Legionella bacteria's escape route revealed
The precise mechanism used by Legionella bacteria to escape the body ' s defenses has been unpicked in intricate detail and is described for the first time in a new article. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - April 11, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
Legionella bacteria's escape route revealed
(eLife) The precise mechanism used by Legionella bacteria to escape the body's defences has been unpicked in intricate detail and is described for the first time in the journal eLife. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 11, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Flint water crisis likely the cause of deadly Legionnaires outbreak
Virginia Tech Professor Marc Edwards released to CNN the unpublished results of a study that show the Flint water crisis most likely caused the deadly outbreak of Legionnaires disease that killed at least 12 people since 2014. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - March 30, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Impending Water Crisis Could Affect Your Health
Most Americans take clean water for granted.We turn on the tap and safe water to drink, bathe in, and cook and clean with comes out of the faucet.But according to a new study, there’s a growing water affordability problem on the horizon that could soon make water scarcer and more costly.The fallout has the potential to be devastating to public health in the United States.The true cost of waterUtility companies actually take a loss on the cost of water.However, between individual households’ water bills and government subsidies, they have historically made enough money to keep operating their businesses while also tackl...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - March 1, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Guidance: Investigation of Legionnaires disease: cases, clusters and outbreaks
This document gives guidance for health protection teams on investigation of cases, clusters and outbreaks of Legionnaires ' disease. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - February 6, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
