Five people hospitalized in E. coli outbreak at the University of Arkansas
Health officials are investigating an outbreak of E (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - August 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Boil-water notice issued after E. coli found in water supply near Phantom Ranch at Grand Canyon National Park
A boil water advisory has been issued after E. coli bacteria were found in the water supply near Phantom Ranch at Grand Canyon National Park, officials warned Friday. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - August 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Grand Canyon officials warn E. coli has been found in water near Phantom Ranch at bottom of canyon
Grand Canyon National Park officials are warning that E (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - August 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Chemists convert electricity into the fuel that powers the body ’s cells
Power plants incessantly burn fossil fuels to convert the solar energy stored by plants eons ago into electricity. But going the other direction—converting electricity into a biologically useful form of energy—has been much more difficult. Now, however, a simple chemical scheme can convert electrical energy into adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the chemical fuel used by all cells, a research team reports. With the process, electricity from renewable sources might someday power biofactories to make everything from protein supplements to medicines.
“This is really exciting,” says Michael Jewett, a bioengineer at S...
Source: ScienceNOW - August 22, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Enzyme Manufacturing and Optimization via an E. Coli One-Stop Solution, Upcoming Webinar Hosted by Xtalks
In this free webinar, delve into compelling case studies showcasing the high-throughput enzyme discovery process and the successful large-scale manufacturing of specific enzymes. Register today to learn about optimizing enzyme manufacturing via an E. coli one-stop solution expression... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - August 22, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: FVT Source Type: news
What Are Underlying Risk Factors for Liver Abscesses?
This study specific excluded patients with ALA or candidemia.
LA treatment is usually antibiotics and less invasive surgical techniques such as aspiration or percutaneous catheter drainage, but other treatment including resection is sometimes needed Overall mortality from LA has decreased from 15-40% to as low as 0.8% in the pediatric populations as noted above.
Learning Point
LA can occur solely because of exposure to infectious organisms but is also commonly associated with hepatobiliary pathology as well.
In Northern India study, the “[m]ajority of …children had no predisposing factors for development of LA ...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - August 21, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
From Salad Roulette to Salmonella in Poultry and Peanuts
(MedPage Today) -- In August 2006, Ruby Trautz of Omaha, Nebraska was the first person of several to die in a foodborne outbreak after eating uncooked baby spinach laced with E. coli 0157:H7, a pathogen that makes a deadly toxin not unlike the... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - August 17, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Risk Factors for Shiga Toxin-Producing E coli Infections Risk Factors for Shiga Toxin-Producing E coli Infections
A new study identifies the risk factors most commonly associated with Shiga toxin-producing E coli infections.Emerging Infectious Diseases (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - August 17, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Infectious Diseases Journal Article Source Type: news
Hunt for mystery 'contaminated food' behind killer E. coli outbreak striking kids: Health chiefs admit they have no idea what's to blame
Twenty-five people - the majority of whom are children - have been sickened by an extremely rare strain of the diarrhoea-causing bug since the end of May. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mum issues desperate warning as her baby is fighting for life after strange sleep pattern
Doctors were able to establish that the sepsis was caused by E-Coli meningitis, which originated in his bladder. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - August 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Urgent warning to parents over mysterious E. coli outbreak that has killed one Brit and hospitalised six - as health chiefs say it is predominantly striking kids
Since the end of May, 25 people in the UK have tested positive for a 'very rare' strain of E Coli that causes diarrhoea, stomach cramps and a fever, according to the UK Health Security Agency. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Notes from the Field: Cruise Ship Norovirus Outbreak Associated with Person-to-Person Transmission - United States Jurisdiction, January 2023
This report describes an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis on a cruise ship headed to a U.S. port. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - July 27, 2023 Category: American Health Tags: MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Source Type: news
Commonalities Found in Inflammatory Arthritis Microbiomes Commonalities Found in Inflammatory Arthritis Microbiomes
Researchers analyzing the metagenomes of stool samples found the microbes Escherichia coli and Ruminococcus gnavus were more abundant than expected in patients with inflammatory arthritis.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Rheumatology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Rheumatology Headlines - July 26, 2023 Category: Rheumatology Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news
Bacterial infection spread by GOATS kills one child and infects 14 others at Tennessee petting zoo
A two-year-old in Eagleville, Tennessee, who died last year passed from an outbreak of E. coli from goats at the petting zoo Lucky Lad Farms, a CDC report confirmed this week. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
