RPC Promens has unveiled a new can, which is designed to meet the requirements of the chemical industry. The company has developed new SmartCan range for carrying hazardous goods, helping manufacturers to minimize the harmful impact on ...
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US based Blue Bell Ice Cream issued a voluntary recall for two flavors of cookie dough ice cream suspected to be contaminated with listeria causing bacteria. Produced at the ice cream company’s plant located in Sylacauga, Alabama, ...
Facing second contamination scare within a week, Satamaito co-operative dairy in Pori, Finland, has recalled its milk products over possible listeria contamination. Citing health risk, the company stated that it was recalling all ...
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What is antibiotic resistance and is it correct to describe it as a ‘looming global threat’? Antibiotic resistance is a consequence of antibiotic use. Bacteria adapt to the threat of antibiotics using mechanisms to overcome ...
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New detection methods could shorten the detection of sepsis from days down to only a few hours. Sepsis is a possibly mortal bacterial infection. It affects neonates and young infants more severely since their immune system is not fully ...
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US-based FOB Synthesis and AstraZeneca have entered into a research and development option and license agreement for the development of a novel antibiotic for the treatment of drug-resistant bacterial infections. The new antibiotics will ...
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As the New Year kicks off and resolutions become reality, cranberry juice lovers can feel good knowing their favorite cranberry products are the perfect solution to a healthy 2014. A recent study published in Nutrients, a peer-reviewed ...
A new study seeks to determine how one parasitic species can give rise to two drastically different outcomes in its host: The human body louse (Pediculus humanus) can transmit dangerous bacterial infections to humans, while the human head ...
Pregnant women who have a bacterial infection that's diagnosed during hospitalization may be at greater risk of delivering a child with autism, a new study suggests. These infections -- usually of the genitals, urinary tract or amniotic ...
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Food and Drug Administration said Monday that it wants makers of antibacterial hand soaps and body washes to prove their products are safe for long-term daily use and more effective than regular soaps in preventing illness and the spread of ...
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There may be a safe, reliable and natural way to treat moderate and severe cases of acne: Supplementation with omega-3-rich fish oil. Acne occurs when a substance known as sebum builds up and combines with dead skin cells. This clogs the ...
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U.S. health officials announced new guidance limits for antibiotics used for children due to the high amount of inappropriate uses of the drug. The report, Principles of Judicious Antibiotic Prescribing for Bacterial Upper Respiratory ...
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Medical professionals do require efficient guiding medical lights literally to carry out the various critical tasks impeccably. Otherwise, the odds are, something may go wrong with the patient being minutely examined and meanwhile it can ...
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is calling for a research study on the likelihood of the milk becoming contaminated during a Q fever outbreak in UK livestock. The study will also evaluate the associated risks to humans from consumption of ...
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Cattle on the Schilke Ranch in northwestern North Dakota, located on Bakken Shale. Photo: Jacki Schilke In a Brooklyn winery on a sultry July evening, an elegant crowd sips rosé and nibbles trout plucked from the gin-clear streams ...
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