Released: 2/13/2012 1:00 PM ESTEmbargo expired: 2/21/2012 10:00 AM ESTSource: Northern Arizona University EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE 8 A.M. MOUNTAIN STANDARD (ARIZONA) TIME,10 A.M EASTERN, FEB. 21, 2012 Newswise — FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (Feb. 21, 2012) — A strain of the potentially deadly antibiotic-resistant bacterium known as MRSA has jumped from livestock to humans, according to a [...]
February 22, 2012 | Posted in
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Released: 2/17/2012 7:00 PM ESTEmbargo expired: 2/20/2012 12:45 PM ESTSource: Washington University in St. Louis Newswise — Disease-causing bacteria’s efforts to resist antibiotics may get help from their distant bacterial relatives that live in the soil, new research at Washington University School of Medicine suggests. The researchers found identical genes for antibiotic resistance in soil [...]
February 21, 2012 | Posted in
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The infectious disease testing market is one of the most rapidly growing segments of the in vitro diagnostics industry, and the greatest challenge facing suppliers in the 21st century. Among the main driving forces behind the growth of this dynamic market is continuous spread of AIDS, which remains the world’s major health threat and a [...]
February 20, 2012 | Posted in
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Released: 2/17/2012 2:40 PM ESTSource: University at Buffalo It’s virulent, potentially drug-resistant, strikes otherwise healthy, young patients, and Buffalo has already seen one case Newswise — BUFFALO, N.Y. — University at Buffalo researchers are expressing concern about a new, under-recognized, much more potent variant of a common bacterium that has surfaced in the U.S. “Historically, [...]
February 19, 2012 | Posted in
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Dr. Ahmeb Subi MIDLAND – Infectious disease specialist Dr. Ahmad Subhi joined MidMichigan Physicians Group in Midland. Subhi, a graduate of Baghdad Medical School in Iraq, treats infections of the sinuses, heart, brain, lungs, urinary tract, bowel, bones and pelvic organs caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites. The Midland resident has formerly practiced as [...]
February 18, 2012 | Posted in
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Like us on Facebook Stephen Dunn: Most people don’t realize that globally more people die from infectious diseases than from cancer. We currently think of cancer as a terminal disease of the developed world while we believe infectious diseases are a third-world problem and are treatable if only they had proper access to medical care. [...]
February 17, 2012 | Posted in
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DUBLIN, Feb 16, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/73fc0e/future_uk_infectio) has announced the addition of the “Future UK Infectious Disease Testing Market: Growth Opportunities and Business Expansion Strategies” report to their offering. This report presents a comprehensive analysis of the UK infectious disease testing market, including: Major issues pertaining to the UK laboratory practice, [...]
February 17, 2012 | Posted in
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Released: 2/9/2012 4:25 PM ESTEmbargo expired: 2/14/2012 4:00 PM ESTSource: American Medical Association (AMA) Newswise — CHICAGO – Treatment with the antibiotic amoxicillin for patients with acute uncomplicated rhinosinusitis (inflammation of the nasal cavity and sinuses) did not result in a significant difference in symptoms compared to patients who received placebo, according to a study [...]
February 16, 2012 | Posted in
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Released: 2/8/2012 4:00 PM ESTEmbargo expired: 2/14/2012 5:00 PM ESTSource: Ohio State University Newswise — COLUMBUS, Ohio – Water-associated infectious disease outbreaks are more likely to occur in areas where a region’s population density is growing, according to a new global analysis of economic and environmental conditions that influence the risk for these outbreaks. Ohio [...]
February 15, 2012 | Posted in
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Released: 2/9/2012 4:20 PM ESTEmbargo expired: 2/12/2012 1:00 PM ESTSource: NYU Langone Medical Center Newswise — NEW YORK, February 12, 2012 – A novel discovery by researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center and colleagues reveals a mechanism by which the immune system tries to halt the spread of HIV. Harnessing this mechanism may open up [...]
February 14, 2012 | Posted in
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