Staphylococcal Infection

Another vaccine fails to prevent staph infections, study finds

2013-04-02 15:45:00

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...

Microbe vs. microbe: Sharing bacteria at the roller derby

2013-03-12 05:30:00

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...

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

2013-03-05 19:01:00

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...

FDA changing course on antibiotics in livestock

2012-01-09 00:00:00

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...

Antibiotics in livestock raising concerns up the food chain

2013-05-26 00:00:00

While Sam Spitz's friends were loading up on pizza for lunch, the Whitney Young High School sophomore opted for a chicken Caesar salad. Spitz was in training for a big sophomore baseball season — after having pitched on the school's varsity team...

Planning a weekend trip? Be aware of food poisoning

2013-05-17 00:34:02

SEOUL (The Korea Herald/ANN) -- A rise in temperature and sunny weather are forecast for this weekend, raising expectations for one last spring trip out of the city. Health authorities, however, warned Thursday of the growing risk of harmful bacteria,...

Health officials consider increasing plastic surgery center oversight

2013-04-27 12:46:00

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...

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

2013-04-01 15:40:54

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...

Onion and sugar syrup can help soothe cough

2013-03-13 17:19:00

Q: When we were children, our mother made us a cough syrup by slicing an onion and covering the slices with sugar. The sugar sucks the juice out of the onion and makes a clear syrup. I have had a raw cough, and my lungs hurt from congestion. I used...

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

2013-02-09 19:39:00

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,...

The Medicine Cabinet-Ask the Harvard Experts: What is bacterial "colonization"?

2013-01-09 02:30:06

Q: I recently visited a friend in the hospital. He had internal bleeding. He was put in a private room called "isolation." I asked the nurse if he had an infection. She said, "No, he is colonized with MRSA." What does that mean? A: All of us are...

Raising dairy calves from birth to weaning

2012-12-14 01:05:31

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...

Researchers have had another setback in their efforts to develop a vaccine to prevent infections with Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, pictured here.

2013-04-02 15:20:02

At left, an image from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases shows a clump of Staphylococcus epidermidis bacteria (green) in the extracellular matrix, which connects cells and tissue, taken with a scanning electron microscope. At right, an image provided by the U.S.

2012-06-13 17:20:00