GenePOC Announces FDA Clearance for Revogene(TM) Instrument and its GBS LB Test
GenePOC announces it received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration to market its first molecular assay to detect Group B Streptococcus and for the revogene molecular diagnostics instrument
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Source: HSMN NewsFeed - June 1, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Give pregnant women routine test for deadly bug
A study at Northwick Park Hospital found that offering screening for the Group B Strep (GBS) bug led to an 83 per cent drop in numbers of newborns developing it. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 19, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Growing up with a pet may boost a baby's bacterial health
Conclusion
This subgroup analysis of babies from a large Canadian birth cohort assessed whether exposure to furry pets before and after birth has any impact on infant gut bacteria. Overall it found that exposure to pets while in the womb and after birth was linked with richer and more diverse gut bacteria.
The researchers say that several studies in the past, including their own, have found a link between richness of gut bacteria and both the development of allergies and the development of obesity. Therefore these findings may be taken to imply that pet exposure could protect against allergy and obesity in infants – as i...
Source: NHS News Feed - April 10, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pregnancy/child Source Type: news
Screening pregnant women for group B streptococcus (GBS) not recommended
Following a further comprehensive review of the evidence, the independent expert screening committee has not recommended a national screening programme for GBS in pregnancy. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - March 23, 2017 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Mom Shares Postpartum Medical Struggles With Powerful Instagram
A powerful Instagram post is shedding light on the medical challenges that can follow childbirth and celebrating moms’ scars.
Eighteen months ago, Kari Horn gave birth to her son via emergency C-section. Though becoming a parent has been a joyful experience for the Virginia mom, her postpartum journey involved umbilical hernias, more surgery and further complications.
While recovering from these complications, Horn posted a striking photo of her abdomen on Instagram to share her story and remind other struggling moms that they are not alone. In the caption, Horn described her photo as one of “the part...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - March 20, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Aimee was left disabled after contracting Group B Strep
Newborn babies are dying and being left with disabilities because of Group B Strep infection (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - March 5, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A £40 DIY kit that can save babies
Doctors have welcomed the introduction of a £40 kit which allows expectant mothers to test themselves for Group B Strep, which is harmless in adults but can trigger deadly illnesses in children. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 5, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Group B Strep warning: The £35 test which could save YOUR baby's life
STREP B is a bacteria which lives inside the body and is carried by one in three expectant mothers. The bug can be potentially life-threatening to babies - and one woman has spoken out about the loss of her son. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - January 24, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bereaved parents call for routine Strep B screening
250,000-signature petition says testing would prevent avoidable deaths and disability Related items fromOnMedica New hopes for eradication of streptococcus B in children The risks posed by Group B Streptococcus infection Pregnant women will no longer to be screened for rubella susceptibility Local Strep B guidelines must be reviewed regularly, audit says (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - January 22, 2017 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Luminex wins FDA nod to test for dangerous pregnancy infection
Luminex Aries GBS assay [Image courtesy of Luminex]Luminex continues to rack up FDA clearances for assays to use in its Aries systems.
The Austin, Texas–based company said Wednesday that FDA has cleared an Aries assay for group B streptococcus. It’s the third assay FDA has cleared for use with Luminex’s Aries systems.
The GBS assay has also received a CE-IVD marking. Luminex plans to launch additional Aries assays this year. Aries systems are meant to increase laboratory efficiency and ensure result accuracy.
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Source: Mass Device - January 5, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Chris Newmarker Tags: Laboratory Instruments/Laboratory Supplies Aries GBS Assay IVD Luminex MedTech Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Deadly strep infection in infants could be prevented with breast milk sugars
Naturally occurring sugars present in some women's breast milk have the potential to prevent group B streptococcus infection in babies, researchers find. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 31, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics / Children's Health Source Type: news
Mother's milk contains sugars which protect babies from deadly meningitis and pneumonia
A naturally occurring sugar in breast milk may help prevent Group B streptococcus infection - a common cause of deadly meningitis, researchers from Imperial College London found. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 26, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Breast milk sugar may protect babies against deadly infection
A type of sugar found naturally in some women ’s breast milk may protect newborn babies from infection with a potentially life threatening bacterium called Group B streptococcus, according to a new study. These bacteria are a common cause of meningitis in newborns and the leading cause of infection in the first three months of life globally. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - August 26, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Breast milk sugar may protect babies against deadly infection
A type of sugar found naturally in some women's breast milk may protect new born babies from infection with a potentially life threatening bacterium called Group B streptococcus, according to a new study from Imperial College London. These bacteria are a common cause of meningitis in new borns and the leading cause of infection in the first three months of life in the UK and globally. (Source: World Pharma News)
Source: World Pharma News - August 26, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured Research Research and Development Source Type: news
Breast milk sugar may protect babies against deadly infection
(Imperial College London) A type of sugar found naturally in some women's breast milk may protect newborn babies from infection with a potentially life threatening bacterium called Group B streptococcus, according to a new study from Imperial College London. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - August 26, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
