New Challenges For Diagnosis Of Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infections Nov 29, 2007
Bacteria evolve all the time, and the new sexually transmitted bacterial diseases including this new variant of Chlamydia trachomatis are presenting fresh challenges in diagnosis to medical support teams. "Microbiologists want to be more proactive in helping patients with STIs," says Professor Ison. (Science Daily)
Houseplants attract house bugs Nov 16, 2007
This is great for gray mold, anthracnose, mildew and some bacterial diseases. It lasts for two weeks. (Anchorage Daily News)
Breaking Cholera's Lines Of Communication Nov 16, 2007
15, 2007) A team of Princeton scientists has discovered a key mechanism in how bacteria communicate with each other, a pivotal breakthrough that could lead to treatments for cholera and other bacterial diseases. See also. (Science Daily)
Princeton scientists break cholera's lines of communication Nov 15, 2007
A team of Princeton scientists has discovered a key mechanism in how bacteria communicate with each other, a pivotal breakthrough that could lead to treatments for cholera and other bacterial diseases. The mechanism is a chemical that cholera bacteria use for transmitting messages to each other, known as CAI-1, and has been isolated in the lab of molecular biologist Bonnie Bassler. (EurekAlert!)
Antivirals Reduce Deaths From Flu In Hospitalized Patients Nov 13, 2007
This study was conducted by Dr. McGeer and colleagues from the Mount Sinai Hospital, the University of Toronto, and the Toronto Invasive Bacterial Diseases Network. They analyzed data from 327 adults who were hospitalized for influenza between January 2005 and May 2006. (Science Daily)
FEDS: Drug-Resistant Germ Spreading; killing more people each year than AIDS... Oct 17, 2007
"These are some of the most dreaded invasive bacterial diseases out there," she said. "This is clearly a very big deal.". (The Drudge Report)
Staph deadlier than AIDS Oct 17, 2007
"These are some of the most dreaded invasive bacterial diseases out there," Bancroft said. "This is clearly a very big deal."The infection is most common among African-Americans and the elderly but also commonly strikes very young children. (News & Observer)
Drug-Resistant Staph a Widespread Threat Oct 17, 2007
The rate of MRSA is higher than the rate of the four other invasive bacterial diseases that public health officials typically study, Bancroft said. In fact, more people died in 2005 from MRSA infections in the United States than died from AIDS, she noted. (Health-Finder)
Officials change immunization Oct 13, 2007
Bacterial diseases like meningococcal meningitis and the rotavirus were at one time deadly, but can now be fought through vaccination. Before the introduction of the vaccine, thousands of kids each year would get bacterial meningitis, and about a quarter of these kids who got this infection ended up with brain damage, he said, And 10,000 or so died. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
ND honey season looking good Oct 13, 2007
Johnson said that the reports of the state s three bee inspectors show the state has a very low incidence of bacterial diseases such as American foulbrood (AFB) and European foulbrood (EFB), but that there is a wide incidence of chalkbrood, a fungal disease of bee larvae. Beekeepers have been doing an excellent job of treating their hives for both AFB and EFB, Johnson said. (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)
Prokaryotic Cells Oct 1, 2007
The adhesive power of capsules is a major factor in the initiation of some bacterial diseases. Endospores. (Suite101.com)
Adjust planting to foil pests Sep 29, 2007
Answer: All the vegetables you mention have their own insect pests and viral, fungal or bacterial diseases, so there is not one ready cure for all problems. But you can grow varieties bred to be pest- and disease-resistant. (AZCentral -- Home)
New viruses to treat bacterial diseases -- 'My enemies' enemy is my friend' Sep 3, 2007
New viruses to treat bacterial diseases -- 'My enemies' enemy is my friend ... New viruses to treat bacterial diseases -- 'My enemies' enemy is my friend. (EurekAlert!)
Fort Collins, Colorado Jul 31, 2007
Colorado State University spins out world-class work in realms from bacterial diseases to sustainable energy, feeding a patent stream that's growing by 21% a year. And Fort Collins's six breweries spin out brew. (FastCompany)
Stop Poisoning Yourself! This sweetener can kill . . . Jul 10, 2007
THIS DOLLAR-A-BOTTLE MIRACLE has been proven to cure drug-resistant pneumonia, clear up colds and flu in 24 hours-and heal many other viral and bacterial diseases as well. It's called HYDROGEN PEROXIDE THERAPY. But it won't make billions for any drug firm because the stuff is practically free. (Newsmax)
Todd recovering from unusual tick experience Jun 20, 2007
Ehrlichiosis is a general term that encompasses a few bacterial diseases, two of which can infect humans. The incubation for the disease is from seven to 21 days, after which symptoms, ranging from severe flu-like to mild symptoms appear. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Gardening Under the Trapped Sun May 24, 2007
Insects often carry diseases, and wet heat will certainly encourage fungal and bacterial diseases. My peach trees were covered with peaches last year, until about a week before they were ripe, at which point we had a cool rainy spell, and they were all ruined by monilia fungus almost immediately. (Ithaca Times, NY)
Donations help Central students May 14, 2007
In the Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Associate Professor Michael Davis, assisted by students Faiza Aslam and Patricia Porras, has a long-running project seeking new antibacterial compounds from natural sources, hoping to provide new drugs for treating bacterial diseases like tuberculosis. Students Michael Dugo, Katelynn Ferranti, Annie Fisher, Jesse Gomes, Kate Maggipinto and Lisa Ton are assisting Associate Professor Cheryl Watson in studying the relationship between arrhythmias or... (New Britain Herald, CT)
Costly disaster May 2, 2007
"We had a lot of fungal bacterial diseases get into the corn that week.". In alone, damage to the corn crop was about $6 million, Crawford said. (Shoals TimesDaily)
Fijians hope typhoid outbreak over worst Apr 30, 2007
Both typhoid and leptospirosis are bacterial diseases that usually cause high fever. AAP 2007. (Ninemsn)
Biotech Apr 29, 2007
CHICAGO, 10:08 a.m. April 2 (REUTERS) : A Wyeth vaccine to fight common bacterial diseases has produced significant and unexpected drops in repeat ear infections and the need for inserted ear tubes in children since its U.S. introduction in 2000, researchers reported Monday. March 31 (UNION-TRIBUNE) : The Boston law firm Goodwin Procter has recruited prominent local biotechnology lawyer Stephen C. Ferruolo to launch an office in San Diego as part of the firm's push into California. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
New immunization requirements for children will be effective on July 1 Apr 24, 2007
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV), which helps protect against bacterial diseases that can cause serious illness, including meningitis, will be required for all children less than 5 years of age who are attending child care facilities, Head Start or pre-K programs. Hepatitis A vaccine, which helps protect children against a serious form of liver disease caused by the hepatitis A virus, is required for all children born on or after Jan. 1, 2006 and who are enrolled in any school, child care... (WWalker County Messenger, GA)
Incident at national laboratory under investigation Apr 21, 2007
In this incident, something did, said Steven Jones, head of immunopathology, emerging bacterial diseases and the microbiological emergency response teams at the national lab. Testing confirmed it wasn't anthrax. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Wyeth's pneumococcal vaccine beats promise, study says Apr 3, 2007
CHICAGO A Wyeth vaccine to fight common bacterial diseases has produced significant and unexpected drops in repeat ear infections and the need for inserted ear tubes in children since its U.S. introduction in 2000, researchers reported Monday. This is exciting news for parents whose children suffer from frequent and painful ear infections, said Katherine Poehling, a pediatrician at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and lead author of the study. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Pneumococcal vaccine beyond expectations: study Apr 2, 2007
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A vaccine to fight common bacterial diseases has produced significant and unexpected drops in repeat ear infections and the need for inserted ear tubes in children since its U.S. introduction in 2000, researchers reported on Monday. "This is exciting news for parents whose children suffer from frequent and painful ear infections," said Katherine Poehling, a pediatrician at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and lead author of the study. (Scientific American)
Citrus Officials Bank on $18 Mil. Mar 29, 2007
"He's supportive of whatever the Legislature is able to muster." The Citrus Department is seeking $5 million from the state's general revenues for scientific research to battle citrus canker and citrus greening, two bacterial diseases that threaten the industry's future viability. The department also seeks another $13 million from general revenues for its marketing programs. (The Ledger)
Citrus Research Blooms in Polk Mar 18, 2007
It will play a leading role in research on dealing with citrus canker and citrus greening, two bacterial diseases that pose a great threat to citrus. Please create an account or login to read this story. (The Ledger)
It's Ready, Set, Wait for Cash for Citrus Research Center Mar 11, 2007
The Citrus Research and Education Center in Lake Alfred has ramped up its facilities and faculty in anticipation of a major research push on citrus canker and citrus greening, two bacterial diseases widely regarded among the Florida citrus industry's top threats. Now it needs to find a way to fund the research, said Harold Browning, the center's director. (The Ledger)
Bronson Says He Wants to Stay On for Farm to Fuel Mar 6, 2007
For citrus growers, it could provide a profitable agricultural use for the land until scientists make progress on controlling citrus canker and citrus greening, two bacterial diseases that threaten that industry's economic viability, the commissioner said. One of the biggest threats to Florida agriculture is farmers and ranchers selling their land to residential and commercial developers, particularly when a disease such as greening destroys a grove. (The Ledger)
Hybrids may save citrus market Feb 18, 2007
30-day news archives. The growers are willing to take on more risk," he said. There's also a lot of interest in new orange varieties that could extend the juice season because they ripen earlier or later than existing varieties and offer superior juice quality, said Jude Grosser, a cell geneticist at the UF Citrus Research and Education Center in Lake Alfred."That's my favorite," Grosser said, pointing to the SF14W-62 Valencia slices available for sampling at the citrus seminar. "It's done... (Florida Today)
Puppy mills fight now in Harrisburg Feb 9, 2007
In both cases, the dogs required extensive veterinary care for illnesses such as kennel cough, hookworms and other "bacterial diseases," Williams said. Arabia doesn't own any Pets Plus stores in New Jersey. (News of Delaware County, PA)
Misusing antibiotics breeds superbugs Feb 9, 2007
Bacterial diseases that were once easy to treat, such as tuberculosis, gonorrhoea, typhus and pneumonia, are becoming ever-tougher challenges as germs evolve into strains that outstrip science's ability to keep up. The new research provides hard evidence that antibiotics which are mismatched to the type of bacteria being targeted can hike this worsening resistance problem. (iAfrica.com)
New Congress Sets Back Citrus Feb 4, 2007
Putnam was even less optimistic regarding the prospects on $4 million for research on canker and greening, two bacterial diseases that pose the biggest threats to Florida citrus, in the final 2007 federal budget. The money was to come through an "earmark" Putnam and other Florida legislators had sponsored in the 2007 budget. (The Ledger)
Crist Rejects Funds for Citrus Feb 3, 2007
It included $13 million for marketing and $5 million for scientific research, particularly on projects to fight citrus canker and citrus greening, two bacterial diseases considered the top threats to the industry's long-term health. Gubernatorial aides had told citrus officials at a January meeting to lobby for the request that it had come "too late" in the budget office's drafting process, Ryan said. (The Ledger)
Fruit hybrids seen as state savior Jan 29, 2007
Today they're clamoring for fruit that resists the two bacterial diseases, and they can't get it fast enough. "Now there is an urgency. The growers are willing to take on more risk," he said. (The Palm Beach Post)
Committee to Study Proposal to Federalize Marketing, Research Jan 18, 2007
That request included $5 million for research programs, particularly on fighting citrus canker and greening, two widely feared bacterial diseases, and $13 million for marketing, Keck said. The department needs a grass-roots effort from citrus growers and its supporters to get the money, he added. (The Ledger)
Carrington Labs enters pact for vaccine development Jan 11, 2007
Irvington-based Carrington (NASDAQ:CARN) said the companies' goal is to develop needle-free vaccines for bacillary dysentery, or shigellosis, and other bacterial diseases. Under the agreement, Missoula, Mont. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
Weighty Viruses: Weight Determination Of Individual Viruses With A Miniature Ion Trap Dec 6, 2006
They have generally been considered bacterial diseases and are therefore usually treated with antibiotics. New research. (Science Daily)
UCLA researchers unravel a mystery about DNA Nov 17, 2006
The discoveries, which inform our understanding of the structure and mechanics of RNAP -- an enzyme responsible for making RNA from a DNA or RNA template -- can help set the stage for new opportunities in combating bacterial diseases that kill 13 million people worldwide each year. The researchers used single-molecule spectroscopy to monitor the transfer of energy between -- and hence the distance separating -- pairs of fluorescent chemical tags attached to key structural elements of RNAP and... (EurekAlert!)
Study shows most ear infections host both bacteria and viruses Nov 7, 2006
They have generally been considered bacterial diseases and are therefore usually treated with antibiotics. New research, published in the December 15 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases and currently available online, provides evidence that viruses are found in a great many ear infection cases and may complicate treatment. (EurekAlert!)
Flu antivirals underused Oct 1, 2006
McGeer and colleagues in the Toronto Invasive Bacterial Diseases Network, selected patients who were taken to hospitals for emergency treatment of symptoms due to influenza. Many of the patients were first treated by their primary care physicians, and many of those patients were prescribed medication. (Monsters and Critics.com)
COMUNICADO: Tamiflu reduce significativamente el riesgo de muerte ... Sep 30, 2006
int/mediacentre/factsheets/avian_influenza/en/ Referencias: 1) McGeer, A. Siddiqi, N. Green, K.A. Low, D.E., Toronto Invasive Bacterial Diseases Network (TIBDN). Outcomes of Influenza Requiring Hospital Admission in Ontario, Canada: Two Years of Surveillance. (Terra Espa?a)
Tamiflu significantly reduces the risk of death from influenza Sep 30, 2006
Since January 1, 2005, the Toronto Invasive Bacterial Diseases Network (TIBDN) has performed population-based surveillance for laboratory confirmed influenza associated with hospital admission in Ontario, Canada ... Toronto Invasive Bacterial Diseases Network (TIBDN) ... McGeer, A. Siddiqi, N. Green, K.A. Low, D.E., Toronto Invasive Bacterial Diseases Network (TIBDN). (EurekAlert!)
How Cells Defend Themselves Against Bacterial Pore-forming Toxins Sep 24, 2006
Pore-forming toxins compose about a quarter of all known protein toxins that increase the infectivity and severity of bacterial diseases. Once the toxin perforates the host membrane, ions begin to leak out of the cell. (Science Daily)
Citrus Officials To Review Plan For Promotions Sep 20, 2006
The Citrus Commission formed that advisory body earlier this year to chart a course for the citrus industry's future in light of recent challenges, including the spread of two bacterial diseases, citrus canker and greening. The committee recommended the Citrus Department focus more on "supply side" issues affecting citrus production at the grower level, Keck said. (The Ledger)
Study Illuminates How The Plague Bacterium Causes Disease Sep 12, 2006
The results also add to broader themes in the evolution of bacterial diseases, the researchers added. "It is becoming increasingly clear that a common strategy used by bacterial pathogens to manipulate host cell biology is the mimicry of their own biochemical processes," Stebbins said. (Science Daily)
New Approach Assesses Risk Of Water-borne Pathogen Disease Sep 9, 2006
The approach, which uses advanced molecular methods to measure risk for infection, may also be applicable to other water-borne bacterial diseases. The findings will be published on line August 21 in advance of the September issue of the journal Public Library of Science (PLoS) Medicine. (Science Daily)
Bursting at seams, Wyeth plans Sanford growth Sep 4, 2006
SANFORD - With sales of ' vaccine for infant bacterial diseases soaring toward the $2 billion a year threshold, the company is fashioning plans to spend $50 million to grow its footprint in Lee County. Wyeth Vaccines, the unit that manufactures the drug Prevnar, has become so stretched that engineers and administration staff have been moved into more than 150 trailers so that manufacturing could take over their old spaces. (Triangle Business Journal)
Traveling the road to a designer citrus tree Aug 26, 2006
At the top of their concerns, though, are the bacterial diseases called canker and greening. Either could wipe out the industry, they know. (Charlotte Sun Herald)
Citrus nurseries hardest hit in canker war Aug 25, 2006
The bacterial diseases are both serious, but different. Canker causes lesions on fruit that makes an infected tree's harvest unacceptable for marketing as fresh fruit. (Charlotte Sun Herald)
Citrus Industry Hears Advice, Forecasts From Expo Speakers Aug 25, 2006
Spreen was equally upbeat about the longer-range prospects for Florida citrus, despite the threats from citrus canker and greening, two destructive bacterial diseases, and the increased cost of land in the state's booming real estate market. One reason for optimism is that Brazil, the world's largest orange grower and juice processor, must deal with its own canker and greening problems in addition to battling other destructive diseases, he said. (The Ledger)
Biotech firm Chemeq fined $500,000 Jul 25, 2006
Chemeq owns the intellectual property associated with an alternative treatment to antibiotics for the prevention and control of intestinal bacterial diseases in intensively reared livestock. 2006 Brought to you by. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Figuring Out Function From Bacteria's Bewildering Forms Jul 20, 2006
(November 11, 2005) -- A University of Queensland (UQ) study mapping the evolution of genes has shed light on the role of gene transfer in bacterial diseases. The study, published recently in Proceedings of the National. (Science Daily)
Bacteria Give Up Secrets In War Waged On Plants Jul 16, 2006
"Bacterial diseases are generally difficult to control," said He, who works in the MSU-Department of Energy Plant Research Laboratory. "Molecular studies such as this one may help develop novel disease control measures in the future.". (Science Daily)
Local growers suffer from lack of precipitation - High gas prices, low rainfall create economic double whammy Jul 13, 2006
It s cheaper to pump the water than lose beans due to disease and storms, Doane said, observing that wind-driven rain damages his crop and causes both fungal and bacterial diseases. Home gardens. (Menomonie Dunn County News, WI)
Bulletin No 4 - Horn of Africa - Somalia Jul 8, 2006
The ICRC: supplied 23,000 families with 15 kg of seed per family, allowing each family to plant about one hectare; the expected harvest will cover approximately 50% of a family's annual cereal consumption; treated 620,000 animals against parasites, bacterial diseases and disease transmitted by the Tsetse fly. Maintaining capacity to respond to all types of humanitarian emergency. (AlertNet)
West Oahu needs a pied piper Jun 30, 2006
Arlene Buchholz, a public health veterinarian, said mice can transmit bacterial diseases such as leptospirosis, murine typhus and salmonella poisoning, all of which can cause flulike symptoms such as fever and body ache. "A lot of times, people don't even know they were infected, because they (the diseases) look very similar to the flu," said Buchholz, who suggests anyone who suspects they might have one of these illnesses get tested right away so a doctor can prescribe antibiotics. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Baffaloes & goats for quake households get spotlight in training Jun 13, 2006
Participants were trained on how to manage bacterial diseases like Hemorrhagic Septicaemia, Black Quarter and Enterotoxaemia and viral diseases like Foot and Mouth Disease and Rabies through vaccinations and de-worming. Passing on first aid skills for sick animals is also crucial since veterinary facilities in rural areas are lacking', said Dr. Ghulam Mustafa, World Vision Livelihoods Extension Coordinator (Veterinary). (AlertNet)
Spring Planting Apr 26, 2006
The two-story building, an extension of the main building, will house four state-of-the-art pathology labs with related office space just in time for the center's research push to find new ways to deal with citrus canker and greening, two bacterial diseases threatening the industry. The center is looking to add a bacteriologist on the staff by the fall, when the new building will be ready for occupancy. (The Ledger)
News in brief from Northern California Apr 25, 2006
Plants that are awaiting cutting are subject to fungal and bacterial diseases when they sit in water, according to the Solano Growers Cooperative. . (Fresno Bee -- State)
Baby breakthrough Apr 25, 2006
NEWBORN babies could soon be vaccinated at birth against bacterial diseases after scientists discovered how to boost a baby's immune system, guarding them against possible fatal infections. Dr John Smythe, a neo-natologist at the Royal Hospital for Women at Randwick, yesterday hailed the finding, which would close the current two-month window before a baby is immunised against the infections. (Daily Telegraph)
Children to Receive Two New Vaccination Shots Apr 21, 2006
The new vaccination shots will help protect children against Hepatitis A and a series of bacterial diseases. Bethesda pediatrician Dr. Arne Anderson said it's important for children to get the new vaccines and reminded parents to immunize their children with traditional vaccinations. (The Journal -- National Naval Medical Center)
Can Pets Be Protected from Bird Flu? Mar 13, 2006
Many animals, including dogs, cats and other pets, can transmit viral or bacterial diseases to humans, either through direct contact with bodily secretions or through parasites like fleas. Examples of these zoonotic diseases include salmonellosis, bartonellosis cat-scratch disease , tapeworm, roundworm, cryptosporidiosis, giardiasis, toxoplasmosis and rabies. (ABC News)
Genetic Clues To Sodalis Deepens Knowledge Of Bacterial Diseases Jan 11, 2006
By sequencing the genome of the symbiotic bacterium Sodalis, which lives off the major disease-transmitting insect, the tsetse fly, researchers at Yale School of Medicine have come a step closer to understanding how microbial pathogens cause disease. The tsetse fly is one of many eukaryotes (animals) that live in association with symbiotic microbes or bacteria. (Science Daily)
