Bug Barcode Readers Hold Out Promise Of Universal Vaccines Oct 16, 2009
There are infections by microbes such as Salmonella, E.coli and Campylobacter that can occur in many species and cause a significant risk to health and having a one medicine approach to preventing and treating these can really only be a good thing. Adapted from materials provided by. (Science Daily)
Cell's Split Personality: Synthetic Circuits Oct 5, 2009
Understanding A Cell's Split Personality Aids Synthetic Circuits. Understanding A Cell's Split Personality Aids Synthetic Circuits. (Science Daily)
Understanding a cell's split personality aids synthetic circuits Oct 5, 2009
" The scientists conducted their experiments using a genetically altered colony of the bacteria Escherichia coli (E.coli) in a simple synthetic circuit. When the colony of bacteria was stimulated by external cues, some of the cells went to the "on" position and grew more slowly, while the rest went to the "off" position and grew faster. "It is as if the colony received the command not to expand too fast when the circuit is on," Tan explained. "Now that we know that this occurs, we used computer... (EurekAlert!)
Officials list precautions to prevent E.coli infection Oct 2, 2009
Freshly-pressed cider can present a danger to the health of some people because the E.coli bacteria could be living in it. The health department warns that unpasteurized cider carries the risk of E.coli infection. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
Common Spices May Suppress E. Coli Sep 26, 2009
In addition to being a food additive, our results show that eugenol is effective in reducing the virulence of E.coli O157, says researcher Kumio Yokoigawa. Special Links. (Newsmax)
Farm E.coli twin leaves hospital Sep 25, 2009
One of the two-year-old twin boys who suffered kidney failure after contracting E.coli at a Surrey petting farm has left hospital ... The number of E.coli cases linked to Godstone Farm, near Redhill, has risen to 79. (BBC News -- UK)
How Healthy is the Raw Food Diet? Sep 25, 2009
These diseases include E.coli poisoning, salmonella and trichinosis. Before following any type of raw food diet to lose weight, it s important to take precautions when eating meat and obtaining the vitamins necessary for a healthy body. (Suite101.com)
Energy bills 'unlikely to fall' Sep 19, 2009
Page last updated at 19:37 GMT, Friday, 18 September 2009 20:37 UK. Energy bills 'unlikely to fall. (BBC News -- UK)
BT warns customers of phone scams Sep 19, 2009
Page last updated at 22:15 GMT, Friday, 18 September 2009 23:15 UK. By Maryam Moshiri BBC News business reporter. (BBC News -- UK)
Lawyer keeps up care homes fight Sep 19, 2009
Page last updated at 08:13 GMT, Saturday, 19 September 2009 09:13 UK. Miss Hossack says she has acted at all times "in the utmost good faith". (BBC News -- UK)
UN urged to investigate Sep 19, 2009
Page last updated at 13:41 GMT, Saturday, 12 September 2009 14:41 UK. The UN General Assembly is to be asked to back an investigation. (BBC News -- UK)
Summer drop in mortgage lending Sep 19, 2009
Page last updated at 13:39 GMT, Friday, 18 September 2009 14:39 UK. The CML says lenders are remaining 'prudent. (BBC News -- Business)
Nato chief reaches out to Russia Sep 19, 2009
Page last updated at 21:44 GMT, Friday, 18 September 2009 22:44 UK. Please turn on JavaScript. (BBC News -- Europe)
From fat cat to hot dog - trader swaps office for sausage stand Sep 19, 2009
Page last updated at 16:02 GMT, Friday, 18 September 2009 17:02 UK. German fat cat turns to hot dogs. (BBC News -- Europe)
Who's the daddy? Sep 19, 2009
Page last updated at 10:43 GMT, Friday, 18 September 2009 11:43 UK. Secret world of sperm donations. (BBC News -- Health)
Anger at Iranian Holocaust denial Sep 19, 2009
Page last updated at 23:04 GMT, Friday, 18 September 2009 00:04 UK. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has repeatedly denied the Holocaust. (BBC News -- Africa)
E.coli alert closes fourth farm Sep 19, 2009
A Devon farm attraction has been partially closed as health experts investigate links to three children who have been infected with E.coli ... It is the fourth petting farm to shut in recent days over E.coli fears ... Forty-nine cases of E.coli have been linked to Godstone Farm in Surrey. (BBC News -- UK)
UK police trained Libyan officers Sep 19, 2009
Page last updated at 01:10 GMT, Saturday, 19 September 2009 02:10 UK. Police officers expected Libya to try harder to catch Pc Fletcher's killer. (BBC News -- UK)
I saw you across the platform... Sep 19, 2009
Page last updated at 10:40 GMT, Friday, 18 September 2009 11:40 UK. Do people fall in love on trains. (BBC News -- UK)
Warning over cuts to housing cash Sep 19, 2009
Page last updated at 22:20 GMT, Friday, 18 September 2009 23:20 UK. Shelter said housing must be made a priority. (BBC News -- UK)
Four arrests over burnt body find Sep 19, 2009
Page last updated at 20:46 GMT, Friday, 18 September 2009 21:46 UK. The area where the body was found is a popular spot for dog walkers. (BBC News -- UK)
Happy outcome Sep 19, 2009
Page last updated at 23:11 GMT, Friday, 18 September 2009 00:11 UK. Making baby surgery safer. (BBC News -- UK)
Race 'not behind health protests' Sep 19, 2009
Page last updated at 08:21 GMT, Saturday, 19 September 2009 09:21 UK. Race 'not behind health protests. (BBC News -- Americas)
Avril Lavigne splits from husband Sep 19, 2009
Page last updated at 12:11 GMT, Friday, 18 September 2009 13:11 UK. Avril Lavigne married Deryck Whibley in July 2006. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
'Pretty rude' Sep 19, 2009
Page last updated at 11:02 GMT, Friday, 18 September 2009 12:02 UK. Peep Show 'won't change' for anyone. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Terracotta army's new UK formation Sep 19, 2009
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Risk, regulation and children: A toxic mix Sep 18, 2009
Forty cases have now been confirmed in what is likely to be Britain s largest-ever outbreak of E.coli poisoning spread by animals (contaminated food is a more common source). Fourteen children are in hospital, and four of them are seriously ill. (The Economist)
More E.coli cases linked to farm Sep 18, 2009
Five more people have contracted E.coli in an outbreak linked to a children's farm in Surrey ... A spokeswoman for Horton Park Children's Farm said the decision to close the farm on Wednesday evening was made because of the perceived "slight risk" of more children contracting E.coli ... HPA officials are not aware of any cases of E.coli linked to Horton Park farm. (BBC News -- UK)
Parents fear for E.coli children Sep 15, 2009
A mother of twin boys with acute kidney failure after an E.coli outbreak at a farm in Surrey has said she fears for their long-term health. Godstone Farm, near Redhill, was closed on Saturday - although the first E.coli case was reported on 27 August ... Experts have described it as one of the UK's largest outbreaks of E.coli. (BBC News -- UK)
Anger E.coli farm not shut sooner Sep 14, 2009
Parents of children hit by an E.coli outbreak at a farm say they are angry the attraction was not closed earlier ... He said: "All the staff at the farm are very upset about the E.coli outbreak and we hope that all the children make a full and speedy recovery.". (BBC News -- UK)
Officials knew of E.coli outbreak Sep 13, 2009
Twelve youngsters are in hospital after being diagnosed with E.coli. Health officials knew about an E.coli outbreak among people who visited a farm in Surrey days before it was closed to the public, it has emerged ... E.COLI Bacterium is found in the intestines of animals and humans 950 recorded cases in England and Wales last year 20 people died in the worst recorded UK outbreak, linked to a church lunch in Strathclyde 13 years ago. (BBC News -- UK)
Pill use 'may cut risk of cancer' Sep 13, 2009
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US sex-abstinence drive 'flawed' Sep 13, 2009
Page last updated at 02:13 GMT, Friday, 1 December 2006. US sex-abstinence drive 'flawed. (Yahoo News -- Birth Control)
Cannabis 'affecting young minds' Sep 13, 2009
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Brain 'can beat early blindness' Sep 13, 2009
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Mounting a multi-layered attack on fungal infections Sep 8, 2009
Although not as well known as bacterial infections, such as MRSA and E.coli, fungal infections such as that caused by the yeast Candida albicans can be more serious and lead to a higher death rate. Using mutant forms of the C. albicans yeast which lacked different parts of the yeast cell wall, Professor Neil Gow and his colleagues have uncovered a three-pronged mechanism by which the body's immune defences attack the invading fungus. (EurekAlert!)
'Metabolic Engineering' Could Herald The End Of Fossil Fuels In Industrial Chemical Production Aug 28, 2009
The team developed a strain of E.coli capable of producing putrescine through metabolic engineering ... First the team weakened or deleted competing metabolic pathways within the E.coli strain before deleting pathways which cause putrescine degradation ... The final result of this process was an engineered E.coli strain which produced 24. (Science Daily)
Hello, possum - but in a hospital unit? Aug 24, 2009
It was sent to the Herald only days after one of the state's most senior health bureaucrats denied claims the hospital had a big problem with possums, known to spread deadly golden staph and e.coli infections. The photo was taken in 2005 but staff say possums have been plaguing the hospital for more than a decade and are removed weekly from wards and offices. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
County critical of Kalona city pool management Aug 20, 2009
Chlorine is added to pool water to prevent a number of infectious bacteria and viruses that include e.coli, salmonellas, dysentery and hepatitis A. Thomann said that if someone was to get sick at the pool and its records looked at, "I don't know what the city's defense would be." The County Health Department's 2005 inspection on July 14 noted that no chlorine testing had been performed for the season prior to that day, though the health code states such tests must be taken every four hours when... (Kalona News, IA)
Secrets Of Ulcer-causing Bacteria: Clever Biochemical Strategy Enables Bacteria To Move Freely And Colonize Host Aug 20, 2009
However, E. coli also has pathogenic relatives that trigger diarrhea illnesses: enterohemorrhagic E.coli bacteria. During. (Science Daily)
Updated With Photos: NESTLE(R) TOLL HOUSE(R) Re-launches With 'New Batch' Label Aug 19, 2009
NESTLE TOLL HOUSE shipping cases also are marked in blue (rather than the previous black) to denote new production and will contain the statement: "Do not consume raw cookie dough." The adoption of this distinct labeling is the result of helpful discussions between Food & Drug Administration (FDA) officials and Nestle, following reports of E.coli O157:H7 illnesses that appeared to be related to the consumption of raw cookie dough. Following the voluntary recall of all NESTLE TOLL HOUSE... (PR Newswire)
Facebook plea in E.coli outbreak Aug 17, 2009
The E.coli O157 bug causes abdominal pain and diarrhoea. Social networking website Facebook is being used to try to contact about 650 people who attended a dance camp after two girls contracted E.coli. (BBC News -- UK)
Deaf audiences can 'see' dialogue Aug 17, 2009
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Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)- a Si... Aug 16, 2009
Infection may occur when bacteria (typically e.coli) from the digestive tract during the process of elimination attaches itself to the urethra. Most often urine flushes these bacteria away and there is no further problem. (Suite101.com)
The Dirt On Flip Flops Aug 14, 2009
Lab tests on the flip flops found E.coli, staphylococcus aureus - which is all over our skin - and fecal matter. None of this is a big surprise, according to CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton. (CBS News)
Structure Of Antibiotic Ramoplanin Reveals Promising Mechanism Aug 6, 2009
Using pigs as a model, scientists have examined how E.coli bacteria -- a common. (May 7, 2009) Inhibiting the "drug efflux pumps" in bacteria, which function as their defense mechanisms against antibiotics, can mask the effect of mutations that have led to antibiotic resistance. (Science Daily)
Battling the bugs Aug 6, 2009
From swine flu to pneumonic plague - with E.coli in the mix - microbes have been making the headlines ... The strain of E.coli meanwhile which has just left two people seriously ill is a mutant form of the bacterium which lives without causing any trouble in cattle, but can be a killer in humans when it is picked up after touching an animal or eating undercooked, infected food. (BBC News -- Health)
E.coli outbreak inquiry continues Aug 4, 2009
The husband of a mother who is on life support after an E.coli outbreak says he knows she will fight her illness for their 11-week-old baby son ... Four cases of E.coli are being investigated by Wales' public health chiefs and the local authority's environmental health officers ... The leader of Wrexham council, Aled Roberts, said the council had last week completed its investigations under the Pennington report, the public inquiry into the E.coli outbreak in 2005 which left one boy dead and... (BBC News -- UK)
E. coli infection Aug 4, 2009
Page last updated at 14:54 GMT, Monday, 3 August 2009 15:54 UK. E. coli is a common bug which is present everywhere in the environment. (BBC News -- UK)
Bacteria Pack Their Own Demise Aug 2, 2009
Our best-known intestinal residents, Escherichia coli bacteria, more commonly known as E.coli, have such a T-A system in five different locations in their DNA, while Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria even have them in 60 locations. A difficult feat. (Science Daily)
Water sources for crops do matter Aug 2, 2009
Standard/conventional water tests will tell you if your water supply contains fecal coliforms or generic E.coli. The presence of these organisms shows that your well is contaminated with bacteria, but does not tell you about the presence of pathogens (bacteria, viruses or parasites that can make you sick) like E. coli O157:H7. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Observing Bacteria Infecting Living Host Jul 28, 2009
Confocal microscope image showing insect immune cells (green) containing E.coli bacteria (red). (Credit: Image courtesy of University of Bath). (Science Daily)
E. Coli and our food supply Jul 27, 2009
In fact, E.coli lives in the healthy human and cattle intestine tract, among other benefical bacteria that are necessary for proper devlopment and health. its the deadly strain of E.coli 057;hr thats toxic and potentialy fatal ... The benefical E.coli is found in the intestines of healthy, naturaly raised grass fed cattle. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
City Acted Appropriately Jul 22, 2009
DNR officials apparently wanted to hold off issuing the report until the further tests showed the E.coli levels had subsided. DNR officials said they were worried that releasing the reports could harm tourism and business around the lake. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Girl Beats Cancer, Stroke, Paralysis; Rides Bike Again Jul 22, 2009
" Ultimately, Georgia suffered no long-term damage from the stroke. But also suffered from shingles and E.coli poisoning during the course of her treatment. "I'm so proud of her," Lorna Morgan said. "Even when full of drugs for shingles and E. coli she remained as bright as a button. She hasn't dropped behind at school either and will be returning to the same year group this autumn. (Fox News)
ALERT: CITY OF WASHINGTON ISSUES BOIL WATER ORDER Jul 19, 2009
Briggs said the Missouri Department of Natural Resources notified the city Friday afternoon that one of the 10 samples its submits to the agency each month did test positive for an E.coli presence. Briggs said the positive sample was taken from a business on Fourteenth Street. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Beach closes, reopens after E.Coli reading Jul 17, 2009
The Birch Creek Beach in the town of Birch Creek in northern Chippewa County was closed for a time Tuesday and Wednesday after an elevated E.Coli bacteria finding. The beach reopened for swimming Wednesday after a second test found E.Coli levels below state health standards, said the Chippewa County Department of Public Health. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
State withheld report on E. coli in Lake of Ozarks Jul 17, 2009
misshoneybee wrote on Jul 16, 2009 2:28 PM:" By the by--take a big swig of one of those water samples that DNR had taken and then decide if the economy is more important than your health. Maybe you will wish DNR hadn't 'withheld information' about E.Coli when you hear your death rattle! The economy can bounce back but dead is DEAD! " ... misshoneybee wrote on Jul 16, 2009 2:04 PM:" I'm sorry, perhaps I was wrong to say that the DNR 'LIED' but withholding the truth isn't any better. If the water... (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Birch Creek Beach closed because of E.Coli readings Jul 16, 2009
Updated Jul 15, 2009 - 11:06:03 CDT. Web Search powered by YAHOO. (Menomonie Dunn County News, WI)
Reviews of microbial gene language published in special issue of Trends in Microbiology Jul 15, 2009
Gene Ontology terms are particularly well suited for classifying the similarities and differences in the function of gene products in E.coli as compared to their counterparts in other organisms. As the authors emphasize, linking other resources to Gene Ontology terms will also open up exciting new opportunities for biologists to explore gene function in the years ahead. (EurekAlert!)
Putnam Water E. Coli Scare Jul 14, 2009
The positive E.coli test result could have been a lab error, contamination from a test bottle, or an isolated incident. The results of a full system assessment will be back Wednesday afternoon. (FOX61, CT)
Cookie dough inquiry nearly over, but no answers Jul 11, 2009
The E.coli strain that caused the outbreak, 0157:H7, is typically found in fecal contamination from animals such as cows, sheep or goats. Acheson points out that it's not unusual for those animals to be carrying more than one strain of the bacteria. (CNN -- Health)
The Health Benefits of Cranberries Jul 10, 2009
This makes for a less welcoming place for harmful bacteria like E.coli to multiply and cause infection. Prevention Of Urinary Tract Infection. (Suite101.com)
Exclusive: Cookie Dough Full of E. Coli Jul 10, 2009
Nestle recalls refrigerated cookie dough due to a possible e.coli contamination. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has completed DNA testing of in an unopened package of cookie dough at Nestle's plant in Danville, Va. (ABC News)
How Proteins Assemble Into Complex Patterns Jul 9, 2009
Researchers with Berkeley Lab, the University of California (UC) Berkeley, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and Princeton University, used an ultrahigh-precision visible light microscopy technique called PALM - for Photo-Activated Localization Microscopy - to show that the chemotaxis network of signaling proteins in E.coli bacteria is able to spontaneously form from clusters of proteins without being actively distributed or attached to specific locations in cells ... Liphardt and his... (Science Daily)
