Acetic acid, found in vinegar, shown to be effective against bacteria found in burn wounds
(University of Birmingham) Highly diluted acetic acid, an active ingredient of household vinegar, has been shown to be an effective alternative agent to prevent infection and kill bacteria found in burn wounds. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - September 15, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Shaping Taste: Instinctual Intelligence
I love to eat and cook. When I was young I loved reading cook books. Once I began studying chemistry I realized that cooking was actually chemistry in action. And I have always been obsessed by our senses and all the doorways they can open into pleasure, our mind, consciousness, and imagination. Today's blog will focus on the sense of taste. Our Five Physical Senses Our senses communicate information through different energetic channels that obviously evolved to support our survival. The smell of something burning in the kitchen gets us there quickly to deal with the potential danger. The sound from down the block from an...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - August 11, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Vinegar fighting knee operations: How dash fights infection after new knee operations
Surgeons are applying acetic acid to kill bacteria when new knee joints become infected. They hope by bathing the site they can replace the joint in just one operation. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 24, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Acetic Acid in Vinegar Kills Mesothelioma Cells
For more than 2,000 years, people have used vinegar to preserve and flavor food, disinfect wounds and treat a wide range of ailments, from stomach aches to diabetes.
Yet modern scientists remain skeptical of these storied medicinal benefits, often dismissing vinegar-based treatments as folk remedies with questionable proof behind them.
However, a recent study published in the December 2014 issue of Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology suggests this perception soon may change — especially when it comes to mesothelioma treatment.
"Acetic acid is a powerful anticancer agent," wrote Susumu Okabe, lead author of the...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - January 21, 2015 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Joey Rosenberg Tags: Treatment & Doctors Source Type: news
Lactic Bacteria: Information on Digestive Health
Lactic bacteria, to include Acidophilus, that exists from the upper part of the small intestine to the lower part of the small intestine and Bifidobacterium, that exists from the lower part of the small intestine to the large intestine, have the specific property of transforming sugars almost exclusively into lactic acid and acetic acid that decrease the pH of the intestines and produce substances that suppress harmful bacteria. They are abundant in nature and are essential for human and animal survival. They are usually present in the skin, the digestive system and in the vaginal mucosa where they fulfill a number of func...
Source: Disabled World - September 15, 2014 Category: Disability Tags: Probiotics Source Type: news
Zimbabwe: Cervical Cancer Screening a Hit At Gweru Hospital
[New Zimbabwe]GWERU Provincial Hospital, the only hospital in Zimbabwe offering Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid and Cerviogracography (VIAC), an advanced cervical cancer screening method, says it is overwhelmed by the numbers of women seeking the service. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 14, 2014 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Bacteria found in honey may help fight infection
Conclusion
This study suggests that 13 strains of LAB taken from honeybees’ stomachs are effective against a yeast and several bacteria that are often present in human wounds. Although the experiments suggested that the LABs could inhibit the bacteria more than some antibiotics, they did not show that this effect was large enough to be relatively certain it did not occur by chance. All of the tests were done in a laboratory environment, so it remains to be seen whether similar effects would be seen when treating real human wounds.
There were some aspects of the study that were not clear, including the antibiotic dose tha...
Source: NHS News Feed - September 11, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medical practice Medication Source Type: news
Vinegar Kills Tuberculosis and Mycobacteria?
(Ivanhoe Newswire) – Acetic acid, the active ingredient in vinegar, can effectively kill mycobacteria, even the highly drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis, an international team of researchers from Venezuela, France, and the US recently reported. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - February 27, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Vinegar kills tuberculosis and other mycobacteria
(American Society for Microbiology) The active ingredient in vinegar, acetic acid, can effectively kill mycobacteria, even highly drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis, an international team of researchers from Venezuela, France, and the US reports in mBio, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - February 25, 2014 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Zimbabwe: 1500 Screened for Cancer in Mash West
[The Herald]At least 1 500 women have been screened for cervical cancer in Mashonaland West using new Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid Cerviography (VIAC) technology as efforts to minimise the effects of the disease gather momentum.Out of those screened only 15 were diagnosed with the condition and are currently receiving treatment. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 3, 2014 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Sir John Cornforth
Nobel prizewinning scientist who made a huge contribution in the field of stereochemistryThe distinguished organic chemist and Nobel laureate Sir John Cornforth, who has died aged 96, is renowned for solving the details of the chemistry of the complex biosynthetic pathway in which acetic acid, containing two carbon atoms, is converted in nature into the steroid cholesterol, which contains 27 carbon atoms and has a structure containing four rings. There are many enzyme-catalysed steps in a biosynthetic pathway, along which simple compounds are modified, converted or joined together into other products, known as intermediate...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 12, 2014 Category: Science Authors: Douglas Young Tags: Science Chemistry Biochemistry and molecular biology Nobel prizes Australia news Deafness and hearing impairment Source Type: news
Sir John Cornforth obituary
Nobel prizewinning scientist who made a huge contribution in the field of stereochemistryThe distinguished organic chemist and Nobel laureate Sir John Cornforth, who has died aged 96, is renowned for solving the details of the chemistry of the complex biosynthetic pathway in which acetic acid, containing two carbon atoms, is converted in nature into the steroid cholesterol, which contains 27 carbon atoms and has a structure containing four rings, via the non-cyclic triterpene squalene. There are many enzyme-catalysed steps in a biosynthetic pathway, along which simple compounds are modified, converted or joined together in...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 12, 2014 Category: Science Authors: Douglas Young Tags: theguardian.com Obituaries Deafness and hearing impairment Nobel prizes Chemistry Biochemistry and molecular biology Australia Science Source Type: news
Determination of Auxin Transport Parameters on the Cellular Level
The accumulation of radioactively labelled compounds in cells is frequently used for the determination of activities of various transport systems located at the plasma membrane, including the system for carrier-mediated transport of plant hormone auxin. The measurements of auxin transport could be performed on the tissue level as well, but for more precise quantitative analysis of activity of individual auxin carriers the model of plant cell cultures represents an invaluable tool. Here, we describe the method for the determination of the activities of auxin influx and efflux carriers in plant cells grown in a suspension us...
Source: Springer protocols feed by Plant Sciences - December 6, 2013 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Mix a Solid & Liquid to Make a Gas
Here's a simple demonstration you can do to illustrate the phases of matter and how chemical reactions can change them.
Gather together an empty 20-oz plastic soft drink bottle, a small balloon, vinegar, and baking soda.
Pour about a half inch of vinegar into the bottle.
Put 2 teaspoons of baking soda into the balloon. You may want to use a funnel to make it easier to get the baking soda into the balloon (you can make one by rolling a sheet of paper). Shake the baking soda into the body of the balloon.
Stretch the mouth of the balloon over the top of the bottle, being careful to avoid getting baking soda into the bottle.
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Source: About.com Chemistry - October 30, 2013 Category: Chemistry Source Type: news
Texas Appeals Panel Affirms Statute Of Repose Defense Unavailable In Refinery Suit
HOUSTON - A unanimous First District Texas Court of Appeals panel on July 1 denied a defense motion for reconsideration of its February opinion reversing a statute of repose take-nothing judgment granted to the former owner of a chemical plant in an acetic acid personal injury lawsuit, after concluding that the statute of repose does not apply to the defendant as a matter of law (Jason Jenkins v. Occidental Chemical Corp., et al., No. 09-1140, Texas App., 1st Dist.; See 2/19/13, Page 26). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News - July 17, 2013 Category: Medical Law Source Type: news
