EXCLUSIVE: Breakthrough as scientists discover 'off switch' for shigella bacterial infections - 'we could treat diseases before they even begin'
Scientists in Las Vegas uncovered a way to 'switch off' a gene in a diarrhea-causing bacteria that kills 600,000 annually, opening the door to preventing deadly infections before they strike. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
They moved their conference to this DTLA hotel to avoid crossing picket lines. Then 32 people got sick
At least 32 people attending a union conference at the Westin Bonaventure in downtown Los Angeles last month were sickened from an outbreak of Shigella bacteria. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - September 21, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Melody Petersen Source Type: news
Bacterial outbreak at DTLA hotel sickens at least 32 people
At least 32 people attending a union conference at the Westin Bonaventure in downtown Los Angeles last month were sickened from an outbreak of Shigella bacteria. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - September 21, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Melody Petersen Source Type: news
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Find out how whole-genome sequencing helped guide treatment selection in this case of persistent shigellosis that was refractory to initial drug therapy.Emerging Infectious Diseases (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases Journal Article Source Type: news
A New Age of Water is Dawning
We’re living in a pivotal moment in history, on the cusp of either sinking into a dark period of growing poverty, accelerating ecological destruction, and worsening conflict, or moving forward to a new age of equity, sustainability, and stewardship of the only planet in the universe where we know life exists. I believe a positive future is not only possible, but inevitable, but solving our current crises and moving along the path to that desired future will require new, concerted, and sustained efforts.
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Source: TIME: Science - August 3, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Peter H. Gleick Tags: Uncategorized climate change Excerpt freelance Source Type: news
Climate Change Is Making Us Sick, Says WHO Envoy
The World Health Organization says round 7 million people die prematurely each year due to air pollution. Credit: Busani Bafana/IPSBy Busani BafanaBULAWAYO, Aug 2 2023 (IPS) Climate change is making us sick. It has become urgent to build resilient health systems to secure humanity’s well-being, says the special envoy for climate change and health of the World Health Organization (WHO).
“Climate change is unquestionably affecting our health every day,” says Vanessa Kerry– a renowned global health expert and medical doctor – who was appointed the WHO Director-General’s Special Envoy for Climate Change and Health ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - August 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Busani Bafana Tags: Climate Action Climate Change Editors' Choice Featured Global Headlines Health TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Source Type: news
Pacific GeneTech Subsidiary PGTx Works Toward Dysentery Vaccine
Pacific GeneTech is building a world headquarters in Springdale. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - May 22, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
The Oregon Trail horror movie actually looks pretty good, or at least pretty fun
As anyone who played vaguely educational video games in the ’90s will tell you, the Oregon Trail was a very dangerous place. But in the trailer for the new frontier horror movie, Organ Trail, there’s a lot more than dysentery threatening travelers on this treacherous voyage. Organ Trail is set to…#oregontrail #organtrail #michaelpatrickjann #dropdeadgorgeous #oliviagraceapplegate #matherzickel #rachelgettingmarried #zoédegrandmaison (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
I gave myself severe diarrhea for science. Don't tax me for it
At exactly 11:04 a.m. on April 6, 2022, I stood within a medical isolation facility and gulped down a solution of Shigella flexneri bacteria, surrounded by half a dozen nurses and doctors in protective equipment. I contracted dysentery, the signature condition caused by the Shigella family. What…#shigella #universityofmaryland #baltimore #usolympic #maryland #irb #diarrheaforscience #reasoncom (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Shigellosis: The rise of an antibiotic-resistant stomach bug
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health alert in February saying it was monitoring a rise in drug-resistant Shigella infections, leaving doctors concerned over what this could mean for other bacteria. Here's everything you need to know: What is Shigella? Shigella is a…#shigella #cdc #stephenbaker #times #ecoli (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How to tell the difference between shigella and norovirus as stomach flus rise
Cases of norovirus - or the 'stomach flu ' - reached a 12-month high in February and are still wreaking havoc, particularly in US schools. At the same time, cases of Shigella infections are on the rise. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Uganda: Uganda National Meteorological Authority Warns On Water-Borne Disease Threat As Rains Begin
[Nile Post] With the seasonal March to May rains set to start in earnest, the Uganda National Meteorological Authority has warned of a potential increase in water-borne diseases like bilharzia, malaria and diarrheal diseases like cholera and dysentery among others. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 10, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
A ‘super strain’ of an antibiotic-resistant stomach bug is on the rise in the U.S. Here are the symptoms to watch for
Antibiotic resistance is once again making headlines—this time not involving an STD, but a brutal GI illness that can also spread sexually. In January, U.S. public health officials warned of a so-called “super strain” of gonorrhea resistant to many types of antibiotics usually used to treat it. A…#std #casesofxdr #shigella #cdc #colorado #xdrshigella #racheljervis #xdr #jervis #eating (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What to know about Shigella, the drug-resistant stomach bug on the rise
A recent health advisory described these infections as a “serious public health threat.” (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - March 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lena H. Sun Source Type: news
What is Shigella, the increasingly drug-resistant bacteria the CDC is warning about?
Shigella causes shigellosis, an inflammatory diarrhea. The extensively drug-resistant strain is relatively uncommon overall, but it's being seen in more cases among adults. (Image credit: Stephanie Rossow/Science Source) (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - March 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Kaitlyn Radde Source Type: news
