Loading...
RSS feeds allow Web site content to be gathered via feed reader software. Click the subscribe link to obtain the feed URL for this page. The feed will update when new content appears on this page.
Highlights

A collection of news and information related to Staphylococcal Infection published by this site and its partners.

Sort By: Relevancy | Date | Type
Displaying items 1-12 of 28
» View herald-mail.com items only
    Feb 24, 2012 | Chicago Tribune

  1. Meat blogging

    Change of Subject
    This week's theme at Change of Subject is evidently meat. The article The rise of Big Meat-bred super bugs Despite the public health risk of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, the lobbyist-swayed FDA keeps easing regulations (Salon/Alternet) is the latest...
    2. Apr 27, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Health officials consider increasing plastic surgery center oversight

    Maryland health officials may ask state lawmakers for permission to oversee plastic surgery centers, a move inspired in part by the death of a Lochearn woman after liposuction.
    Maryland health officials may ask state lawmakers for permission to oversee plastic surgery centers, a move inspired in part by the death of a Lochearn woman after liposuction. The state health department had already been considering whether to ask...

    Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Justice System, Timonium, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Pharmaceuticals

    3. Apr 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Another vaccine fails to prevent staph infections, study finds

    Staph infections remain a significant problem for hospital patients, and scientists are trying to develop vaccines to prevent Staphylococcus aureus bacteria from establishing itself in vital areas like the heart, lungs or blood. But it&rsquo;s turning out to be a difficult task: A promising vaccine intended to protect heart-surgery patients from <a href="http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/staph-infections/ds00973/method=print&amp;dsection=all">staph infections</a> worked no better than a placebo, a <a href="http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1674236">new study reported</a>.
    Staph infections remain a significant problem for hospital patients, and scientists are trying to develop vaccines to prevent Staphylococcus aureus bacteria from establishing itself in vital areas like the heart, lungs or blood. But it’s turning out...

    Tags: National Institutes of Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Chemical Industry, MRSA, Pharmaceuticals

    4. Mar 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Microbe vs. microbe: Sharing bacteria at the roller derby

    What happens in a day at the roller derby?&nbsp; For one thing, scientists have discovered and reported Tuesday <a href="https://peerj.com/" target="_blank">in the journal PeerJ</a>, a lot of bacteria get swapped around.
    What happens in a day at the roller derby?  For one thing, scientists have discovered and reported Tuesday in the journal PeerJ, a lot of bacteria get swapped around. Researchers at the University of Oregon's Biology and Built Environment Center, a...

    Tags: Biology, University of Oregon, Science, Arts and Culture, Architecture

    5. Apr 1, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Bill to increase oversight of cosmetic surgery centers making late push in Assembly

    A bill to give health regulators more oversight of facilities like the now-closed Monarch Medspa in Timonium is making a late surge in the General Assembly after weeks of discussions among state and industry officials.
    A bill to give health regulators more oversight of facilities like the now-closed Monarch Medspa in Timonium is making a late surge in the General Assembly after weeks of discussions among state and industry officials. The House of Delegates...

    Tags: Judges, Medical Procedures and Tests, Justice System, Personal Service, Health and Medical Professionals

    6. Mar 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. CDC: Deadly, drug-defying CRE bacteria on rise in U.S. hospitals

    A deadly bacteria that&rsquo;s practically impervious to antibiotics is on the rise and has appeared in medical facilities in 42 U.S. states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports.
    A deadly bacteria that’s practically impervious to antibiotics is on the rise and has appeared in medical facilities in 42 U.S. states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. The rate of infection from carbapenem-resistant...

    Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Healthcare Provider, MRSA, Disease Prevention

    7. Feb 9, 2013 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  7. York swimming star MaryElizabeth Warhol enjoying life to the fullest following near-death experience

    YORK &mdash; Food is always very important for MaryElizabeth Warhol. And because Warhol, 17, is a national-class swimmer, she cheerily admits she burns so many calories daily that watching what she eats the way many teenage girls do is unnecessary.
    YORK — Food is always very important for MaryElizabeth Warhol. And because Warhol, 17, is a national-class swimmer, she cheerily admits she burns so many calories daily that watching what she eats the way many teenage girls do is unnecessary. So,...

    Tags: Health Treatments, Diseases and Illnesses, Health and Medical Professionals, High Blood Pressure, Swimming

    8. Dec 14, 2012 |Story| Aberdeen News

  8. Raising dairy calves from birth to weaning

    Within the I-29 Dairy corridor we have seen an increase in the interest of raising dairy heifers and dairy steers. What follows are some basic pointers about raising dairy calves from pick up at the dairy as bottle calves to weaning. The feeding...

    Tags: Environmental Issues, Preventative Medicine, Disease Prevention, Water, Vaccines

    9. Nov 30, 2012 |Story| KY3-TV

  9. Consumer Reports warns of pork contamination

    It used to be trichinosis was the big fear when eating pork, but the risk of getting that disease has been largely eliminated. However, <em>Consumer Reports&rsquo;</em> <a href="http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/pork0113">latest tests of pork</a> find there are new reasons to take precautions.
    It used to be trichinosis was the big fear when eating pork, but the risk of getting that disease has been largely eliminated. However, Consumer Reports’ latest tests of pork find there are new reasons to take precautions. Consumer Reports’...

    Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Smithfield, Lab Tests, Whole Foods Market, Salmonella Infection

    10. Dec 31, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Disinfecting robots help prevent superbug infections at Hopkins

    Even as epidemiologists worry about a shrinking arsenal of antibiotics to fight potentially deadly drug-resistant bacteria, researchers at Johns Hopkins Hospital are betting on another weapon to prevent infections: robots.
    Even as epidemiologists worry about a shrinking arsenal of antibiotics to fight potentially deadly drug-resistant bacteria, researchers at Johns Hopkins Hospital are betting on another weapon to prevent infections: robots. It sounds more futuristic than...

    Tags: National Institutes of Health, Medical Procedures and Tests, Diseases and Illnesses, MRSA, Disease Prevention

    11. Nov 18, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. MedImmune creating drug pipeline for AstraZeneca

    When Gail Folena-Wasserman joined Gaithersburg biotechnology startup MedImmune in 1991, she was its first employee in research and development, and dreamed of what the company might be "when it grew up."
    When Gail Folena-Wasserman joined Gaithersburg biotechnology startup MedImmune in 1991, she was its first employee in research and development, and dreamed of what the company might be "when it grew up." Two decades later, the senior vice president for...

    Tags: Food and Drug Administration, FluMist (vaccine), Research and Development, Diabetes, Vaccines

    12. Jan 9, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. FDA changing course on antibiotics in livestock

    Only 20% of the antibiotics sold in the U.S. are given to people who are sick with bacterial infections, such as ear and urinary tract infections and pneumonia. Most of the penicillin, tetracycline and other antibiotic drugs used in this country are given to livestock that are perfectly healthy.
    Only 20% of the antibiotics sold in the U.S. are given to people who are sick with bacterial infections, such as ear and urinary tract infections and pneumonia. Most of the penicillin, tetracycline and other antibiotic drugs used in this country are given...

    Tags: Health Treatments, Diseases and Illnesses, Food and Drug Administration, Diseases and Illnesses, Health

 1  2 3 • Next >
Original site for Staphylococcal Infection topic gallery.