TB & Outbreaks Week articles from June 2004

TB & Outbreaks Week archives from June 2004

Avian influenza may be new pandemic threat.
June 1, 2004... 2004 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Avian influenza may be a new pandemic threat. According to a study from the United States, "In December 2003, the largest outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 occurred among poultry...

Prevalence of chlamydial infection high among young adults in U.S.
June 1, 2004... 2004 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Approximately 4% of young adults in the U.S. have chlamydial infection, with substantial racial/ethnic disparities present in the prevalence, a study has found. The sexually transmitted diseases...

Mononuclear phagocytes are a vehicle for cryptococcal dissemination.
June 1, 2004... 2004 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mononuclear phagocytes are a vehicle for cryptococcal dissemination. "Secreted phospholipase B (PLB) activity promotes the survival and replication of Cryptococcus neoformans in macrophages in...

Pandemic influenza can be contained with antiviral agents.
June 1, 2004... 2004 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pandemic influenza can be contained with antiviral agents. According to recent research published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, "For the first wave of pandemic influenza or a...

Mass vaccination unnecessary in event of outbreak.
June 1, 2004... 2004 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In the unlikely event of a smallpox outbreak, mass vaccination may not be necessary, a modeling study suggests. Provided the outbreak is detected quickly, targeted vaccination of mobile "at-risk"...

Incidence of chronic lung diseases in children highest in polluted inner cities.
June 1, 2004... 2004 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The incidence of chronic lung diseases in children are the highest in polluted inner cities. "Examination of the current state of health in the United States suggests that childhood lung diseases...

Wisconsin chemists find a new chink in TB's armor.
June 1, 2004... 2004 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The family of bacteria that causes tuberculosis (TB) and leprosy are notoriously sturdy. And although the diseases they cause have been held in check for the past 50 years by antibiotics, some strains...

Flea-borne transmission model evaluates vaccines against bubonic plague.
June 1, 2004... 2004 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A flea-borne transmission model is useful for evaluating vaccine efficacy against naturally acquired bubonic plague. "A flea-to-mouse transmission model was developed for use in testing new...

Optimal timing for catheter removal determined in candidemia patients.
June 1, 2004... 2004 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The optimal timing for catheter removal after Candida infection has been determined in cancer patients. In a recent study from the United States, "[t]o determine the need and appropriate timing of...

Incidence of chlamydial infection at all-time high in Washington state.
June 1, 2004... 2004 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The number of people in Washington state infected with chlamydia is at an all-time high, the Washington State Department of Health reports. Data show 16,796 people in Washington were diagnosed with...

Novel C. rodentium type III secreted proteins reduce colon hyperplasia.
June 1, 2004... 2004 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Novel Citrobacter rodentium type III secreted proteins reduce hyperplasia in the colon. "Citrobacter rodentium is a member of a group of pathogens that colonize the lumen of the host...

Two Maryland state parks add diaper rules to protect swimmers.
June 1, 2004... 2004 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Watertight diapers are required for babies this summer at two Maryland state parks where high levels of fecal coliform bacteria prompted officials to close lakes to swimmers last year. In addition,...

No new cases detected following dengue 3 epidemic in Havana.
June 1, 2004... 2004 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- No new cases were detected following a dengue 3 epidemic in Havana. "In June 2001, dengue transmission was detected in Havana, Cuba; 12,889 cases were reported," wrote scientists in Cuba. ...

Immunomagnetic seperation does not improve fecal Brachyspira isolation.
June 1, 2004... 2004 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Immunomagnetic seperation (IMS) does not improve isolation of Brachyspira from fecal samples. "Porcine intestinal spirochetes are fastidious anaerobic organisms and, as a consequence, it has been...

Laboratory diagnosis of urinary tract infections reviewed.
June 1, 2004... 2004 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The laboratory diagnosis of urinary tract infections (UTIs) has been reviewed. UTIs "are among the most common bacterial infections and account for a significant part of the workload in clinical...

Saliva IgA levels useful for pediatric giardiasis diagnosis.
June 1, 2004... 2004 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Saliva immunoglobulin A (IgA) levels can be used in the diagnosis of pediatric giardiasis. In a recent study, scientists in Venezuela "standardized and evaluated an ELISA technique for the detection...

Saginaw County warns of E. coli problem in rivers.
June 1, 2004... 2004 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Raised levels of the bacteria E. coli have prompted the Saginaw County health department in Michigan to warn people to avoid all contact with the Gad, Flint and Shiawassww Rivers, and full body contact,...

Botulinum toxin structure offers clues for vaccines/treatments.
June 1, 2004... 2004 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- By deciphering the near-atomic-level structure of the catalytic domain of botulinum toxin type E - one of seven neurotoxins that cause botulism, a disease that paralyzes victims by blocking nerve cells'...

Woman becomes 47th person to die of aggressive bacteria.
June 1, 2004... 2004 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An Oklahoma City woman has become the 47th person in Oklahoma to die since 2000 from bacteria that can cause a number of serious infections, officials say. Donya Hicks Dunn died earlier this month...

STD/HIV prevalence higher in men presenting at STD clinic compared to gay cohort.
June 1, 2004... 2004 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- STD/HIV prevalence is higher in men presenting at an STD clinic compared to a gay cohort. "This study was performed to investigate whether men who have sex with men visiting the sexually transmitted...

Experts say hunger and AIDS create vicious cycle in Africa.
June 1, 2004... 2004 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hunger and AIDS have trapped millions of Africans in a spiral of sickness and death, experts told the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee. "AIDS and hunger interact," said James Morris,...

California Assembly OKs easing rules for needle exchange programs.
June 1, 2004... 2004 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- California counties and cities that run needle exchange programs would no longer have to review the programs every 2 weeks, under a bill approved by the state Assembly. The bill, by Assemblywoman...

Immtech inks agreement to test DB289 and DB75 as potential cancer treatment.
June 1, 2004... 2004 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Immtech International, Inc., (IMM) has signed an agreement with CombinatoRx of Boston, Massachusetts, to screen its lead aromatic cationic compounds, DB289 and DB75, for activity against various...

Factors involved in vertical T. cruzi transmission identified.
June 1, 2004... 2004 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Several factors involved in vertical transmission of T. cruzi infection have been identified. According to recent research from Belgium, the "conditions and mechanisms of congenital transmission of...

Genes coding for immunomodulatory T. cruzi mucins identified.
June 1, 2004... 2004 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The genes coding for immunomodulatory T. cruzi mucins have been identified. "A thick coat of mucin-like glycoproteins covers the surface of Trypanosoma cruzi and plays a crucial role in parasite...

Role of CD8 cells in visceral leishmaniasis clarified.
June 1, 2004... 2004 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The role of cytotoxic T cells in defense against visceral Leishmania infection have been clarified. "Recently, a prominent role for CD8+ T cells in immunity against pathogens has emerged,"...

Staphylococcal clumping factor A disrupts macrophage phagocytosis.
June 1, 2004... 2004 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Staphylococcal clumping factor A (ClfA) disrupts macrophage phagocytosis of the pathogen. ClfA, "a fibrinogen-binding protein linked to the Staphylococcus aureus cell wall, is an important...

Officials say cash not there to fight hepatitis C.
June 1, 2004... 2004 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A coalition has come up with a plan to fight hepatitis C, but officials in Albuquerque, New Mexico, say the money and public awareness needed to fight the disease are lacking. "If you ask people to...

Simple public health measures work best in controlling outbreaks.
June 1, 2004... 2004 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Simple public health measures, such as the isolation of individuals with disease symptoms and the tracing and quarantining of anyone who has been in contact with them, are the most effective ways of...

Health officials say meningitis caused death.
June 1, 2004... 2004 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The death of a 22-year-old Linn County, Iowa, woman was caused by bacterial meningitis, health officials said. "The individual went to the emergency room Sunday night," said Vickie Smith, nursing...

Momentum starting to build in favor of hospital infection rate disclosure.
June 1, 2004... 2004 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Momentum is starting to swing in key states in the U.S. in favor of requiring hospitals to publicly disclose their infection rates and the methods they use to keep hospital-acquired infections in check....

PPARs targets for obesity and related disorders.
June 1, 2004... 2004 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors are targets for obesity and related disorders. "Obesity and the related disorders of dyslipidemia and diabetes (components of syndrome X) have become...

Teicoplanin with fusidic acid-loaded bone cement effective in rats.
June 1, 2004... 2004 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fusidic acid delivered through bone cement enhances teicoplanin therapy in a murine osteomyelitis model. In a recent study, scientists in Turkey "compared the efficacy of the combination of fusidic...

Vaccine reduces racial disparity in incidence of childhood pneumonia, meningitis.
June 1, 2004... 2004 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A vaccine that was distributed beginning in 2000 has reduced the incidence of childhood pneumonia and meningitis and has helped to decrease the excess incidence among black Americans, according to a new...

New strategy aims to halve malaria deaths by 2010.
June 1, 2004... 2004 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Linking malaria programs to other disease control strategies in Africa could help to halve deaths from malaria by 2010, say researchers. This target was set in 1998 through the Roll Back Malaria...

Studies show success of Mectizan partnerships.
June 1, 2004... 2004 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The development of the drug Mectizan (ivermectin) and its distribution worldwide have radically altered the consequences of onchocerciasis, or river blindness, which once blinded millions in Africa and...

Fear of SARS had strong impact on access to health care.
June 1, 2004... 2004 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A fear of SARS had a strong impact on access to healthcare. "Using interrupted time-series analysis and National Health Insurance data between January 2000 and August 2003, this study assessed the...

More stringent infection control measures called for.
June 1, 2004... 2004 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New research in two papers published in the Journal of Pathology gives greater insight into why the SARS virus is so deadly, and shows that it could transfer from person to person via breath, urine,...

Passive transfer of antibody prevents SARS replication.
June 1, 2004... 2004 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Prior infection and passive transfer of neutralizing antibody prevent replication of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus in the respiratory tract of mice. According to a study from the...

Prevalence of chlamydia high among young adults in U.S.
June 1, 2004... 2004 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Approximately 4% of young adults in the U.S. have chlamydial infection, with substantial racial/ethnic disparities present in the prevalence, according to a new study. The sexually transmitted...

Study links gonorrhea, prostate cancer.
June 1, 2004... 2004 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Men who have had gonorrhea are more likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer, new research from the University of Michigan Health System finds. Having more than 25 lifetime sexual partners also...

Teens teaching teens about safer sex is African success story.
June 1, 2004... 2004 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Teens may be more likely to adopt safe sex practices if they learn them from slightly older teens, according to a program evaluated by Tulane University researcher Sohail Agha. Agha evaluated the...

STD cases continue to rise in Minnesota.
June 1, 2004... 2004 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The number of sexually transmitted diseases in Minnesota continued to increase in 2003, according to data released by the state Health Department. Since 2002, the number of new diagnoses of...

Study says chlamydia affects over 4% of young adults.
June 1, 2004... 2004 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- More than 4% of young adults in the United States are infected with chlamydia, and the sexually transmitted disease is 6 times more common in blacks than in whites, researchers say. In a nationally...

Company receives development funding for smallpox vaccine.
June 1, 2004... 2004 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- INCELL Corp., LLC, has been awarded a U.S. Air Force (USAF) contract to further develop its oral smallpox vaccine product and oral vaccine platform technology. INCELL began developing its oral...

World experts unite in urgent effort to fight deadly disease.
June 1, 2004... 2004 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Leaders in the fight against disease emphasized the importance of preventing unnecessary child deaths from Streptococcus pneumoniae - a disease currently responsible for killing between 800,000 and 1...

New modeling grants target epidemics, bioterror.
June 1, 2004... 2004 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new initiative harnesses America's computing skill to enhance its ability to respond to disease epidemics and bioterrorism. The initiative, called MIDAS, will develop powerful computer modeling...

UW-Madison scientist find new way to attack TB.
June 1, 2004... 2004 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at the University of Wisconsin (UW)-Madison have discovered a new way to attack tuberculosis, which could lead to more effective antibiotics. The research, appearing in the online...

Smallpox vaccine might benefit those who can't use other vaccines.
June 1, 2004... 2004 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at Saint Louis University are testing a smallpox vaccine that could be useful for people who are HIV-positive, undergoing chemotherapy or otherwise unable to use the existing vaccine,...

Health officials fear complacency as another bout with West Nile begins.
June 1, 2004... 2004 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Health officials are nearly as worried about complacency as mosquitoes, heading into Illinois' fourth summer of the deadly West Nile virus. An outbreak in 2002 infected 884 people, including 66...

Wild-type yellow fever virus linked to 17DD vaccine characterized.
June 1, 2004... 2004 JUN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have characterized a wild-type yellow fever virus in cases temporally associated with 17DD vaccination during an outbreak of yellow fever in Brazil. "A mass vaccination was carried out...

Campylobacter jejuni genes involved in GI tract colonization are identified.
June 8, 2004... 2004 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Campylobacter jejuni genes that are involved in gastrointestinal tract colonization have been identified. "Campylobacter jejuni is the leading cause of bacterial gastroenteritis in humans in...

Microsimulation model predicts HIV spread with and without condom use.
June 8, 2004... 2004 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A microsimulation model predicts HIV spread with and without condom use. Researchers from Australia report the use of a microsimulation model "to assess the potential impact of condom use on women's...

FDA approves first intravenous antibiotic for treatment of pneumonia.
June 8, 2004... 2004 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Bayer HealthCare's Avelox tablets and I.V. for the treatment of community acquired pneumonia (CAP) caused by multi-drug resistant Streptococcus...

Transmission cycles of Pneumocystis jirovecii infections are linked.
June 8, 2004... 2004 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Transmission cycles of Pneumocystis jirovecii infections are linked. "To date, investigations of Pneumocystis jirovecii circulation in the human reservoir through the dihydropteroate synthase (DHPS)...

Monitoring natural killer cells help differentiate SARS from M. Pneumoniae.
June 8, 2004... 2004 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Monitoring natural killer cells help differentiate SARS from M. Pneumoniae. "By using peripheral blood samples from 221 cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), 34 of Mycoplasma pneumoniae...

Company reports on test of VScan Tuberculosis test kit.
June 8, 2004... 2004 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medical Services International, Inc., (MSITF) has completed a major independent test of its VScan Tuberculosis (TB) rapid test kit in Europe. The test results showed that the VScan TB test kit had...

Helicoblot 2.0 suitable for H. pylori screening in gastric cancer patients.
June 8, 2004... 2004 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Helicoblot 2.0 immunoblot assay is suitable for H. pylori screening in gastric cancer patients. In a recent study, scientists in Brazil "evaluated the performance of commercial immunoblotting...

Novel molecular assay useful for detection of influenza A viruses.
June 8, 2004... 2004 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel molecular assay provides fast and sensitive detection of influenza A viruses in clinical samples. In a recent study from Australia, a "real time RT-PCR, using the LightCycler, was developed...

Quantitative plasma CMV DNA assay very sensitive.
June 8, 2004... 2004 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A quantitative plasma CMV DNA assay is very sensitive. "Previous studies have shown that detection of cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA in plasma is less sensitive than the antigenemia assay for CMV...

New HIV clinical program with Alferon LDO launched in Africa.
June 8, 2004... 2004 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc., (HEB) has entered into an agreement with the World Foundation Aids Research and Prevention to launch a clinical trial in HIV with its experimental product Alferon LDO, a...

Helicobacter pylori infection high among dyspeptic patients in Ethiopia.
June 8, 2004... 2004 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Helicobacter pylori infections are high among adult dyspeptic patients in Ethiopia. According to a study from Sweden, "In developing countries such as Ethiopia, where chronic gastritis and...

IL-4 determines need for WSX-1 in Th1 response to Leishmania.
June 8, 2004... 2004 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Interleukin (IL)-4 determines the need for WSX-1 in the Th1 immune response to Leishmania infection. According to recent research from the United States, there are "conflicting reports on the...

Listeriolysin O induces lymphocyte apoptosis.
June 8, 2004... 2004 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Listeriolysin O (LLO) induces rapid lymphocyte apoptosis in a murine model of listeriosis. According to recent research from St. Louis, "[i]nfection of mice with Listeria monocytogenes caused marked...

APIC calls on healthcare facilities to improve flu-shot rates among workers.
June 8, 2004... 2004 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In response to the unacceptably low influenza immunization rates among healthcare workers, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) issued specific recommendations...

New influenza immunization guidelines hailed by vaccine maker.
June 8, 2004... 2004 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published new recommendations that all children 6 to 23 months of age receive an annual influenza vaccination beginning this year (2004/2005...

Analysis of mumps virus isolates during Swiss outbreak reported.
June 8, 2004... 2004 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have conducted a phylogenetic analysis of clinical mumps virus isolates from vaccinated and non-vaccinated patients with mumps during an outbreak, Switzerland 1998-2000. According to a...

Study of mumps outbreak due to genotype H in Korea in 1999 reported.
June 8, 2004... 2004 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Investigators describe the regional outbreak of mumps due to genotype H in Korea in 1999 in a recent issue of the Journal of Medical Virology. "Serological and virological studies were carried out...

African nations step up polio battle as vaccine opponents signal end to boycott.
June 8, 2004... 2004 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- African leaders approved an emergency strategy May 17, 2004, to immunize 74 million children for polio in 21 nations, U.N. officials said. The approval came amid signs that a heavily Muslim state in...

China's latest SARS outbreak declared contained.
June 8, 2004... 2004 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- China has contained its latest SARS outbreak, which was linked to a Beijing research laboratory, the World Health Organization (WHO) said, urging continued vigilance in labs around the globe where...

Reproductive health program failed to better sexual health in Uzbekistan.
June 8, 2004... 2004 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A reproductive health program failed to better sexual health in Uzbekistan. "Since 1991, contraceptive use has risen significantly in Uzbekistan while reliance on abortion has declined, yet...

North Carolina health officials warn of West Nile threat.
June 8, 2004... 2004 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Health officials are urging North Carolina residents to protect themselves and animals against mosquito bites to prevent another outbreak of potentially deadly West Nile virus. Last year, 24 people...

Larviciding could help protect against West Nile virus, studies show.
June 8, 2004... 2004 JUN 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Many public health officials' and mosquito control organizations' studies have found larviciding, which kills mosquito larvae before they become biting adults, to be a vital step to protect against the...

Monoclonal antibodies to B. anthracis capsular antigen developed.
June 15, 2004... 2004 JUN 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have developed monoclonal antibodies to Bacillus anthracis capsular antigen for immunoprotection in anthrax and detection of antigenemia. According to recent research published in the...

Dalbavancin effective against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
June 15, 2004... 2004 JUN 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Dalbavancin is effective against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. According to a study from Italy, "Infections due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are an important...

MRP8 and MRP14 re-expressed by tissue macrophages in chronic infection.
June 15, 2004... 2004 JUN 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MRP8 and MRP14 are re-expressed by tissue macrophages in chronic infection. According to recent research from Germany, "Macrophages are decisive cells for the course of leprosy as they phagocytose...

Re-infection with Wuchereria bancrofti is common in Tanzania.
June 15, 2004... 2004 JUN 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Re-infection with Wuchereria bancrofti is common in Tanzania. According to published research from Denmark, "The results of surveys, for human bancroftian filariasis, carried out in 1975 and 1991...

The search for a safer smallpox vaccine: new data on promising candidate.
June 15, 2004... 2004 JUN 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- When used as an aerosolized weapon, smallpox could be controlled by a new vaccine under study at St. Louis University School of Medicine, according to new data. Detailed results from studies by Dr....

Exotoxin components of Bacillus anthracis analyzed by Western blot.
June 15, 2004... 2004 JUN 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have conducted a Western blot analysis of the exotoxin components from Bacillus anthracis separated by isoelectric focusing gel electrophoresis. "The components of the Bacillus...

Risk derived from use of antibiotic soaps questioned.
June 15, 2004... 2004 JUN 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New research suggests that the risk of bacteria developing antibiotic resistance after exposure to the biocide triclosan may not be as great as previously believed. Researchers from the University...

New strain of bird flu found in Canada.
June 15, 2004... 2004 JUN 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new strain of bird flu has been found in the Fraser Valley of Vancouver, British Columbia, different from anything seen in the area before, officials said. Scientists can't rule out the...

Genotypic analyses of lactobacilli show marked variation in tannase activities.
June 15, 2004... 2004 JUN 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Genotypic analyses of lactobacilli show a marked variation in tannase activities. "A total of 77 tannase producing lactobacilli strains isolated from human feces or fermented foods were examined...

Arkansas hospitals, health-care systems get $5 million in federal money.
June 15, 2004... 2004 JUN 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Arkansas has been allotted more than $5 million in federal money to prepare its hospitals and healthcare systems for bioterrorism, infectious diseases and natural disasters. The money is part of a...

Causative organisms of infective endocarditis identified.
June 15, 2004... 2004 JUN 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The causative organisms of infective endocarditis have been elucidated. According to researchers in France, a "prospective study of infective endocarditis (IE) was conducted between 1994 and 2000...