Spice pill to ease misery of cystitis
Researchers believe the combination of active ingredients will work together to prevent E. coli and other bacteria responsible for the infection sticking to the walls of the urinary tract. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 12, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

A case of alimentary tract hemorrhage caused by Japanese red mushroom poisoning - Sun YY, Chen XR, Zhao GJ, Wu B, Lu ZQ.
This article retrospectively analyzes the clinical data of a patient with gastrointestinal bleeding caused by russula poisoning in the First Affili... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 11, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Home and Consumer Product Safety Source Type: news

E. coli scare: People in Oxted told to boil drinking water
SES Water says further tests are expected to confirm the scale of the potential contamination. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - October 8, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

New Analysis Presented by Janssen at United European Gastroenterology Week (UEGW) Demonstrates Long-Term Safety Profile for STELARA ® (ustekinumab) in Older Patients Across Approved Indications
SPRING HOUSE, PENNSYLVANIA, October 4, 2021 – Today, the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced a new analysis of STELARA® (ustekinumab) pooled safety data from 13 clinical studies across approved indications, showing rates of key safety events among adults 60 years and older treated with STELARA for up to five yearsa were similar to rates observed with placebo during the control phase of these trials.1,b Approved indications included adults with moderately to severely active Crohn’s disease (CD), moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC), moderate to severe plaque psoriasis (P...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - October 4, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Innovation Source Type: news

Mayo Clinic Minute: What to do if your child has a bellyache
Kids are back in the classroom, and a common back-to-school sickness is viral gastroenteritis, or stomach flu. It's an intestinal infection marked by watery diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea or vomiting, and sometimes fever. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute https://youtu.be/jwxQ2L4ZVXE Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (0:58) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please "Courtesy: Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. If your child is showing symptoms of a stomach bug, such as vomiting… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - September 30, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

Pet Store Puppies Linked to Campylobacter Infections Pet Store Puppies Linked to Campylobacter Infections
Puppies can carry very drug-resistant Campylobacter. You might not want them licking your face.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 15, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news

Defining nosocomial transmission of Escherichia coli and antimicrobial resistance genes: a genomic surveillance study
The authors provide evidence of bacterial transmission and endogenous infection during routine care by integrating genomic and epidemiological data and by determining a genetic cutoff informed by within-host diversity in the studied population. The findings challenge single colony-based investigations, and the widely accepted notion of plasmid spread. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - September 10, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Fecal Transplants: a New Treatment for IBD
Linda Ann Sasser has had ulcerative colitis since she was 20, but it wasn’t until May 2019, about 30 years later, that her condition hit a low point: not only did she have a major flare-up of chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), but on top of it, she had Clostridioides difficile (or C. diff), a highly contagious bacterial infection that causes severe diarrhea and inflammation of the colon. “I became really, really sick with bloody diarrhea 30 times a day and chronic stomach pain,” Sasser says. While hospitalized for 12 days, she was given oral steroid medications, which didn’t help, then IV ste...
Source: TIME: Health - September 9, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Stacey Colino Tags: Uncategorized Disease feature Source Type: news

Nigeria: Gastroenteritis Outbreak Hits Ogun
[Daily Trust] The Ogun State Government on Sunday night confirmed the outbreak of gastroenteritis with some cases recorded in Magboro, Ofada Ward of Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of the state. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 6, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news

TriAltus Bioscience receives patent for in-house system
A local bioscience company has secured a patent for its in-house product.   The U.S Patent and Trademark Office has issued U.S. Patent No 10,759,830 to TriAltus Bioscience for its CLīM affinity tag system, which delivers proteins with ultra-high purity and yield in one step.  The patent covers mutations made to colicin E7, a naturally occurring E.coli protein, making it suitable for use as a novel tag. The technology is based on an ultra-high binding affinity between the engineered E7 protein… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines - August 26, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Tyler Patchen Source Type: news

Coating with Hypertonic Saline Improves Virus Protection of Filtering Facepiece Manyfold-Benefit of Salt Impregnation in Times of Pandemic
This study aimed to prove that hypertonic saline effectively reduces the infectious viral load on treated masks. Therefore, a hypertonic salt solution ´ s protective effect on surgical masks was investigated, specifically analyzing the infectivity of aerosolized Alphacoronavirus 1 in pigs (Transmissible Gastroenteritis Virus (TGEV)). Uncoated and hypertonic salt pre-coated FFPs were sprayed with TGEV. After drying, a defined part of the mask was rinsed with the medium, and the eluent was used for the infection of a porcine testicular cell line. Additionally, airborne microorganisms ´ long-term infectivity of sodium-chlor...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - August 12, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

CDC: Do Not Eat Raw Cake Batter, E. Coli Outbreak Leaves 7 Hospitalized
Raw cake batter can be chock full of (as well as chocolate full of) not so friendly bacteria such as E. coli and Salmonella. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - August 6, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Y. Lee, Senior Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Business /business Food & Drink /food-drink pharma Source Type: news

Nigeria: Gastroenteritis Kills 23 in Sokoto
[Daily Trust] Twenty three people have been confirmed dead as gastroenteritis also known as stomach flu ravaged 13 local government areas of Sokoto State. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 4, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Can Giardia Go Away Without Treatment
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Source: eMedicineHealth.com - August 3, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Does Giardia Go Away on Its Own?
Title: Does Giardia Go Away on Its Own?Category: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 7/28/2021 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 7/28/2021 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Digestion General)
Source: MedicineNet Digestion General - July 28, 2021 Category: Nutrition Source Type: news