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Drytac to Debut New Protac Anti-Bacterial Film at Sign & Digital UK 2017
Mar 1, 2017Drytac Europe, an international manufacturer of self-adhesive materials for the print, label and industrial markets, has announced its plans to participate in Sign & Digital UK event, scheduled to take place at NEC Birmingham, UK, between ...
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UK Pork Products Found to Be Contaminated with MRSA
Oct 11, 2016UK pork products sold by some of the major supermarkets have been found to be contaminated with a livestock strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The University of Cambridge conducted a study to test 97 UK-produced ...
Tags: MRSA, UK pork products
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Denny Bros Adds Antimicrobial Properties in Fight Against MRSA
Aug 25, 2016The UK is now reporting the lowest rates of MRSA in its NHS hospitals since 2001. However, despite UK hospitals leading the way in the global fight against Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAI), the costs to the country are still ...
Tags: Denny Bros, MRSA, antibacterial properties
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Superbug MRSA Has Been Found in Pork Sold in Several British Supermarkets
Jun 23, 2015A strain of superbug MRSA has been found in pork sold in several British supermarkets, according to a Guardian investigation. The MRSA CC398 originates in animals due to excessive use of powerful antibiotics on factory farms. As part of ...
Tags: Pork Products, MRSA CC398
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Salamtex Uses Anti-Microbial Fabric to Aviod Infection
Feb 6, 2015Salamtex, a textile manufacturing company in Egypt, has created a groundbreaking anti-microbial textile named ‘Guard Textiles’ providing protection against the transmission of infection in health care facilities, according to ...
Tags: Anti-Microbial Fabric, textile
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The Lighting System of Glasgow Royal Hospital Intensive Care Unit Can Kill Bacteria
Aug 14, 2014An intensive care ward at Glasgow Royal Infirmary is trialling a lighting system that has been designed to kill superbugs including MRSA, E. coli and C. diff. The HINS-light system, which has been developed by the University of ...
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The Study,Presented at The American Thoracic Society International Conference in 2014
Jun 9, 2014To kill these bacteria , while reducing the ability of human cells , cigarettes , as an alternative to a healthy electronic cigarette in the laboratory studies , and drug resistance , the manufacturer is potentially Despite being touted the ...
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A Team Discovered a New Class of Antibiotics to Fight Drug-Resistant Bacteria
Mar 12, 2014A team of U.S. researchers says it discovered a new class of antibiotics to fight drug-resistant bacteria that threaten public health. Mayland Chang and Shahriar Mobashery of the University of Notre Dame said the new class of antibiotics ...
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Researchers Found That The Oxadiazole Inhibits a Penicillin-Binding Protein
Mar 11, 2014A team of University of Notre Dame researchers led by Mayland Chang and Shahriar Mobashery have discovered a new class of antibiotics to fight bacteria such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and other drug-resistant ...
Tags: Chemists, New Class, Antibiotics
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Scientists at The University of California,San Diego Have Developed a New Genetic Platform
Jan 22, 2014Scientists at the University of California, San Diego have developed a new genetic platform that allows efficient production of naturally occurring molecules, and have used it to produce a novel antibiotic compound. Their study, published ...
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Two Utah Cousins, Disgusted with Reports That 1-in-6 Cellphones Contain Fecal Material
Jan 15, 2014Two Utah cousins, disgusted with news reports that 1-in-6 cellphones contain fecal material, developed a charger that simultaneously sanitizes a cellphone. Dan Barnes told the International CES 2014 in Las Vegas, billed as more than an ...
Tags: cellphones, fecal material
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IBM Announced a Collaboration to Aid in The Prevention of Infections
Jan 10, 2014OhioHealth and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a collaboration to aid in the prevention of infections using a first-of-a-kind network of wireless sensors and real-time Big Data analytics that measure hand-washing practices. OhioHealth will ...
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Number of Infections with Dangerous Bacteria at VA Long-term Care Centers Has Dropped
Jan 9, 2014The number of infections with dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria at VA long-term care centers has dropped since a program to combat the problem was launched in 2009, a new report shows. The initiative to reduce the number of ...
Tags: MRSA Germ Cases, VA Program, Health News, Medicine News
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Experts Sound Alarm Bells on Rising Resistance of Microbes to Antibiotics Used by Humans
Dec 27, 2013As experts continue to sound alarm bells about the rising resistance of microbes to antibiotics used by humans, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday announced it was curbing the use of the drugs in livestock nationwide. "FDA ...
Tags: antibiotics, FDA, animal health, antimicrobials
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AHVLA Has Identified The Presence of LA-MRSA in Poultry on a Farm in East Anglia,England
Nov 29, 2013The Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA) in the UK has identified the presence of livestock-associated Meticillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) in poultry on a farm in East Anglia, England. The agency ...
Tags: East Anglia Farm, Infectious Bacteria, UK
