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 'gastroenteritis'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:35:15 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5061744&cid=t_264403_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FVirologyBlog%2F%7E3%2FUvxf1VTOQmI%2F Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Julie Overbaugh, and Stacey Schultz-Cherry Vincent, Rich, Julie and Stacey recorded TWiV at the 30th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Virology in Minneapolis, where they discussed the role of neutralizing antibodies in protection against HIV-1 infection, and astroviruses, agents of gastroenteritis. Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiV 143 (48 MB .mp3, 66 minutes). Subscribe to TWiV (free) in iTunes , at the Zune Marketplace, by the RSS feed, by email, or listen on your mobile device with the Microbeworld app. Links for this episode: HIV-1 neutralizing antibodies and risk of infant infection (J Virol) Astrovirus increases epithelial barrier (J Virol) Virology special reviews issue (open access) Don Ganem interrup... virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5061744 Sun, 24 Jul 2011 15:47:58 +0100 5061744 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5007315&cid=t_264403_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FVirologyBlog%2F%7E3%2FVeftFrgvmiY%2F This article was written for extra credit by a student in my recently concluded virology course. by Adriana Lopez The expression “Happy as a Clam” comes with new meaning as hepatitis A virus has been detected in clams, mussels, and oysters in markets for human consumption. As bivalve shellfish are excellent bio-accumulators of contaminants and chemicals, it is no surprise that they also harbor waterborne viruses such as hepatitis A in areas with poor sanitation. Since hepatitis A virus is spread via the fecal-oral route, food-borne outbreaks due to ingestion of shellfish harvested from polluted waters have not been uncommon. Despite development of an effective vaccine against hepatitis A virus, it continues to be a serious disease worldwide. In developing countries, access to healthc... virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5007315 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 21:00:53 +0100 5007315 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4901816&cid=t_264403_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FVirologyBlog%2F%7E3%2F5NjyAZ2NzB4%2F Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, Stan Maloy, Andreas Baümler, Nicole Dubilier, and Paul Rainey. Vincent, Michael, and Stanley recorded episode #8 of the podcast This Week in Microbiology live at the 2011 ASM General Meeting in New Orleans, with guests Andreas Baümler, Nicole Dubilier, and Paul Rainey. They spoke about how pathogens benefit from disease, symbioses between chemosynthetic bacteria and marine invertebrates, and repetitive sequences in bacteria. Click the arrow above to play, or right click to download TWiM #8 (60 MB, .mp3, 87 minutes). Subscribe to TWiM (free) on iTunes, Zune Marketplace, via RSS feed, by email or listen on your mobile device with the Microbeworld app. Links for this episode: Salmonella invasion from the gut lumen into tissues (PLoS Pathogens)... virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4901816 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 14:21:49 +0100 4901816 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4852530&cid=t_264403_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FVirologyBlog%2F%7E3%2F71DZSkQ1xII%2F Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Stephanie Karst Vincent, Rich, Alan, and Dickson review noroviruses with Stephanie Karst, PhD. Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiV #134 (68 MB .mp3, 94 minutes). Subscribe to TWiV (free) in iTunes , at the Zune Marketplace, by the RSS feed, by email, or listen on your mobile device with the Microbeworld app. Links for this episode: Caliciviruses at ViralZone Norovirus page at CDC Norovirus infection does not confer protection (J Virology) Norovirus vaccine by LigoCyte (pdf) The official diarrhea song TWiV on Facebook Letters read on TWiV 133 Weekly Science Picks Stephanie – Effectors of the type I interferon response (Nature) Dickson – Receptor for Ebola virus (PNAS) R... virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4852530 Sun, 22 May 2011 14:54:58 +0100 4852530 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4692924&cid=t_264403_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FVirologyBlog%2F%7E3%2FAyN1y9d_R5c%2F Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Margaret McFall-Ngai, Cliff Mintz, and Michael Schmidt. On episode #4 of the podcast This Week in Microbiology, Vincent, Cliff, Margaret, and Michael review foodborne bacterial illness in the context of outbreaks associated with cantaloupes and Lebanon bologna. Click the arrow above to play, or right click to download TWiM #4 (51 MB .mp3, 75 minutes). Subscribe to TWiM (free) on iTunes,  Zune Marketplace, via RSS feed, by email or listen on your mobile device with the Microbeworld app. Links for this episode: CDC statement on Salmonella outbreak CDC statement on E. coli outbreak CIDRAP summaries of cantaloupe and bologna associated outbreaks ProMedMail summary of Salmonella outbreak Summary of food related illness in US (pdf) Food safety and irradiation (CDC)... virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4692924 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 10:47:44 +0100 4692924 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4565902&cid=t_264403_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fniche-science-and-targeted-medicines-vs-magic-bullets%2F2011.03.09 Maybe you read the other day in The New York Times that the pharmaceutical industry has a problem. Big blockbuster drugs like Lipitor are going off patent and the industry leaders don’t have new blockbusters showing promise to replace them. So the big companies search for little companies with new discoveries and they consider buying them. Industry observers think the days of $5 billion-a-year drugs to lower cholesterol or control diabetes may be past for awhile, and the companies will have smaller hits with new compounds for autoimmune conditions and cancer. When I saw my oncologist for a checkup yesterday — the news was good — we chatted about the article and the trend toward “niche science.” We welcomed it. We didn’t think — from our perspective — the wor... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4565902 Wed, 09 Mar 2011 22:30:58 +0100 4565902 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4433106&cid=t_264403_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F02%2F03%2Fvaccinated-sibling-transmits-rotavirus-to-unvaccinated-brother-gets-rotavirus-gastroenteritis%2F Vaccines are safe and effective with a one-in-a-million-chance for an adverse reaction. At least that is what parents are told repeatedly by mainstream media doctors and scientists. In January of 2010, Payne et al. describes an orally administered, live, attenuated, pentavalent human-bovine RotaTeq vaccine given to a two month old child. Approximately 10 days following the vaccine, his older unvaccinated sibling required unexpected emergency treatment attributed to gastroenteritis. Based on the case report in the Journal of the American Academy of Pediactrics, the vaccine-derived rotavirus was transmitted from the vaccinated infant to his older, unvaccinated sibling that lead to ‘symptomatic rotavirus gastroenteritis’. Payne and colleagues mentioned although this may possibly n... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4433106 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 11:52:38 +0100 4433106 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4151791&cid=t_264403_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fcuring-the-common-cold-from-the-inside-out%2F2010.11.09 Antibodies can fight viruses from within infected cells, reported researchers who now believe that treatments could be applied to viral diseases like the common cold, “winter vomiting,” and gastroenteritis. Previously, scientists thought that antibodies could only reduce infection by attacking viruses outside cells and by blocking their entry into cells. Once inside the cell, the body’s only defense was to destroy the cell. But protection mediated by antibodies doesn’t end at the cell membrane. It continues inside the cell to provide a last line of defense against infection. Researchers at the U.K.’s Medical Research Council’s Laboratory of Molecular Biology showed that cells possess a cytosolic IgG receptor, tripartite motif-containing 21 (TRIM21), whic... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4151791 Tue, 09 Nov 2010 21:00:00 +0100 4151791 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4105677&cid=t_264403_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FRUrjKsRWMyI%2F A 5 year old boy presents with ongoing vomiting and diarrhoea. He was discharged the day before following a diagnosis of gastroenteritis and treatment with nasogastric rehydration. His father says that he seems very weak, to the point where he's been having trouble standing up. Can you get him back on his feet? (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4105677 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 06:25:30 +0100 4105677 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4060596&cid=t_264403_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2F3HnRT2dRJig%2F Yes, that's right, a Life in the Fast Lane doctor seems to suggest that homeopathy might help a patient... Can it be true? (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4060596 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 00:00:36 +0100 4060596 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2962867&cid=t_264403_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 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2564482&cid=t_264403_10_f&fid=35345&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gideononline.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F06%2F26%2Fviral-gastroenteritis-in-italy%2F A recent episode in Brescia is the latest of several outbreaks of viral gastroenteritis in Italy. The following background information is abstracted from GIDEON: Primary references are available on request. Prevalence surveys: Adenoviruses account for 7% of pediatric hospitalizations in Rome for diarrhea, Rotavirus 18.2%, Astrovirus 1% (1987 to 1989) Adenoviruses account for 17.6% of pediatric hospitalizations in Rome for diarrhea, Rotavirus 26.7%, non-polio Enteroviruses 8.5%, Coronaviruses 1.8%, Parvoviruses 0.9% (1985 publication) Adenoviruses account for 6% of pediatric hospitalizations in Sicily for diarrhea, Rotavirus 25.1%, Astrovirus 7%, Norovirus 18.6% (2003) Adenoviruses are found in 6.2% of pediatric patients with acute diarrhea (2005) Noroviruses account for 10.4% of hospitaliz... GIDEON blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2564482 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:41:35 +0100 2564482