Latest Hemolytic-uremic syndrome Stories

-vaccine to be used under import permit on cattle farms to control serious human illness- BELLEVILLE, ON, April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Bioniche Life Sciences Inc. (TSX: BNC) (ASX: BNC), a research-based, technology-driven Canadian biopharmaceutical company, today announced that its E. coli O157 cattle vaccine (Econiche®) is being shipped to Sweden for on-farm studies in some Swedish cattle herds. The Swedish National Veterinary Institute, Swedish Animal Health Service AB and...

OTTAWA, Jan. 9, 2013 /CNW/ - Why you should take note Today, an additional case of E.coli O157:H7 was confirmed in Ontario as part of this outbreak. This brings Ontario's number of cases to 5 and the total to 16. Products contaminated with E. coli O157 can pose a serious public health risk. The Public Health Agency of Canada has been working with its health and food safety partners on an investigation into 16 cases of E. coli O157:H7 illness. There are six cases in New...

OTTAWA, Jan. 8, 2013 /CNW/ - Why you should take note Products contaminated with E. coli O157 can pose a serious public health risk. The Public Health Agency of Canada has been working with its health and food safety partners on an investigation into 15 cases of E. coli O157:H7 illness. There are six cases in New Brunswick, five in Nova Scotia and four in Ontario. The majority of cases are recovered or are recovering. Status Investigations into outbreaks of food-borne...

BELLEVILLE, ON, Aug. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Bioniche Life Sciences Inc. (TSX: BNC) (ASX: BNC), a research-based, technology-driven Canadian biopharmaceutical company, today announced that the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) of the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in United Kingdom has approved the importation of the Company's cattle vaccine against E. coli O157 for use under the conditions of a Special Treatment Certificate (STC). Dr. Chris Low,...

-Public Health Agency of Canada study evaluated the effects of various interventions- BELLEVILLE, ON, May 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Bioniche Life Sciences Inc. (TSX: BNC) (ASX: BNC), a research-based, technology-driven Canadian biopharmaceutical company, today announced that a Public Health Agency of Canada study assessing the effects of various interventions on the management of E. coli O157:H7 in Canadian beef came to a favourable conclusion with regard to pre-harvest vaccines...

In the E coli outbreak in Germany in May 2011, treatment with azithromycin was associated with a lower frequency of long-term carriage of the bacteria and shorter duration of shedding of the bacteria in stool specimens, according to a study in the March 14 issue of JAMA. "Since May 2011, a large outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) has caused 3,816 documented infections in Germany, including 845 confirmed cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome [HUS; a condition...

Could lead to a test and therapy for kidney failure caused by E. coli New findings by St. Michael's researchers about the way cells work could lead to a test and therapy for kidney failure caused by E. coli. Ever since the water supply in Walkerton, Ont., was contaminated by E. coli in 2000, Dr. Philip Marsden has been trying to figure out just how a toxin released by that particular strain of the bacteria causes kidney damage in children. Now Dr. Marsden and his team based at St....

- Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) issues permit to import Econiche(TM) - BELLEVILLE, ON, Dec. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - Bioniche Life Sciences Inc. (TSX: BNC) (ASX: BNC), a research-based, technology-driven Canadian biopharmaceutical company, today announced that the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) has granted an import permit for the Company's E. coli O157 cattle vaccine - Econiche(TM). The AQIS permit is a necessary first step in gaining...

E. coli lawyers at Marler Clark, the nation's leading law firm representing victims of foodborne illness, have filed a lawsuit on behalf of St. Louis woman who allegedly contracted E. coli after eating romaine lettuce at a salad bar in a local Schnucks supermarket ST. LOUIS, MO (PRWEB) December 09, 2011 Marler Clark, the nation’s leading law firm representing victims of E. coli outbreaks, along with St. Louis-based law firm Aleshire Robb & Sivils filed a lawsuit today on...

National E. coli lawyer Fred Pritzker said we need to delve further into the long-term consequences of E. coli and its complications, including hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). "We're letting food safety violators off of the hook by not factoring in the true, long-term costs of these outbreaks." Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) October 01, 2011 National E. coli lawyer Fred Pritzker said today that more study is needed to examine the long-term effects of food poisoning, particularly...