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The lowly and simple roundworm may be the ideal laboratory model to learn more about the complex processes involved in repairing wounds and could eventually allow scientists to improve the body's response to healing skin wounds, a serious problem in diabetics and the elderly. That's the conclusion of biologists at the University of California, San Diego who have discovered genes in the laboratory roundworm C. elegans that signal the presence of surface wounds and trigger another series of...
COOKSTOWN, ON, Nov. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - Lice Squad Canada announced today the expansion of the business into the greater Calgary, Winnipeg and Kingston areas. "It seems like this franchise has gone viral. We are the company that gets thousands of desperate calls from mothers in tears and people at their 'nits end' with head lice," says company founder Dawn Mucci, who started franchising Lice Squad's concept in 2002. "I have talked to many parents who out of...
Entomologists and Pest Management professionals have attributed the rise in bed bug infestations to increased travel. With the holiday travel season arriving, people who travel regularly are more susceptible and likely to encounter bed bugs and unknowingly bring them home. Mattress Safe solves this problem with the SuitcaseSafeâ„¢ luggage encasement. Atlanta, Georgia (PRWEB) November 16, 2011 Mattress Safe's® SuitcaseSafeâ„¢ protectors offer a simple and cost effective...
Long Island’s Premier Lice Removal Service Opens Second Salon Location In Great Neck, New York. Great Neck, New York (PRWEB) November 14, 2011 “Mom, my head is itchy!†This simple phrase strikes fear in the heart of Long Island parents. Head Lice is an issue that has plagued humanity since the dawn of time, but today, families can take comfort in the knowledge that there is a “DeLiceful†solution for dealing with these pesky, persistent critters. Kathy...
EPA has Chosen BedBug Central to House its Comprehensive Resource List on the BedBug Central Website to Increase Exposure and Aid in Wide-Spread Education Lawrenceville, NJ (PRWEB) November 09, 2011 Since the bed bug epidemic continues across the nation, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has compiled a master resource list to highlight bed bug basics, prevention, treatment, travel, and general bed bug facts. This list is housed by BedBug Central, an educational resource for bed...
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- On "Black Friday," Nov. 25, Hair Fairies will offer free head lice screenings in its San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago and New York City salons. With families and relatives sharing close quarters over Thanksgiving travels, lice can travel head-to-head as well. Hair Fairies, national full-service clinical salons devoted to lice removal, will evaluate early lice detection free of charge. If needed, their in-salon professionals will...
Mattress Safe, Inc. has launched BedBugGeneral.com, an extensive website designed to help everyday people and pest management professionals link forces to wage war against the rising tide of bed bugs. Containing photos, videos, treatment methods, professional advice, historical, and biological information, BedBugGeneral.com answers every question a visitor may have about bed bugs. Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) October 31, 2011 Featuring a military theme, BedBugGeneral.com provides visitors access...
The human liver fluke Clonorchis sinensis affects more than 35 million people in South East Asia and 15 million in China. Infection by this parasite causes clonorchiasis. Repeated or chronic infection can lead to serious disease of the liver, gall bladder or bile ducts, including the frequently fatal bile duct cancer - cholangiocarcinoma (CCA). The complete genome sequence the genome of C. sinensis, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Genome Biology, has provided insight into...
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- You may not be going to bed alone. After years of winning the war against bed bugs, they're back! Not only have they returned, but they're stronger and insecticide resistant. New research from a team at Virginia Tech has discovered some of the genetic mechanisms for the bugs’ resistance to two of the most popular insecticides used to control them. Bed bugs, largely absent in the U.S. since the 1950s, have returned with a vengeance in all 50 states during the last...
Researchers funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), among others, have taken the first step in developing a new type of vaccine to protect chickens against coccidiosis, the most important parasite of poultry globally. A vaccine of this type -- based on proteins from the coccidiosis bug rather than being derived from a live parasite -- could be produced on a larger scale than is currently possible so could be used to provide much more widespread...
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The Chinese liver fluke (Clonorchis sinensis) is a species of parasitic worm that is classified within the Platyhelminthes phylum. It can be found in Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Japan, and China and is present in nearly 30,000,000 humans today. It is thought to be one of the world’s most pervading parasites. The Chinese liver fluke requires two intermediate, or secondary, hosts and one definitive, or main, host to successfully complete its lifecycle. The first intermediate host is typically...
The Southeast Asian liver fluke (Opisthorchis viverrini) is a parasite that is classified within the Platyhelminthes phylum. It is native to Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and the Lao People's Democratic Republic. It occurs in higher numbers in northern areas of Thailand when compared to central areas of Thailand, and the disease the worm causes, known as opisthorchiasis, does not occur in southern areas of Thailand. The Southeast Asian liver fluke is so small that it can only be seen under...
Echinococcus multilocularis is a species of tapeworm that is classified within the Platyhelminthes phylum. It is one of a few worms that cause echinococcosis, a disease that affects many canid species including wolves, coyotes, foxes, jackals, domesticated dogs. Humans can also contract this disease. Adult members of this species can reach an average length of .2 inches, and like other species of tapeworm, its body is segmented by three proglottids. Its head, or scolex, is equipped with...
Trichinella spiralis, sometimes known as the pork worm, is a parasite within the Nematoda class. It can be found in pigs, rats, humans, and bears. This worm causes trichinosis in humans, most often from consuming undercooked pork. This species is the smallest within its class, reaching an average body length of .16 centimeters. Females are twice as large as males, displaying a sexual dimorphism. The reproductive organs of females are unique to the species in that the front end holds developed...
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...
