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Diabetes may damage nerves in the skin leading to dry skin, say experts

As American Diabetes Month approaches, leading experts like Dr. Jacqueline Sutera, DPM, stress the importance of foot care, especially for those with diabetes. People with diabetes are at a greater risk of developing dry skin due to nerve damage.

30 Oct 2009

Cempra Pharmaceuticals to present CEM-102 data at the Infectious Diseases Society of America meeting

Cempra Pharmaceuticals today announced data presentations of its lead antibiotic candidate, CEM-102 (fusidic acid), at the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 47th Annual Meeting, Oct. 29 to Nov. 1, 2009, in Philadelphia.

29 Oct 2009

Cempra Pharmaceuticals stages a presentation on CEM-101

Cempra Pharmaceuticals today announced a presentation on its novel fluoroketolide antibiotic, CEM-101, at the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 47th Annual Meeting, October 29 to November 1, 2009, in Philadelphia.

29 Oct 2009

Nanoparticles from antibacterial textiles could harm fish and other wildlife

Scientists in Switzerland are reporting results of one of the first studies on the release of silver nanoparticles from laundering those anti-odor, anti-bacterial socks now on the market. Their findings, scheduled for the Nov. 1 issue of ACS' journal Environmental Science & Technology, may suggest ways that manufacturers and consumers can minimize the release of these particles to the environment, where they could harm fish and other wildlife.

29 Oct 2009

$12.2 million grant from NIH for research on the sexually transmitted bacteria chlamydia

Perhaps the most comprehensive, multi-institutional study yet of the sexually transmitted bacteria chlamydia is under way at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB).

29 Oct 2009

U.S. Department of Defense funds Rush University Medical Center for gastrointestinal microorganism research

The human body contains billions of microorganisms, and microbial cells found in the human gut are estimated to outnumber human cells by ten-to-one in healthy adults. However, little is known about the ways in which these minute life forms influence health and disease.

28 Oct 2009

NIH awards Excelimmune grant to develop treatment for Clostridium difficile infection

Excelimmune, Inc. (www.excelimmune.com) announced today that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded the company a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant to support research aimed at developing new treatments for Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infection, employing Excelimmune’s expertise in developing novel antibody therapies for human disease.

28 Oct 2009

Scientists discover that bacteria have the capability to clean wastewater

Sam Houston State University has applied for six federal patents, three of which have already been awarded, to protect the technology and engineering associated with a "revolutionary" packaged wastewater treatment system invented by its scientists, and it has formed a company to further develop, market and sell the systems.

28 Oct 2009

SSSP software to detect spoiled food

Let's start with an example: You have just picked up a pack of cold-smoked salmon from the supermarket chill cabinet to serve for your family lunch on Sunday. On its way from the factory to the lunch table, the salmon product has been exposed to varying temperatures. Now, how can you be sure the product is still good to eat when you take it out of the refrigerator to make sandwiches?

28 Oct 2009

Fero Industries to complete acquisition of Pyro Pharmaceuticals by November 30, 2009

Fero Industries, Inc. is pleased to provide certain disclosures relating to the ten pending patent applications of Pyro Pharmaceuticals, Inc. As previously announced, the Company has initiated the process of acquiring Pyro Pharmaceuticals, Inc. through an exchange of Pyro’s capital stock for shares of the Company’s common stock, with Fero remaining as the parent entity and Pyro as a subsidiary. The acquisition of Pyro is expected to close by November 30, 2009.

27 Oct 2009

Researchers explore link between workplace stress and exposure on GI disorders

In two new studies, presented at the American College of Gastroenterology's (ACG) 74th Annual Scientific meeting in San Diego, researchers explored the connection between high stress, high exposure occupations and long-term gastrointestinal disorders.

27 Oct 2009

Princeton University scientists and researchers team up to explore cancer evolution

Princeton University physical scientists will partner with researchers at four other institutions to explore the driving forces behind the evolution of cancer under a five-year, $15.2 million award from the National Cancer Institute.

27 Oct 2009

Stomach infection on the rise in outpatient settings; symptoms can range from diarrhea to life-threatening inflammation

Mayo Clinic researchers have found that a sometimes deadly stomach bug, Clostridium difficile, (http://www.mayoclinic.org/c-difficile/) is on the rise in outpatient settings.

27 Oct 2009

Post-storm conditions in Philippines continue to threaten health

Filipinos are "struggling to live in flooded suburbs or crowded shelters one month after devastating rains began pounding the Philippines, and officials warn no quick fix is in sight," Agence France-Presse reports. According to the WHO, 1.43 million people, "mostly in and around Manila, continue to endure a dangerous existence living in flooded districts" (Morella, 10/26).

26 Oct 2009

University neurologists launch multiple sclerosis research study

Neurologists at the University at Buffalo are beginning a research study that could overturn the prevailing wisdom on the cause of multiple sclerosis (MS).

24 Oct 2009

Philippines calls for help to address disease outbreak in storms' aftermath

The WHO on Thursday said the Philippines is requesting "international help to fight a deadly outbreak of an infectious disease following two devastating tropical storms," Agence France-Presse reports. Parts of Manila, which are still flooded almost four weeks after Tropical Storm Ketsana hit, are experiencing an outbreak of the bacterial infection, leptospirosis (10/22).

24 Oct 2009

Guidance for Quick-Med Technologies’ NIMBUS barrier gauze wound dressings issued

Quick-Med Technologies, Inc. announced today that the Food and Drug Administration has issued Guidance to support the classification of the Company’s NIMBUS® barrier gauze wound dressings as Class II medical devices.

23 Oct 2009

AEOL 10150 increases regeneration of GI stem cells: NIAID study results

Aeolus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that recent experiments in preclinical models conducted by the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Radiation/Nuclear Medical Countermeasure Development program have shown that AEOL 10150 can effectively increase regeneration of gastro-intestinal (GI) stem cells, reduce the severity and duration of diarrhea and improve survival when administered at 24 hours after doses of total-body irradiation that produce the lethal GI syndrome.

23 Oct 2009

In vitro activity results of Cem-101 against gram-positive organisms to be presented

Cempra Pharmaceuticals today announced its schedule of oral and poster presentations at the Infectious Disease Society of America, 47th Annual Meeting, in Philadelphia on Oct. 29 to Nov. 1, 2009.

23 Oct 2009

Aethlon Medical establishes ESI as a wholly owned subsidiary

Aethlon Medical, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: AEMD) announced today that it has established Exosome Sciences, Inc. (ESI) as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.

23 Oct 2009

Bacterial News and Research

Diabetes may damage nerves in the skin leading to dry skin, say experts

Cempra Pharmaceuticals to present CEM-102 data at the Infectious Diseases Society of America meeting

Cempra Pharmaceuticals stages a presentation on CEM-101

Nanoparticles from antibacterial textiles could harm fish and other wildlife

$12.2 million grant from NIH for research on the sexually transmitted bacteria chlamydia

U.S. Department of Defense funds Rush University Medical Center for gastrointestinal microorganism research

NIH awards Excelimmune grant to develop treatment for Clostridium difficile infection

Scientists discover that bacteria have the capability to clean wastewater

SSSP software to detect spoiled food

Fero Industries to complete acquisition of Pyro Pharmaceuticals by November 30, 2009

Researchers explore link between workplace stress and exposure on GI disorders

Princeton University scientists and researchers team up to explore cancer evolution

Stomach infection on the rise in outpatient settings; symptoms can range from diarrhea to life-threatening inflammation

Post-storm conditions in Philippines continue to threaten health

University neurologists launch multiple sclerosis research study

Philippines calls for help to address disease outbreak in storms' aftermath

Guidance for Quick-Med Technologies’ NIMBUS barrier gauze wound dressings issued

AEOL 10150 increases regeneration of GI stem cells: NIAID study results

In vitro activity results of Cem-101 against gram-positive organisms to be presented

Aethlon Medical establishes ESI as a wholly owned subsidiary

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