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Some yeasts are harmless, others are beneficial and some, like Candida albicans, are potentially pathogens. Can yeasts that do no cause infections be harnessed...
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The incident of anthrax infection was confirmed by Public Health England. Health authorities in the U.K. have confirmed that the cause of infection was...
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Heaters and chillers are often used in the hospital setting to cool patients down or to keep them warm during or after surgery. “Heater-cooler...
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The study into global diseases has been published in the medical journal The Lancet. The report is titled “Changes in health in England, with...
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A study into smoking and the association with type 2 diabetes has concluded that smokers have 1.4 times greater risk of developing type 2...
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The purpose of the study was to see if probiotics can prevent gastrointestinal colonization with multidrug-resistant organisms in critically ill patients. Probiotics are cultures...
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Prions are types of protein that fold in unusual and complex ways. Some prions are, due to the way they are folded, able to...
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Cryptococcus is the fungus that causes meningitis and it is hard to treat. This is due to the fungus being genetically similar to people....
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As Ars Technica reports, Microsoft revealed the details of the serious bug in its August 2015 monthly security bulletin. Ranked as “important” in Windows...
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A new study examined some 16,000 households based the U.K. during the winter influenza season and correlate hand washing rates with incidences of viral...