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Protein Found In Chickens May Help Protect Against Food-Borne Pathogens
March 19, 2007 Food-borne pathogens, responsible for most cases of food poisoning in developed countries, are commonly affiliated with poultry products including chicken. Therapeutic doses of antibiotics in chicken ... > full story -
Probiotic Treatment Reduces Salmonella Infection In Pigs
March 19, 2007 Salmonella is one of the major causes of food-borne gastroenteritis worldwide, with an estimated 160,000 cases reported annually in the European Union alone. Probiotics, described as live ... > full story -
Antibiotic Resistance Found In Poultry Even When No Antibiotics Were Used
March 7, 2007 A surprising finding by a team of University of Georgia scientists suggests that curbing the use of antibiotics on poultry farms will do little -- if anything -- to reduce rates of antibiotic ... > full story -
New Technology Removes Viruses From Drinking Water
February 28, 2007 University of Delaware researchers have developed an inexpensive, nonchlorine-based technology that can remove harmful microorganisms, including viruses, from drinking ... > full story -
Manual Dishwashing Study Digs Up Dirt On Dish Cleanliness
February 26, 2007 New research answers an infectious question about eating at restaurants: How clean are manually washed dishes? They found that even when they washed dishes in cooler-than-recommended water, numbers ... > full story -
Protein Discovery Targets Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria; Model Could Be Used In New Treatments For Food Poisoning, Typhoid
February 13, 2007 A new type of protein discovered by Queen's University researchers may be useful in developing treatments for antibiotic-resistant bacteria, such as those that cause food poisoning and ... > full story -
Detection Of Salmonella In 24 Hours
February 8, 2007 The food and drink we consume have to pass strict quality controls. Nevertheless, these measures are not always sufficient, given that sometimes certain foodstuffs can still give rise to food ... > full story -
Salmonella Survives Better In Stomach Due To Altered DNA
January 30, 2007 Since 1995 there has been a considerable increase in the number of infections with a specific type of Salmonella bacteria transmitted via food. This type, Salmonella serovar Typhimurium DT104, is ... > full story -
Norovirus Expert: Sanitation And Science Prevent Virus's Spread
January 29, 2007 Aaron Margolin, professor of microbiology and director of UNH's Virus and Waterborne Disease Laboratory, says that an increase in norovirus outbreaks may be due to better detection and identification ... > full story -
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Device Can Rapidly Diagnose Infectious Diseases And Cancer
January 24, 2007 Researchers have patented a device which is capable of the rapid and effective diagnosis of infectious diseases caused by various bacteria. With the aim of extending the uses of the device in the ... > full story
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