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Research roundup: Health law's effects on consumer spending; Mass. experience finds increased use of laparoscopic surgery

The authors find that average out-of-pocket spending is expected to decrease for all groups considered in the analysis, although decreases in out-of-pocket spending will be largest for those who would otherwise be uninsured.

5 Oct 2013

Universal Gown And Glove Use By Health-Care Workers In ICU Reduces MRSA 40 Percent

Healthcare workers' use of disposable gowns and gloves upon entering all patient rooms on an intensive care unit (ICU), versus only in rooms on standard isolation protocol, helped reduce patient acquisition of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) by approximately 40 percent, according to new research co-led by the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the Yale New Haven Health System Center for Healthcare Solutions.

5 Oct 2013

PeriodonticsLosAngeles.com helps to learn and prevent gum disease

PeriodonticsLosAngeles.com is a website created by a Los Angeles periodontist. The website is dedicated to helping you learn about periodontal disease so you can prevent it, or identify and treat the condition early, before it causes tooth loss or other major health problems.

5 Oct 2013

Swallowing pills containing fecal bacteria stops recurrent bouts of C. diff infection

Swallowing pills containing a concentrate of fecal bacteria successfully stops recurrent bouts of debilitating Clostridium difficile (C. diff) infection by rebalancing the bacteria in the gut, suggests a study being presented at the IDWeek 2013- meeting today.

5 Oct 2013

'Personalised medicine': Topic of free public lecture at the University of Greenwich

'Personalised medicine' is the topic of a free public lecture at the University of Greenwich. Personalised medicine, or precision medicine, as it is sometimes known, is a key goal for 21st century healthcare. Currently, many medicines are either ineffective or unsafe in certain patient populations, whereas the aim for personalised medicine is to target the right treatment to the right patient group.

5 Oct 2013

Doctors prescribe antibiotics for sore throats and acute bronchitis, say researchers

A vast majority of people who see their doctors for sore throats or acute bronchitis receive antibiotics, yet only a small percentage should, according to analyses of two major national surveys being presented at IDWeek 2013-. Those illnesses usually are caused by viruses, and antibiotics - which only treat bacterial infections - do not help.

5 Oct 2013

Metabolic enzymes in opium poppy are used to produce valuable painkilling drugs

University of Calgary scientists have discovered metabolic enzymes in the opium poppy that play "widespread roles" in enabling the plant to make painkilling morphine and codeine, and other important compounds.

5 Oct 2013

Study identifies new potential genetic culprits in origins of congenital heart defects

Mitochondria are the power plants of cells, manufacturing chemical fuel so a cell can perform its many tasks. These cellular power plants also are well known for their role in ridding the body of old or damaged cells.

5 Oct 2013

Scientists identify chemical agents that block flu virus's ability to replicate itself in cell culture

A new way to attack flu viruses is taking shape in laboratories at Rutgers University, where scientists have identified chemical agents that block the virus's ability to replicate itself in cell culture.

4 Oct 2013

Certain mix of bacteria in vagina may play role in causing VVA in postmenopausal women

The mix of bacteria in the vagina changes as women go through menopause. And a certain mix is typical after menopause in women who have vulvovaginal atrophy (VVA), a common cause of vaginal dryness and sexual pain, finds a team at Johns Hopkins and the University of Maryland.

4 Oct 2013

Genetically modified bacterial treatment approach reduces or eliminates sleeping sickness

A tag team of two bacteria, one of them genetically modified, has a good chance to reduce or even eliminate the deadly disease African trypanosomiasis, or sleeping sickness, researchers at Oregon State University conclude in a recent mathematical modeling study.

4 Oct 2013

Discovery paves way for development of new medicines to combat herpes infections

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden and Carnegie Mellon University have for the first time managed to measure the internal pressure that enables the herpes virus to infect cells in the human body. The discovery paves the way for the development of new medicines to combat viral infections. The results indicate good chances to stop herpes infections in the future.

3 Oct 2013

Researchers develop new type of E. coli that kills bacteria responsible for hard-to-treat infections

The notorious bacteria E. coli is best known for making people sick, but scientists have reprogrammed the microbe - which also comes in harmless varieties - to make it seek out and fight other disease-causing pathogens.

3 Oct 2013

Specialized cells play major role in inflammation that underlies Crohn's disease in small intestine

Scientists have discovered that Crohn's disease, the inflammatory bowel disorder, can originate from specialised intestinal cell type called Paneth cells. As such, they propose that small intestinal Crohn's disease might be a specific disorder of this cell type, providing a possible new target for treatments.

3 Oct 2013

NCI explores how erectile dysfunction drugs work to prevent colon cancer

Erectile dysfunction drugs may be able to help prevent or even treat colon cancer, researchers say.

3 Oct 2013

Queen's research to investigate how superbug affects cystic fibrosis patients

Queen's University Belfast is to lead a £139,000 study into the way cystic fibrosis sufferers are affected by a superbug that destroys lung function.

2 Oct 2013

NIH awards 10 new grants to support genomics research in Africa

The National Institutes of Health has awarded 10 new grants totaling up to $17 million over the next four years to support genomics research in Africa, as part of the Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa) program

2 Oct 2013

Exposure to farming environment may reduce symptoms of hypersensitivities, allergies

Adults who move to farming areas where they experience a wider range of environmental exposures than in cities may reduce the symptoms of their hypersensitivities and allergies considerably. This is the result of new research from Aarhus University.

1 Oct 2013

Research findings show how flawed transport gene contributes to autism

Researchers say it's clear that some cases of autism are hereditary, but have struggled to draw direct links between the condition and particular genes. Now a team at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology has devised a process for connecting a suspect gene to its function in autism.

1 Oct 2013

Shortage of zinc may contribute to diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's

Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have made a discovery that, if replicated in humans, suggests a shortage of zinc may contribute to diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, which have been linked to defective proteins clumping together in the brain.

1 Oct 2013

Bacteria News and Research

Research roundup: Health law's effects on consumer spending; Mass. experience finds increased use of laparoscopic surgery

Universal Gown And Glove Use By Health-Care Workers In ICU Reduces MRSA 40 Percent

PeriodonticsLosAngeles.com helps to learn and prevent gum disease

Swallowing pills containing fecal bacteria stops recurrent bouts of C. diff infection

'Personalised medicine': Topic of free public lecture at the University of Greenwich

Doctors prescribe antibiotics for sore throats and acute bronchitis, say researchers

Metabolic enzymes in opium poppy are used to produce valuable painkilling drugs

Study identifies new potential genetic culprits in origins of congenital heart defects

Scientists identify chemical agents that block flu virus's ability to replicate itself in cell culture

Certain mix of bacteria in vagina may play role in causing VVA in postmenopausal women

Genetically modified bacterial treatment approach reduces or eliminates sleeping sickness

Discovery paves way for development of new medicines to combat herpes infections

Researchers develop new type of E. coli that kills bacteria responsible for hard-to-treat infections

Specialized cells play major role in inflammation that underlies Crohn's disease in small intestine

NCI explores how erectile dysfunction drugs work to prevent colon cancer

Queen's research to investigate how superbug affects cystic fibrosis patients

NIH awards 10 new grants to support genomics research in Africa

Exposure to farming environment may reduce symptoms of hypersensitivities, allergies

Research findings show how flawed transport gene contributes to autism

Shortage of zinc may contribute to diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's

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