Levels of the bacterium Staphylococcus epidermidis may be higher in people with eczema than in those without the condition EYE OF SCIENCE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY The skin microbiomes of people with eczema differ from those without the condition, according to the results of a small study. Gaining a better understanding of […]
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By mapping the genetic code of particularly virulent strains of Lyme disease bacteria, scientists may have gotten a step closer to figuring out why symptoms persist for months, or even years, in some people. Samples from hundreds of patients revealed that certain strains of the Lyme bacteria, borrelia burgdorferi, have […]
A customer’s third-party lab results from sweet cut corn initiated the recall The FDA said there have been ‘no actual consumer reports of human illness’ READ MORE: Hundreds of thousands of kids’ cups recalled over poisoning fears By Caitlin Tilley, Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Updated: 23:13 BST, 25 August 2023 […]
Artist’s illustration of bacteriophage viruses infecting a bacterium Alexey Kotelnikov/Alamy Gene-edited bacteriophages, or viruses that attack bacteria, can make potentially dangerous microbes in food and water glow so they are easier to detect. In the United States and the United Kingdom, drinking water must contain no Escherichia coli bacteria, which […]
Seven people died following an outbreak of legionella in the Polish region of Podkarpacie. A total of 76 cases have so far been detected in the area, authorities have said. Poland’s Internal Security Agency (ABW) is carrying out an epidemiological investigation on the infections to determine the source of the […]
Bacteria that consumes the greenhouse gas methane could slow the rate of global heating, according to a study out this week. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas emitted from energy (natural gas and petroleum systems), industry, agriculture, land use and waste management activities. Now a group of researchers from California […]
Five people are confirmed dead in the Tampa Bay area because of a flesh-eating bacterium known to lurk at beaches, Florida officials reported. According to Florida Health, the vibrio vulnificus bacterium’s natural habitat is in warm, brackish seawater because it requires salt to live. The bacteria typically grow more quickly in warmer months. Infections […]
The death of a Long Island resident has been linked to a bacteria found in raw shellfish or seawater that has also been blamed for two deaths in Connecticut NEW YORK — The death of a Long Island resident has been linked to a bacteria found in raw shellfish or […]