Maine Voices: Evidence matters when it comes to decisions with financial and human ramifications
Portland Press Herald8 hours agoApplying Pasteur’s advances, Edward Lister’s years of surgical studies culminated in sterile operating rooms, gloved surgeons and reduced patient infection. Widely recognized scientific ...
Antibodies from Ebola survivors may protect animals from virus
UPI22 hours agoTwo types of antibodies from the blood of Ebola survivors protected animals against strains of the virus that cause deadly infections in people, researchers report. It may be possible ...
Phages work together to suppress CRISPR bacterial immunity
Science Daily3 days agoCRISPR are an essential part of bacterial immunity designed to defend against foreign DNA. In bacteria, CRISPR acts just like it does in human cells as a pair of scissors, in their case ...
Which Vaccines Do Pregnant Women Need? New, All-in-One Resource
Medscape2 days agoIf all reproductive-age women had the benefit of preconception healthcare, they might be up to date on recommended vaccines before becoming pregnant. Sadly, this is not the case, and many women—those ...
13 foods to boost your immune system
MSN News4 days agoChicken soup, yogurt, and more
CRISPR Is Overcome When Viruses Gang Up on Bacteria
The Scientist3 days agoBacteria can fend off viral infections by chopping up their DNA with their CRISPR-based immune system, but sufficient numbers of phages can overwhelm microbes’ defenses.
Don't Forget These Vaccines When You Travel
Consumer Reports via Yahoo News5 days agoConsumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. If you're planning a summer trip overseas, you may be preoccupied with booking airfare and finding lodging, but ...
Simpler, one-dose treatment to prevent malaria relapse OK'd - KTAR.com
KTAR 92.3 Phoenix2 days agoThis April 28, 2010, file photo shows the GlaxoSmithKline offices in London. On Friday, July 20, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved GlaxoSmithKline's Krintafel, a simpler, ...
...for Solana® Bordetella Complete® Molecular Diagnostic Assay for the Detection of Pertussis (Whooping Cough), Parapertussis Infections
Market Watch6 days agoPertussis, or whooping cough, is a very contagious... that have likely contributed to the increased incidence of pertussis include a decline in vaccine use, waning vaccine-induced immunity ...
ADH Recommends Hep A Vaccine for Greene Co. Residents
FOX 16 Little Rock2 days agoLITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) recommends all Greene County residents that are 19-60 years of age get vaccinated for hepatitis A (hep A). Mass hep A vaccination ...
