An investigational drug currently under FDA review for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis has now shown positive results in patients with moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis, according to researchers at the University of California San Diego, School of Medicine. The study will appear in the...
Food Safety News is reporting that the CDC has confirmed a deadly strain of E. coli has already sickened over a dozen individuals across six states, and lead to the death of one child in Louisiana. The worst part? They don't know what's causing it yet. More »Post from: Blisstree
Using whole-genome sequencing, a team led by researchers from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and the Broad Institute has traced the path of the E. coli outbreak that sickened thousands and killed over 50 people in Germany in summer 2011 and also caused a smaller outbreak in France. It is...
New methods speed up the process of identifying the subgroup of E. coli bacteria responsible for an outbreak of illness. Swift identification may spare lives. In recent years, there have been several serious outbreaks of E. coli in Norway, causing grave illness and even death for some of the...
A novel antibacterial protein targeted against E. coli O157:H7 may offer a way to prevent or treat serious food-borne bacterial infections, as demonstrated in a study published in the December issue of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. Results in an animal model of E. coli infection showed...
Sanitizing the outside of produce may not be enough to remove harmful food pathogens, according to a Purdue University study that demonstrated that Salmonella and E. coli can live inside plant tissues. E. coli 0157:H7 was present in tissues of mung bean sprouts and Salmonella in peanut seedlings...
The HPA is aware of an E. coli incident involving seeds in France and so far no cases have been reported in the UK associated with this outbreak. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is leading on the investigation of this incident and has advised that as a precaution all sprouted seeds should only...
Just a few genes make enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) extremely dangerous to humans. If it were not for these genes, EHEC would hardly differ from harmless enteric bacteria. Bioinformatics scientists from the Saarbrucken Cluster of Excellence want to exploit this similarity to find starting...
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp., a Wyalusing, Pa. establishment, is recalling approximately 8,500 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O26, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The product subject to recall...
11 people have E. coli poisoning, and there’s a recall across 23 states – all because of lettuce. Lettuce, the beige member of the vegetable community, has caused panic among school cafeterias across the country. And it’s not the first time. Some of the most seemingly mundane foods have caused...
An outbreak of E. coli O145 in three states has hospitalized 12, three of whom have developed hemolytic Uremic syndrome (HUS), a severe complication of E. coli infection. Victims in Michigan, Ohio, and New York are ill with E. coli O145, which has been linked to a recall of tainted lettuce by...
I might just be paranoid, but recently there's been a strange smell in the house I live in which I determined to be coming from the air vents, because I smell it most every time the heat comes on. Because of this, I'm almost certain it's the smell of my dogs feces who defecates in the basement...
New from California,the Primal Diet, raw meat, eggs and dairy, preferably past their sell-by dates. Founded by Aajonus Vonderplanitz.
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I'm trying to get e coil for my science experiment. I can't get it through my local university. Is it possible that I be able to buy it through my highschool? and does anybody know prices for e coli?