PPIs alone not linked to gastrointestinal infection
Researchers have shown that a previously suggested link between the use of proton pump inhibitors and gastrointestinal infections with Campylobacter and Salmonella is due to the characteristics of the patients and not the drugs themselves. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - April 18, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
PPIs alone not linked to gastrointestinal infection
Researchers have shown that a previously suggested link between the use of proton pump inhibitors and gastrointestinal infections with Campylobacter and Salmonella is due to the characteristics of the patients and not the drugs themselves. (Source: MedWire News - Gastroenterology)
Source: MedWire News - Gastroenterology - April 18, 2013 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Report on U.S. Meat Sounds Alarm on ‘Superbugs’
Data show a sizable increase in the amount of meat contaminated with antibiotic-resistant forms of bacteria, like salmonella, E. coli and campylobacter. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 16, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By STEPHANIE STROM Tags: Meat Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Agriculture Department Food and Drug Administration Salmonella (Bacteria) Antibiotics E Coli (Bacteria) Food Contamination and Poisoning Source Type: news
Campylobacter in Raw Milk
The Alaska Public Health Alert Network has issued a health advisory about an ongoing outbreak of Campylobacter infections that has been associated with drinking raw milk.
Among the people who are sick on the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska include:...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - February 19, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Campylobacter Uses 'Sat Nav' To Find Food
A rumbling tummy is our body's way of telling us "it's time for lunch." Likewise, bacteria need to know when it's time to eat. Researchers at the Institute of Food Research on the Norwich Research Park have uncovered how the food-borne bacterial pathogen Campylobacter jejuni can change its swimming behaviour to find a location with more food. Campylobacter is the most common cause of bacterial food-borne illness in the UK, with more than 371,000 cases annually... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - January 31, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Source Type: news
New Strain Of Norovirus Spreading Quickly In U.S.
WebMD Medical News
By Salynn Boyles
Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD
Jan. 24, 2013 — The flu is not the only highly contagious disease raging this winter.
A new strain of norovirus is causing intestinal illness outbreaks across the country, the CDC confirmed today.
Norovirus is often to blame when large numbers of people get sick on cruise ships or in schools, nursing homes, and other places where people live, work, or play in close quarters.
CDC officials also reported a rise in outbreaks of sickness caused by drinking raw milk.
The findings appear in the Jan. 25 issue of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Re...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - January 30, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: mreal197 Tags: WebMD News Source Type: news
The need to feed programs Campylobacter's 'Sat Nav'
Researchers have uncovered how the food-borne bacterial pathogen Campylobacter jejuni can change its swimming behavior to find a location with more food. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - January 30, 2013 Category: Science Source Type: news
Poultry firms 'must act' on food bug
Poultry producers must "take responsibility" for tackling campylobacter - the UK's most common source of food poisoning - says the head of the Food Standards Agency. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - January 16, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
