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The Charles E Holman Foundation Medical Advisor Suggests New Name for Mystery Disease Based on latest Research. London, UK (PRWEB) May 02, 2013 The prestigious F1000 Research journal has published yet another paper linking the controversial Morgellons disease (MD) to a spirochetal bacteria. Until recently, MD was widely believed in the medical community to be purely psychological in origin; however, this latest in a string of new publications strengthens the evidence that sufferers are...
HARRISBURG, Pa., May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumers and retailers who purchased raw milk and raw milk cheese from Stump Acres Dairy in New Salem, York County, should discard it immediately due to the risk of Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture today said raw milk collected during an April 24 investigation of the farm tested positive for the bacteria. The testing process for Listeria can take up to 10 days. Raw milk is...
Using advanced genetic sequencing technology and analysis, Mayo Clinic vaccine researchers have identified 27 genes that respond in very different ways to the standard rubella vaccine, making the vaccine less effective for a portion of the population. The findings appear today in the online journal PLOS ONE. "This study highlighted the genes potentially responsible for poor response to the rubella vaccine," says Mayo Clinic vaccinologist Gregory Poland, M.D. "We found differences in genes...
Using a protein complex found in breast milk, researchers force drug-resistant 'superbugs' including MRSA to respond to antibiotics again A protein complex found in human breast milk can help reverse the antibiotic resistance of bacterial species that cause dangerous pneumonia and staph infections, according to new University at Buffalo research. In petri dish and animal experiments, the protein complex — called Human Alpha-lactalbumin Made Lethal to Tumor Cells (HAMLET) — increased...
JERSEY CITY, N.J., May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPTR) (the "Company" or "Optimer") today announced it will report first quarter 2013 financial results after the NASDAQ Global Market closes on Thursday, May 9. The Company will host a conference call that day at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (2:00 p.m. Pacific Time) to discuss the financial results and highlights for the first quarter and provide a corporate update. (Logo:...
Bestselling author's Handbook to Practical Disaster Preparedness for the Family includes checklist of 14 needs that should be considered as part of an effective plan LOS ANGELES, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- While many people are infatuated with the threat of a zombie apocalypse, it's safe to say that no such doom is in mankind's future. The question then becomes what should people really be worrying about? Dr. Arthur Bradley, author of several bestselling books on disaster...
Food Sentry continues its study of global food safety violations by releasing an analysis of the primary global food safety violations committed by US companies. Albuquerque, NM (PRWEB) May 01, 2013 Food Sentry has released an analysis of the primary global food safety violations committed by US companies over the past 15 months, and the results are surprising. This follows an initial report describing the overall findings of global food safety violations in 73 countries and nearly 1,000...
Awareness for the benefits of probiotics has been increasing around the world. In a new article by eProbiotics they discuss the specific effect that probiotics and probiotic supplementation can have on anxiety. Boston, MA (PRWEB) May 01, 2013 In a new article from eProbiotics.com, the author discusses how probiotics and probiotic supplments are effective in reducting anxiety. Scientists have recently discovered that the bacteria in our gut somehow communicates with the brain, resulting in...
According to the Centers for Disease Control, about one in six Americans gets food poisoning each year. Additionally, virus infection risks from consumption of raw oysters in the U.S. are estimated to cost around $200 million a year. To address the issue of health risk from eating raw oysters, Texas A&M University graduate student Chandni Praveen, along with Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientist Dr. Suresh Pillai and a team of researchers from other agencies and institutions,...
ROSEVILLE, Minn., May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- William "Bill" McGuire, M.D., former chairman and CEO of UnitedHealth Group, has joined the board of directors of Rebiotix Inc. The Roseville, Minn.-based biotechnology company is pioneering a practical and non-antibiotic treatment for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) known as Microbiota Restoration Therapy (MRT). CDI has been linked to 14,000 deaths annually in the US, and has become the most common healthcare-associated...
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The soybean cyst nematode (Heterodera glycines) is a parasitic worm that infects soybean plants, and other legumes, across the world. It is thought to be native to Asia, but was found in the United States in 1954 and in Colombia in the 1980’s. It can be found in Italy and Iran and its most recent sightings have occurred in Brazil and Argentina, two major areas where soybeans are grown. These worms are highly damaging to American soybean crops, costing the industry as much as 500 thousand...
Cell is a peer-reviewed scientific journal founded by Benjamin Lewin in January 1974 with the sponsorship of MIT Press. Lewin bought the rights to the journal in 1986 and published it under his own publishing arm Cell Press. Cell Press was sold to Elsevier in 1999, which currently publishes Cell twice monthly. Cell Press publishes several biomedical journals, including Cell, Neuron, Immunity, Molecular Cell, Developmental Cell, Cancer Cell, Current Biology, Structure, Chemistry &...
Virology Journal is an open-access peer-reviewed medical journal published by BioMed Central. It covers research related to viruses and the prevention of viral infection (including vaccination, the use of antiviral agents, and gene therapy). Virology Journal was established in 2004 and is edited by Robert F. Garry. The goal of the journal is to cover rapid communications amongst virologists. The journal has not been published without controversy, however. On 21, July 2010, the journal...
Virology is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering basic research into viruses affecting animals, plants, bacteria and fungi. It includes the molecular biology, structure, assembly, pathogenesis, immunity and interactions viruses have with the host cell. The journal also covers aspects of control and prevention, as well as viral vectors and gene therapy. Virology was established in 1955 and is now published bi-weekly by the Academic Press imprint of Elsevier. Subscribers of Virology...
The White-footed Mouse, (Peromyscus leucopus), is a species of rodent native to North America. Its range extends from Ontario, Quebec, Labrador and the Maritime Provinces (excluding Newfoundland) south to the southwestern United States and Mexico. In Texas this creature is known as the Woodmouse. The adult of this species measures 3.5 to 3.9 inches in length, not counting the tail, which can measure an additional 2.5 to 3.8 inches. It weighs typically about an ounce. It has a maximum life...
