through the jumbled genetics of Echinacea, the coneflower known for its blossoms - and its potential for treating infections, inflammation, and other human ailments... read more Sun Mar 2010

Heat Therapy Shown Effective In Treating Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Among U.S. Soldiers In Iraq

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
A single session of heat therapy using the Thermomed™ device appears to be as effective as a 10-day intravenous course of sodium stibogluconate (Pentostam) for the treatment of Leishmania major skin lesions, according to a new study by Naomi Aronson and her colleagues at the Uniformed Services Uni ...

read more A single session of heat therapy using the Thermomed™ device appears to be as effective as a 10-day intravenous course of sodium stibogluconate (Pentostam) for the treatment of Leishmania major skin lesions, according to a new study by Naomi Aronson and her colleagues at the Uniformed Services Uni read more Sun Mar 2010

Chimerix Initiates Phase 2 Study Of CMX001 In Stem Cell Transplant Recipients Seropositive For Cytomegalovirus

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
Chimerix, Inc., a biotechnology company developing orally-available antiviral therapeutics, announced the initiation of a multi-center Phase 2 clinical trial designed to evaluate CMX001 in stem cell transplant recipients who are seropositive for cytomegalovirus (CMV). CMX001 is a broad-spectrum a ...

read more Chimerix, Inc., a biotechnology company developing orally-available antiviral therapeutics, announced the initiation of a multi-center Phase 2 clinical trial designed to evaluate CMX001 in stem cell transplant recipients who are seropositive for cytomegalovirus (CMV). CMX001 is a broad-spectrum a read more Sun Mar 2010

Accelr8 Announces Acceptance Of Scientific Presentation, And Pilot Results With A New Rapid Test For A Major Emerging Resistance Threat

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Accelr8 Technology Corporation (NYSE Amex: AXK) announced that it has received acceptance to present results for a study on 2-hour, culture-free, quantitative pathogen identification. The study was co-authored with principal investigators at the Denver Health Medical Center and the Barnes-Jewish Hos ...

read more Accelr8 Technology Corporation (NYSE Amex: AXK) announced that it has received acceptance to present results for a study on 2-hour, culture-free, quantitative pathogen identification. The study was co-authored with principal investigators at the Denver Health Medical Center and the Barnes-Jewish Hos read more Sun Mar 2010

What Is Rabies? What Causes Rabies?

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
Rabies is a deadly virus. It is usually transmitted through saliva from the bite of an infected animal, into the bloodstream. The rabies virus is an infection of the central nervous system and causes inflammation of the brain. It is zoonotic, meaning it is transmitted by animals. If treated immediat ...

read more Rabies is a deadly virus. It is usually transmitted through saliva from the bite of an infected animal, into the bloodstream. The rabies virus is an infection of the central nervous system and causes inflammation of the brain. It is zoonotic, meaning it is transmitted by animals. If treated immediat read more Sun Mar 2010

WHO Releases New Malaria Guidelines For Treatment And Procurement Of Medicines

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
The World Health Organization (WHO) is releasing new guidelines for the treatment of malaria, and the first ever guidance on procuring safe and efficacious anti-malarial medicines. In recent years a new type of treatment called artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACTs) has transformed the treatm ...

read more The World Health Organization (WHO) is releasing new guidelines for the treatment of malaria, and the first ever guidance on procuring safe and efficacious anti-malarial medicines. In recent years a new type of treatment called artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACTs) has transformed the treatm read more Sun Mar 2010

Can We Detect Quantum Behaviour In Viruses?

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
The weird world of quantum mechanics describes the strange, often contradictory, behaviour of small inanimate objects such as atoms. Researchers have now started looking for ways to detect quantum properties in more complex and larger entities, possibly even living organisms... ...

read more The weird world of quantum mechanics describes the strange, often contradictory, behaviour of small inanimate objects such as atoms. Researchers have now started looking for ways to detect quantum properties in more complex and larger entities, possibly even living organisms... read more Sun Mar 2010

The Effectiveness Of A New Oral Treatment Could Mean An End To Lice

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
French medical researchers from the AP-HP (Henri Mondor Hospital and Avicenne Hospital) and Inserm (Unit 738 "Models and methods for therapeutic evaluation of chronic illnesses" and CIC 202, at Tours) have recently demonstrated the effectiveness of a new molecule in the fight against lice... ...

read more French medical researchers from the AP-HP (Henri Mondor Hospital and Avicenne Hospital) and Inserm (Unit 738 read more Sun Mar 2010

Salmonella Tennessee Identified In A Processed Food Ingredient

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking steps to protect the public following the early identification of Salmonella Tennessee in one company's supply of hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP). This is a common ingredient used most frequently as a flavor enhancer in many processed foods, includi ...

read more The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking steps to protect the public following the early identification of Salmonella Tennessee in one company's supply of hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP). This is a common ingredient used most frequently as a flavor enhancer in many processed foods, includi read more Sat Mar 2010

Foodborne Illness Costs US $152 Billion A Year

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
A consumer and public health group has released a new report that proposes acute foodborne illnesses cost the nation an estimated $152 billion per year in healthcare, workplace and other economic losses: the report also suggests that $39 billion of these costs (more than a quarter) are due to fo ...

read more A consumer and public health group has released a new report that proposes acute foodborne illnesses cost the nation an estimated $152 billion per year in healthcare, workplace and other economic losses: the report also suggests that $39 billion of these costs (more than a quarter) are due to fo read more Fri Mar 2010

Trius Therapeutics To Conform Protocol For Upcoming Torezolid Phosphate Phase 3 Trial With Newly Released FDA Draft Guidance

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
Trius Therapeutics, Inc. announced that on February 26th, 2010, the FDA issued new draft guidance on non-inferiority clinical trials that will apply to the design of the Company's proposed Phase 3 trials for its investigational antibacterial drug torezolid phosphate... ...

read more Trius Therapeutics, Inc. announced that on February 26th, 2010, the FDA issued new draft guidance on non-inferiority clinical trials that will apply to the design of the Company's proposed Phase 3 trials for its investigational antibacterial drug torezolid phosphate... read more Fri Mar 2010

AOAC Awards Approval To FoodChekTM-E. Coli O157 Test For 375g Sample

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
FoodChek Systems Inc. ("FoodChek") (formerly Vacci-Test Corporation) is pleased to announce that the AOAC Research Institute, the approval body for all U.S. food safety tests, has approved a modification to its existing FoodChek™-E. coli O157 test for a 25g sample to that of the industry-standard ...

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Development Of Faster Method To Detect Bacterial Contamination In Coastal Waters

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
Currently, beachgoers are informed about water-quality conditions based on results from the previous day's sample. Scientists must collect samples in the field, then return to a lab to culture them for analysis - a process that takes a minimum of 24 hours... ...

read more Currently, beachgoers are informed about water-quality conditions based on results from the previous day's sample. Scientists must collect samples in the field, then return to a lab to culture them for analysis - a process that takes a minimum of 24 hours... read more Fri Mar 2010

What Is Japanese Encephalitis? What Causes Japanese Encephalitis?

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
Japanese encephalitis (JE), or Japanese B encephalitis to distinguish it from von Economo's A encephalitis, is a viral disease caused by a type of virus called a flavivirus. It is spread through the bite of an infected mosquito. Usually, the illness is mild. Symptoms include headaches and a high te ...

read more Japanese encephalitis (JE), or Japanese B encephalitis to distinguish it from von Economo's A encephalitis, is a viral disease caused by a type of virus called a flavivirus. It is spread through the bite of an infected mosquito. Usually, the illness is mild. Symptoms include headaches and a high te read more Fri Mar 2010

FDA Warns Consumers In Puerto Rico Of Harmful Bacteria In Hand Sanitizers

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers in Puerto Rico that two hand sanitizers - "Bee-Shield Hand Sanitizer" with Aloe Vera (10 fl. oz. or 1 gallon bottles) and "MD Quality Hand Sanitizer" with Aloe Vera (10 fl oz. bottles) - contain high levels of a bacteria, Burkholderia cepaci ...

read more The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers in Puerto Rico that two hand sanitizers - read more Fri Mar 2010

Researchers Find Further Evidence Linking Epstein-Barr Virus And Risk Of Multiple Sclerosis

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, and a team of collaborators have observed for the first time that the risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) increases by many folds following infection with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). This finding implicates E ...

read more Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, and a team of collaborators have observed for the first time that the risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) increases by many folds following infection with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). This finding implicates E read more Fri Mar 2010

Three Years Out, Safety Checklist Continues To Keep Hospital Infections In Check

Categorie : Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
The state of Michigan, which used a five-step checklist developed at Johns Hopkins to virtually eliminate bloodstream infections in its hospitals' intensive care units , has been able to keep the number of these common, costly and potentially lethal infections near zero - even three years after firs ...

read more The state of Michigan, which used a five-step checklist developed at Johns Hopkins to virtually eliminate bloodstream infections in its hospitals' intensive care units , has been able to keep the number of these common, costly and potentially lethal infections near zero - even three years after firs read more Wed Feb 2010

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