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Every Rose Has Its Thorn; Legionnaire's Disease In The Garden 3 Sep 2010 at 10:00am Quite an unusual case of Legionnaire's disease arose in 2010 and is now being thoroughly investigated. Why so strange? A healthy 67 year old man contracted Legionnaire's through a cut on his hand while handling compost in his garden. This week's edition of The Lancet reports the full details based on a Case Report by Dr. Simon M Patten, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley and his colleagues... New Antimalarial Compound Shows Promise For Drug Resistant Malaria 3 Sep 2010 at 8:00am Scientists are developing a new antimalarial drug with a novel mechanism of action which shows promise for clearing a Plasmodium (malaria parasite) infection after a single dose, according to an article published in the journal Science... Optimer Pharmaceuticals Announces Presentations Of Additional Fidaxomicin Pha... 3 Sep 2010 at 6:00am Results from studies related to Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s (Nasdaq: OPTR) lead developmental product candidate, fidaxomicin, will be presented at the 50th Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) to be held at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in Boston on September 12-15, 2010... Frugal Microbes Reduce The Cost Of Proteins 3 Sep 2010 at 3:00am Bacteria tend to be more frugal when constructing proteins for use outside of the cell versus internally, saving their energy for synthesizing compounds that can be recycled, according to research published in the current issue of the online journal mBio™... New Research: Cranberry Juice Shows Promise Blocking Staph Infections 3 Sep 2010 at 3:00am Expanding their scope of study on the mechanisms of bacterial infection, researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) have reported the surprise finding from a small clinical study that cranberry juice cocktail blocked a strain of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) from beginning the process of infection... Chronic Lyme Disease: How Often Is It Diagnosed And Treated? 3 Sep 2010 at 2:00am The existence of chronic Lyme disease is an issue of sharp debate within the medical community. Some health care workers who call themselves "Lyme literate" insist that chronic Lyme disease is frequently diagnosed and treated by primary care physicians... Resistant Bacteria Protect The Colony 3 Sep 2010 at 2:00am In the war against antibiotics, bacteria aren't selfish. According to a new report from Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) researchers, a handful of resistant pathogens can protect an entire colony... Cheap And Accurate Tuberculosis Test Gives Results In Under Two Hours 2 Sep 2010 at 6:00pm A tuberculosis test, called Xpert® MTB/RIF, can successfully identify 98% of all culture-confirmed TB cases, including more than 90% of those with smear-negative disease, a study published in NEJM (New England Journal of Medicine) reveals... Infrared Detects E. Coli In Beef Within An Hour Instead Of A Week Protecting ... 2 Sep 2010 at 10:00am Where's the beef? Rather, where are the Escherichia coli (commonly referred to and spelled as E. coli) in my beef? It has been found that infrared spectroscopy detects E. coli (named for discovery by German pediatrician and bacteriologist Theodor Escherich) far more rapidly than current testing options... Several West Nile Virus Infections And Deaths In Greece, Other Parts Of Europ... 2 Sep 2010 at 9:00am Cases of human infection of West Nile virus (WNV) have been reported in Greece where 13 people have died and at least 140 have become ill, according to the Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. Greek authorities say 32 patients are currently hospitalized... Latest NYS Hospital Acquired Infections Report Shows Mandatory Disclosure Sav... 2 Sep 2010 at 5:00am Dr. Betsy McCaughey, Founder/ Chairman of the Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths (RID) said that "the 2009 New York State Department of Health Hospital Acquired Infections Report (released 9/1/2010) shows that mandatory disclosure saves lives by making hospitals work harder to prevent infections. Statewide rates decreased for nearly every type of infection measured. None increased... Hospital For Special Surgery Is Once Again The Only New York Hospital With Su... 2 Sep 2010 at 5:00am For the second year in a row, Hospital for Special Surgery is the only hospital in New York State with an infection rate that is significantly lower than the state average for hip replacement or revision surgeries, according to the 2009 report on hospital infection rates released today by the State Department of Health... Newest Edition Of Critical Care Nursing Procedure Manual Helps Hospital Units 2 Sep 2010 at 3:00am The latest edition of the "AACN Procedure Manual for Critical Care Nursing" increases the focus on patient safety and infection prevention, while continuing to emphasize evidence-based practice. Published by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), the 1,312-page manual presents procedures for the critical care environment in an easy-to-use illustrated and step-by-step format... Bed Bugs On The Rise 1 Sep 2010 at 12:00pm Bed bugs appear to be on the rise around the world, as more and more experts and professionals in pest control report huge rises in prevalence, even so far as to suggest we are on the verge of a bed bug pandemic... Two Mosquito Pools Tested Positive For West Nile Virus, Boston, Massachusetts 1 Sep 2010 at 11:00am The Boston Public Health Commission reported today that two more mosquito pools have confirmed contamination of West Nile Virus (WNV), one pool was detected in North Dorchester and the other one in Hyde Park (first time this season). Authorities inform that previous infected mosquito pools had been found in North Dorchester and West Roxbury...     HealthBusinessBuilder.com Build your Health Business Fast!