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9 Dead After IV Infections at 6 Ala. Hospitals

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Nine Alabama hospital patients who were treated with intravenous feeding bags contaminated with bacteria have died and the maker has pulled the product off the market, state health officials said Tuesday. Ten others who got the nutrient treatments that are delivered directly from the plastic bags into...

A Promising New Approach to Cure AIDS [VIDEO]

In a bold new attempt to cure AIDS, scientists used genetic engineering in six patients to develop blood cells that are resistant to infection with the virus that causes the disease.

Playboy Mansion Party Guests Sickened; 5 Facts About Legionellosis

It's not the disease you'd expect to pick up at the Playboy Mansion. According to the Los Angeles Department of Health, the mysterious illness that sickened at least 170 people who attended a fundraiser at the Playboy Mansion on Feb. 3 is legionellosis. The Health Department has yet to confirm that the Playboy Mansion is...

More Veterans Exposed to Infections at VA Facilities

More veterans may have been exposed to serious infections such as HIV and hepatitis at VA facilities because of inadequately cleaned equipment. The Veterans Affairs Department has identified 12 more veterans who may have received colonoscopies with unsanitary equipment at a VA hospital in in Miami, officials said. In...

Officials Confirm 3 Cases of Cholera in NYC

NEW YORK - New York City officials have confirmed that three New Yorkers contracted cholera while in the Dominican Republic for a wedding. The Dominican Republic shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti, where thousands have died from the disease. A medical epidemiologist for the city Department of Health and Mental...

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Eat Your Curry! Spice Found To Help Prevent Infection

A spice used in curry dishes helps to prevent infection and now scientists think they've got a lead on how.

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Scientists 'Definitively Link' Gut Bacteria To IBS (Plus How To Spot The Signs - PICTURES)

The results of a new Cedars-Sinai study suggest that an overgrowth of bacteria in the gut has been 'definitively linked' to Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).

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JUST CAN'T CUT IT

A Colorado farm that was traced to a listeria outbreak in cantaloupe last year has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

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Chicago Park District Eliminates Beach E. Coli Swim Bans

This summer, Chicago beach-goers won't have to worry about being locked out of Lake Michigan's shores over water contamination.

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Emergency Action Plan For Polio: Effort To Eradicate Disease Moves Forward

Partners in the effort to finally rid the world of polio are taking another step today, launching an emergency action plan strategists hope will propel the long overdue program across the finish line.

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05/30/12 Research from Glasgow Caledonian University in the... Source: NewsRx Researchers detail in "A proposed non-consequentialist policy for the ethical distribution of scarce vaccination in the face of an influenza pandemic ," new data in Influenza Vaccines.
05/30/12 Cholera Death Toll Reach 17 in Nebbi Source: AllAfrica Health Two people have been confirmed dead and 56 others admitted atNebbi hospital following the fresh outbreak of cholera disease in Nebbi district.
05/30/12 Guest: Catch the fever to promote health and prosperity Source: The Kinston Free Press - Kinston NC These words, "catch the fever," can effect every man, woman and child who resides in Lenoir County.
05/30/12 Terrebonne Parish oyster bed reopening three weeks... Source: NOLA.com - New Orleans LA The state health department says a Terrebonne Parish oyster bed that was closed May 8 because of a norovirus outbreak will reopen a half-hour before sunrise Wednesday.
05/30/12 Israel Hints at Role in New 'Super Virus' Spreading... Source: Antiwar.com Russian-based Kaspersky Lab was the first to tap Israel as a likely source, and Vice PM Moshe Yaalon did nothing to deny it when asked , saying that Israel is "blessed as being a country rich with high-tech" and that Israel takes pride in the "opportunities" this has given them.

Background on Microbiology

Microbiology (from Greek , mīkros, "small"; , bios, "life"; and , -logia) is the study of microscopic organisms, which are defined as any living organism that is either a single cell (unicellular), a cell cluster, or has no cells at all (acellular).

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