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Bacterial Infections |
Bacterial Infection; Infections, Bacterial |
For other uses, see Infection (disambiguation). An infection is the detrimental colonization of a host organism by a foreign species. In infection, the infecting organism seeks to utilize the host's resources in order to multiply (usually at the expense of the host). The infecting organism, or pathogen, interferes with the normal functioning of the host and can lead to chronic wounds, gangrene, loss of an infected limb, and even death. The host's response to infection is inflammation. Co ...
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- Antibiotics: When They Can and Can't Help (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Antimicrobial Resistance (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
Bacterial Infections News Headlines
- Toward Pinpointing The Location Of Bacterial Infections
ScienceDaily - Wed, 03 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Researcher Finds New Way To Treat Devastating Fungal Infections
ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- FDA restricts use of antibiotic
MSNBC - Mon, 12 Feb 2007 05:14 EST
- Immune Cells Take Divergent Paths When Fighting Infections
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Contamination From Improvised Explosive Devices Has Led To High Rates Of Infection Among Injured Troops
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 09:00 EST
- Lung Cancer Risk Reduced In Female Textile Workers Exposed To Endotoxin
ScienceDaily - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- FDA Announces Label And Indication Changes For The Antibiotic Ketek
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Toward Pinpointing The Location Of Bacterial Infections
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 03 Jan 2007 09:00 EST
- FDA Revises Label Warnings On The Antibiotic Ketek
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 01:00 EST
- Common Cold May Send Some Young Children To The Hospital
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 01:00 EST
- Vancomycin May Trigger Dangerously Low Platelet Count
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 06:00 EST
- Scientists Invent Real-life 'Tricorder' For Chemical Analysis
ScienceDaily - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Pay More Attention To Genital Herpes Infections In HIV-infected Persons
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 25 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
- Scientists Invent Real-life 'tricorder' For Chemical Analysis
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
- Overly Anxious And Driven People Prone To Irritable Bowel Syndrome
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
- Scientific Data Highlights Pivotal Role Of Monogram's Molecular Diagnostics In Development And Use Of New HIV Treatments
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Hospital Trustees Begin To Focus On Patient Safety
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 10:00 EST
- Overly Anxious And Driven People Prone To Irritable Bowel Syndrome
ScienceDaily - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Hope For New Vaccine Against Meningococci Offered By Bacteria Research
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 02:00 EST
- Pay More Attention To Genital Herpes Infections In HIV-infected Persons, Editorial Urges
ScienceDaily - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Researchers Reduce Malaria Incidence In HIV-Positive Children By Providing Antibiotic, ITNs, Study Says
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 02:00 EST
- HIV Drug Resistance Spurred By Widely Used Hepatitis B Drug
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Xylitol Reduces Risk Of Cavities
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 02:00 EST
- Genome Sequence Shows What Makes Bacteria Dangerous For Troops In Iraq
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 09:00 EST
- Hep E vaccine proves effective but expensive
Reuters - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:43 EST
- Antibiotic linked to serious bleeding condition
Reuters - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:44 EST
- Genome Sequence Shows What Makes Bacteria Dangerous For Troops In Iraq
ScienceDaily - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Two Experimental Drugs Aimed At Controlling Viral Loads Among HIV-Positive People Who Have Developed Drug Resistance Show Promise, Researchers Say
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 11:00 EST
- HPV infections seen in over quarter of U.S. women
Reuters - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 09:32 EST
- HPV infections seen in over quarter of U.S. women
Reuters - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 09:32 EST
- Meningococcal Vaccine requires Further Study
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:00 EST
- New Data On Investigational Agent TMC278 In Anitretroviral-Naive HIV Patients
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- New Light on the Fight against T.B.
The Earth Times - Sat, 24 Feb 2007 11:46 EST
- New Study Finds Antibiotic Vancomycin May Trigger Dangerously Low Platelet Count
ScienceDaily - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Ancient Retrovirus Is Resurrected
ScienceDaily - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- HIV infections in Hong Kong climb to an all-time high
The Earth Times - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:15 EST
- Beauty Product Oil Can Lead To Antibiotic Resistance
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 18 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Widely Used Hepatitis B Drug Spurs HIV Drug Resistance
ScienceDaily - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Common cold may cause severe respiratory infection
The Earth Times - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 06:32 EST
- Rhinoviruses linked to severe infection
The Earth Times - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:23 EST
- Understanding Mechanisms Of Common Colds: A New Approach To Help Control Asthma Attacks
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 02:00 EST
- Uniform Language For Describing Genes Of Pathogenic And Beneficial Microbes
ScienceDaily - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Benefits Of Breast-Feeding Might Outweigh Risk Of Vertical HIV Transmission In Developing Countries, Studies Say
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 06:00 EST
- Cystic Fibrosis: An Incomplete Success Story
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
- Two New Classes Of Drugs Found To Control Viral Loads Among HIV-Positive People Who Have Developed Drug Resistance, Studies Say
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 11:00 EST
- Conventional Wisdom On Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis May Be Overturned By New Research
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
- Sugar Substitute Xylitol Reduces Risk Of Cavities
ScienceDaily - Fri, 16 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- New Drug Hope For HIV Patients For Whom Treatment No Longer Works
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 03:00 EST
- Treating genital herpes has potential to reduce viral load in HIV infections: Study
The Earth Times - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 07:34 EST
- Common Cold May Send Some Young Children To The Hospital; Those With Asthma Most At Risk
ScienceDaily - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- First Comprehensive Global Effort To Address Intestinal Worm Infections In Children Launched In Cameroon
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 25 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- IDIBAPS Participates In European Network On Antibiotic Resistances And Hospital Infections
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 01:00 EST
- Peptide Vaccine Fights Off Breast Tumors With Aid Of Bacteria-mimicking Agents
ScienceDaily - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Swimming 'To The Left' Gets Bacteria Upstream, And May Promote Infection
ScienceDaily - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Bacteria Research Offers Hope For New Vaccine Against Meningococci
ScienceDaily - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- New Research May Overturn Conventional Wisdom On Drug-resistant Tuberculosis
ScienceDaily - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Toward Medical Implants With An Antibiotic Coating
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 25 Jan 2007 10:00 EST
- Toward Medical Implants With An Antibiotic Coating
ScienceDaily - Tue, 23 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Recurrent Middle Ear Infections Can Have A Major Impact On Children's Development
ScienceDaily - Tue, 06 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Cryptococcosis: New Recommendations Against Major Opportunistic Infection
ScienceDaily - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- New Potential Health Benefit Of Olive Oil For Peptic Ulcer Disease
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 02:00 EST
- Washington, D.C., To Distribute 250,000 Condoms As Part Of HIV Prevention Efforts
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
- Winter Colds, Over-wrapping Raise The Risk Of SIDS, Doctors Warn
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Swimming 'to The Left' Gets Bacteria Upstream, And May Promote Infection
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 17 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
- New Recommendations Against A Major Opportunistic Infection -- Cryptococcosis
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
- Different Treatment May Be Needed For Infection-Related Breathing Problems
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
- NanoBio(R) Corporation Initiates Phase 2b Clinical Trial For Herpes Labialis Treatment
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 16 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Allergies, Lung Infections Need Different Treatments, Study Indicates
ScienceDaily - Wed, 31 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Simple Classification Can Help Define And Predict Limb-Threatening Diabetic Infections
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
- Brazil To Distribute 10M Condoms Ahead Of Carnival As Part Of HIV Prevention Campaign
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 03:00 EST
- Olive Oil May Prevent Ulcers
WebMD - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 04:59 EST
- New Potential Health Benefit Of Olive Oil For Peptic Ulcer Disease
ScienceDaily - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Peptide Vaccine Fights Off Breast Tumors With Aid Of Bacteria-Mimicking Agents
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Feb 2007 03:00 EST
- New York City To Unveil Official Condom As Part Of HIV Prevention Efforts
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 16 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
- Arkansas Bill Would Require Inmates To Receive HIV Test Before Being Paroled
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
- Exposure to antibiotics linked to resistance
Reuters - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 01:38 EST
- Exposure to antibiotics linked to resistance
Reuters - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 01:38 EST
- Exposure to antibiotics linked to resistance
MSNBC - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 04:59 EST
- Bacteria In Staph Infections Can Cause Necrotizing Pneumonia
ScienceDaily - Sun, 28 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Strep may be linked to disruptive behaviors
The Earth Times - Thu, 08 Feb 2007 02:43 EST
- 'Probe to bone' test not that effective
The Earth Times - Tue, 06 Feb 2007 11:33 EST
- Strep, Psychiatric Symptoms Possibly Linked In Some Children
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 08 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Study Examines Reliability Of 'Probe To Bone' Test
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 08 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
- Peptide Vaccine Fights Off Breast Tumors With Aid Of Bacteria-Mimicking Agents
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Bacteria Fighter Goes Where Antibiotics Can't
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- No Reliable Risk Factors Found For Antibiotic-Resistant Staph Infections
ScienceDaily - Sat, 10 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Diagnostic 'Divining Rod' For Diagnosing Limb-threatening Bone Infection: Reliable Or Relic?
ScienceDaily - Wed, 07 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Septic Shock Patients Offered New Hope
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 31 Jan 2007 06:00 EST
- Middle-ear infection can affect development
The Earth Times - Tue, 06 Feb 2007 03:06 EST
- Salmonella Survives Better In Stomach Due To Altered DNA
ScienceDaily - Tue, 30 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Recurrent Middle Ear Infections Can Have A Major Impact On Children's Development
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- New Method May Help Identify Bacteria That Causes Severe Dental Decay In Early Childhood
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 29 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Study Calls For Better Treatment And Understanding Of H. Pylori
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Nigerian death highlights West African bird flu risks
Reuters - Tue, 06 Feb 2007 02:36 EST
- L.A. hospital cited for deadly outbreak
MSNBC - Wed, 24 Jan 2007 05:29 EST
- Informing Partners Can Help Cut Sexually Transmitted Infections
ScienceDaily - Mon, 22 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Salmonella Survives Better In Stomach Due To Altered DNA
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- New Method May Help Identify Bacteria That Causes Severe Dental Decay In Early Childhood
ScienceDaily - Thu, 25 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Informing Partners Can Help Cut Sexually Transmitted Infections
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 21 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- The New England Journal Of Medicine Publishes Two Landmark Studies Of NOXAFIL(R) (Posaconazole) In The Prevention Of Invasive Fungal Infections
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 26 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
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