Beneficial bacteria may help ward off infection
July 19, 2012 While many bacteria exist as aggressive pathogens, causing diseases ranging from tuberculosis and cholera, to plague, diphtheria and toxic shock syndrome, others play a less malevolent…
Researchers find evidence of banned antibiotics in poultry products
Apr 2012 Analysis of feather meal suggests continued use of fluoroquinolone antibiotics despite 2005 FDA ban In a joint study, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health…
Can chemicals produced by gut microbiota affect children with autism?
Can chemicals produced by gut microbiota affect children with autism? // PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 19-May-2014 Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have significantly different concentrations of certain bacterial-produced chemicals, called…
Clues about autism may come from the gut
Contact: Joseph Caspermeyer Joseph.Caspermeyer@asu.edu Arizona State University Bacterial flora inhabiting the human gut have become one of the hottest topics in biological research. Implicated in a range of important activities…
Clues about autism may come from the gut
Contact: Joseph Caspermeyer Joseph.Caspermeyer@asu.edu Arizona State University Bacterial flora inhabiting the human gut have become one of the hottest topics in biological research. Implicated in a range of important activities…
New study links fate of personal care products to environmental pollution and human health concerns: Triclosan
Contact: Joe Caspermeyer joseph.caspermeyer@asu.edu 480-727-0369 Arizona State University Parental concerns in maintaining germ-free homes for their children have led to an ever-increasing demand and the rapid adoption of anti-bacterial soaps…
New salmonella-based ‘clean vaccines’ aid the fight against infectious disease:To accomplish this, a recombinant strain of Salmonella was constructed using genes from another pathogen, Francisella tularensis
* They are using genes from tularensis " inhaling as few as 10 bacteria could be potentially deadly " I feel uncomfortable with the Gates foundation funding support utilizing a Bioweapon strain of Rabbit Fever? …
ASU study finds antimicrobials from personal care products in statewide survey of Minnesota’s rivers and lakes – triclosan
Highlights First statewide U.S. survey finds antimicrobial compounds present in sediments of Minnesota’s rivers, creeks and lakes Personal care product active ingredients triclosan (TCS) and triclocarban (TCC) detected in all…
New study links fate of personal care products to environmental pollution and human health concerns -triclosan (TCS)
Public release date: 16-May-2008 Parental concerns in maintaining germ-free homes for their children have led to an ever-increasing demand and the rapid adoption of anti-bacterial soaps and cleaning agents. But…
Drugstore in the Dirt – French clay fights “flesh-eating” bug (M. ulcerans)
Public Release: 25-Oct-2007 Boulder, CO, USA - French clay that kills several kinds of disease-causing bacteria is at the forefront of new research into age-old, nearly forgotten, but surprisingly potent…
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