idahen.orgMicrobial biofilms evoke Jackal & Hyde effects
innovations report - The study of biofilms has emerged over the last three decades in various disciplines such as biotechnology, bioengineering or infectious disease research, leading to rapid progress, but also fragmentation and duplication of effort. The European
Protein helps grow stem cells in adults
Tulsa World - The research, which was supported by grants from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, used stem cells obtained from the bone marrow of mice. These type of stem cells, possessed by humans of all ages, are not
4 more hospitals screening for super-staph
Chicago Tribune - Gordon Trenholme, director of infectious disease at Rush University Medical Center, in an e-mail. But numerous reports from the field suggest screening does lower MRSA infection rates. jegraham@tribune.com More articles Copyright 2007, Chicago Tribune
Advisory asks schools to be vigilant on MSRA
Newsday - Bruce Hirsch, an infectious disease physician at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, said fatalities from MRSA infections are unusual. “The worst cases of MRSA can be very, very bad,” Hirsch said. “They are rare compared to other types of