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Dear Betty, My mom is scheduled for surgery, and she's a little scared, especially after reading about hospital patients getting MRSA infections. While her surgery is a pretty common one (gall bladder) I can't help feeling a little scared now too. Do you know of any things we can do make sure she comes through her hospital stay free of infection?
An organization serving thousands of kids in our area is forced to take quick steps to address a serious health concern.
The first death from swine flu of an otherwise healthy individual was announced last night by NHS authorities in Essex. At the wishes of the family, no details were given of the patient who died at Basildon and Thurrock University hospital. But the case will cause widespread concern.
Lu uses his synthetic biology skills to engineer a bacteriophage capable of destroying the biofilm by penetrating the extracellular wall and attacking the bacteria inside.
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – The US House of Representatives yesterday approved increased funding for the Food and Drug Administration and for the Department of Agriculture for fiscal year 2010, with boosts going to research, regulatory, and public safety activities at both agencies.
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – NeoTrident Technology will distribute Biobase's genomics databases and analysis tools in China, Biobase said today.
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Millipore will be the worldwide distributor of the ACTCellerate human progenitor cell lines under a co-marketing agreement signed with BioTime subsidiary Embryome Sciences, BioTime said yesterday.
Cheryl Keplinger nearly lost her life to a germ some doctors are calling the next big bacterial threat — Clostridium difficile.
A POPULAR care assistant has lost her battle against a rare bone disease.
An 85-year-old man claims he was sexually abused at a local hospital.
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