MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'dysentery'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:02:23 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4040245&cid=t_307480_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftraffic.libsyn.com%2Ftwip%2FTWiP017.mp3 Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier On episode 17 of the podcast This Week in Parasitism, Vincent and Dickson continue their discussion of protozoan parasites that cause diarrhea with a review of amebic dysentery caused by Entamoeba histolytica. TWiP is brought to you by the American Society for Microbiology at Microbeworld.org. Links for this episode: Entamoeba histolytica cyst Entamoeba histolytica trophozoite Entamoeba histolytica life cycle Galactose prevents attachment of amoebae to cells Entamoeba histolytica life cycle Charcot-Leyden crystal Letters read on TWiP 17 Download TWiP #17 (55 MB .mp3, 76 minutes) Subscribe to TWiP (free) in iTunes, at the Zune Marketplace, by the RSS feed or by email Send your questions and comments to twip@twiv.tv (Source: virology blog) virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4040245 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 22:54:40 +0100 4040245 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3737042&cid=t_307480_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fsummer-food-safety-how-to-keep-your-bbq-guests-alive%2F2010.07.08 Legendary soul chef Charles Gabriel talks with Dr. Jon LaPook about food safety during the summer grilling months. Watch CBS News Videos Online  How To Survive The Summer Barbecue  My mother was very proud of the fact that none of her four children ever became sick from her cooking. While it’s true she may have erred on the side of overcooking the turkey, being spared food poisoning is yet another in the long list of gifts from my mom. Every year, about 76 million Americans develop illness from food, more than 325,000 are hospitalized, and about 5,000 die. The most common cause is contamination with bacteria such as Salmonella, Campylobacter, Shigella, and E. coli — though other organisms such as viruses and protozoa can also be culprits. As summer begins, I thought it woul... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3737042 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 22:00:35 +0100 3737042 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2962865&cid=t_307480_77_f&fid=37259&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.horizonpress.com%2Fblogger%2F2009%2F11%2Fentamoeba-histolytica.html is the causative agent of amoebic dysentery and liver abscess that affect millions of people annually worldwide resulting in tens of thousands deaths. Loftus et al. published an annotation of the draft genome assembly in 2005. However, subsequent identification of assembly artifacts and the availability of additional sequence and functional data made necessary a thorough revision of its entire sequence and annotation. The genome of E. histolytica has now been re-assembled and re-annotated, incorporating significant structural and functional modifications to existing gene models. The new 20 million basepair genome assembly contains 8,160 predicted genes; known and novel transposable elements have been mapped and characterized, functional assignments have been revised and updated, and addit... Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2962865 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:37:00 +0100 2962865 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2962867&cid=t_307480_77_f&fid=37259&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.horizonpress.com%2Fblogger%2F2009%2F11%2Fanaerobic-parasitic-protozoa.html Anaerobic parasitic protozoa cause medically and economically important diseases such as dysentery, sexually transmitted infections, and gastroenteritis that affect millions of people worldwide annually. Recently the genomes of the three key anaerobic protozoa, Trichomonas, Giardia and Entamoeba, have been determined. The availability of these genomic data and the use of post-genomic analyses have provided fascinating new insights into the biology of these important parasites. They will be important for the design of novel anti-protozoan drugs and the development of effective vaccines.from Anaerobic Parasitic Protozoa: Genomics and Molecular BiologyFurther reading:Anaerobic Parasitic ProtozoaAcanthamoeba: Biology and PathogenesisLeishmania: After The GenomeFull range of books on microbiolo... Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2962867 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:29:00 +0100 2962867