Disinfectant topples swine flu in testing
NorthJersey.com
A "green" disinfectant that quickly wipes out a variety of microbes, from the swine flu virus and bacterial "superbugs" to deadly anthrax spores, is being tested by scientists at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark. The antimic...
Elton John on mend, resuming tour dates
Seattle Times
Elton John has been released from a London hospital after being treated for flu and an E. coli bacterial infection. The singer's spokesman Gary Farrow says John was at home Friday and was feeling fine. He left the hospital early Thursday. H...
Most healthy kids don't need second flu shot: officials
Global TV.com
In many severe cases of H1N1-caused illness, bacterial infections develop. "We are not recommending taking anti-virals if otherwise healthy people are experiencing only mild illness, or as a preventive measure in healthy people," Shindo sai...
Novexel Starts Phase II Clinical Trial With NXL103 in Adults With ...
PR Newswire
... microbial resistance, announces today that its most advanced oral antibacterial NXL103 (flopristin/linopristin), has started a Phase II clinical trial in adults with acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI). The trial...
Sweet as can be: How E. coli gets ahead
Science Centric
Bacteria living in theoretically nutrient-rich environments like the mammalian intestine face similar challenges due to intense competition between bacterial species in the intestine for the finite amount of available food. Researchers led ...
How can I stop banging on about Brussels when its tentacles spread to ...
Daily Mail
He discussed hygiene with her, teaching this expert on bacterial diseases how to clean eggs (no doubt he teaches his grandmother how to suck them, too). But still he wasn't satisfied. Two weeks later, he was back for another three-hour visi...
Patient kicks butt
Toronto Sun
Preparing for a potential five-day hospital stay, she washed for several days with anti-bacterial soap and stopped eating on Sunday. But after a three-hour wait, including a painful 45-minute effort to get an IV into her weary veins, Peek w...
Bacteria Flourish in Select Areas of the Human Body
US News and World Report
... sequencing for the bacterial census, provides "an overview of the healthy human microbiota," the researchers, led by Rob Knight and Elizabeth Costello, both of the University of Colorado in Boulder, write in the report. Over the course ...
New methods to analyse microarray data that partially lack a reference ...
BioMed Central
Microarray-based Comparative Genomic Hybridisation (CGH) has been used to assess genetic variability between bacterial strains. Crucial for interpretation of microarray data is the availability of a reference to compare signal intensities t...
Experts map the body's bacteria
BBC Health
Some of the microbes help keep us healthy by playing a key role in physiological functions. The University of Colorado at Boulder team found unexpectedly wide variations in bacterial communities from person to person. The researchers hope t...
Elton John Leaves Hospital, Back On Stage Nov 14
Post Chronicle
British singer Elton John left hospital on Thursday after being treated for a serious case of e-coli bacterial infection and influenza that forced him to cancel a string of concerts, his representative said on Thursday. Spokesman Gary Farro...