A San Francisco woman stricken with typhoid fever may be part of a rare outbreak of the disease linked to a frozen tropical fruit product used to make milkshakes and smoothies, San…
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22 superbug cases in just one hospital…
Twenty-two patients in three months in a single hospital. This statistic should serve as an answer to anyone who wants to understand why the NDM-1 (New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1) is creating ripples —…
CDC Lists Top Food Pathogens
Surveillance data on foodborne disease outbreaks in 2007 revealed that norovirus and salmonella contamination were the leading causes, with poultry, beef, and leafy greens the most common foods involved, the U.S. Centers…
China expanding testing after latest milk scandal
China will test a wider range of dairy products and even breast milk as authorities investigate claims that a brand of infant formula caused apparent breast growth in a small number of…
Technique To Preserve Fertility In Young Women May Be Unsafe For Patients With Leukemia
Although the use of ovarian tissue cryopreservation and transplantation has lead to 13 live births in women with lymphoma or solid tumors, this method of fertility preservation may be unsafe for patients…
New Sporadic Prion Protein Disease Identified By CWRU
A new sporadic prion protein disease has been discovered. Variably protease-sensitive prionopathy (VPSPr), as it has been named, is the second type of complete sporadic disease to be identified since Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease…
Researchers Use Pyrosequencing To Study Canine Intestinal Bacteria
A dog’s indiscriminate taste is not always a positive trait. In fact, it often leads to gastrointestinal infections and consequent ailments such as diarrhea and vomiting that come from eating spoiled food….
Artificial Heart Now Sold Online
The maker of the only FDA-approved temporary total artificial heart has opened an online store to take orders for the device and its accessories. SynCardia Systems launched the site — shop.syncardia.com —…
Bacteria raise red flags for swimmers
With the promise of brilliant, sunny skies this weekend, health officials await bacteria test results today to see whether the 33 beaches closed to swimming yesterday can reopen. Tweet diggYahoo! Buzz ShareThis…
Brother Dies After Donating Part of Liver
A Colorado hospital has put living donor liver transplants on hold after a donor death, reports MSNBC. Ryan Arnold, 34, from South Dakota donated part of his liver to save his brother…
Obesity linked to greater C-section rates
The larger a pregnant woman is when she checks in on delivery day, the greater her risk of having a cesarean section, according to a study. Nearly one of every three births…
UAE Embassy in Thailand reassure health conditions of Emiratis
Ahmed Al Muhairbi, Acting Charge d’affaires at the UAE Embassy in Thailand accompanied by Mohammed Abdul Rahman Al Jarwan, Health Attache visited hospitals in Bangkok to inquire health of UAE national admitted…
FDA approves ella as 5-day-after emergency contraceptive
The Food and Drug Administration approved a controversial new form of emergency contraception Friday that can prevent a pregnancy as many as five days after sex. The decision to allow the sale…
Tylenol linked to asthma in teens
A major new international study released Friday has found that adolescents who take acetaminophen, better known under the brand name Tylenol, have a higher risk of asthma, allergic nasal conditions and the…
Controversy over NDM-1 ‘Superbug’ Ignites Uproar in India
A study in a British medical journal reporting the existence of a drug-resistant “superbug” has ignited a controversy within Indian medical circles. The Lancet Infectious Diseases reported that antibiotics have proved so…