The race to put a hurt on the flu (The Star-Ledger)
Typically, influenza is transmitted from infected mammals through the air by coughs or sneezes, creating aerosols containing the virus, and from infected birds through their droppings. Influenza can also be transmitted by saliva, nasal secretions, feces and blood. Infections also occur through contact with these body fluids or with contaminated surfaces.
The race to put a hurt on the flu (The Star-Ledger)
Peanut butter-colored liquid percolates in a glass apparatus at one end of a high-ceilinged room ample enough to house a decent basketball court.
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Plain old soap and water will do (The Record Searchlight)
WASHINGTON -- If cleanliness is next to godliness, modern America is the land of the faithful -- fighting the good fight against today's so-called superbugs with sparkling countertops and well-washed hands.
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Badly bitten by bug (Lancaster Online)
In the early part of the 20th century, Americans lived through the Great Depression. Future historians may refer to this American age as the Great Anxiety. Adults, parents especially, have a lot to worry about these days. Toxic toys. Internet predators. And all of the usual childhood illne...
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Why cranberries alter E. coli bacteria (Moldova.org)
Not only is the cranberry one of the stars of Thanksgiving Day, but U.S. researchers say compounds in cranberries may be anti-bacterial agents. Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts have found that compounds in cranberries are able to alter E. coli bacteria. Associate professor Terri Camesano and graduate students Yatao Liu and Paola Pinzon-Arango have used the atomic ...
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A new plague: The epidemic is coming (Independent)
We're in for another epidemic. You probably don't want to hear that; we've had enough with bluetongue, foot-and-mouth and bird flu in animals. We're only just beginning to calm down as the bird flu threat to humans apparently recedes, but mad cow disease seems only yesterday and our hospitals are cesspits of MRSA and C.difficile. Haven't we had enough? And how can I be so sure that we're due for ...
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Fight 'superbug' with good hygiene (Tahoe Daily Tribune)
By now, you probably have heard something about MRSA, the so-called "superbug" that lately has been making the rounds in the news media.
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Hospitals boost fight against MRSA (The Plainfield Sun)
Area hospitals are ramping up efforts to combat methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA.
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BioTech Medics, Inc. Announces Reverse Stock Split and Symbol Change (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
BioTech Medics, Inc. [formerly, now ] announces the notice from NASDAQ according to The Exchange Act Rule 10b-17 to approve a reverse stock split and symbol change from BTME to BMCS effective at the open of the stock market today.
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Modelling The Spread Of Disease, UK (Medical News Today)
A new approach to simulate the transmission of infectious diseases, such as avian influenza, between people has been published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface. Using novel computer modelling software, Professor Yang and his team from the University of Southampton, have modelled the spread of a hypothetical disease outbreak across the city of Eemnes, in the Netherlands. [click link ...
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Top 10 Holiday Food Safety Tips (WebMD)
To keep your holiday gathering from being memorable in the wrong way, it's important to take steps to protect your guests from food-borne illnesses.
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The race to put a hurt on the flu (The Star-Ledger)
The etiological cause of influenza, the Orthomyxoviridae family of viruses, was first discovered in pigs by Richard Schope in 1931. This discovery was shortly followed by the isolation of the virus from humans by a group headed by Patrick Laidlaw at the Medical Research Council of the United Kingdom in 1933. However, it was not until Wendell Stanley first crystallized tobacco mosaic virus in 1935 that the non-cellular nature of viruses was appreciated.
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