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WHO publishes list of antibiotic-resistant bacteriaThe World Health Organization (WHO) has published its first list of antibiotic-resistant “priority pathogens”, a catalogue of 12 families of bacteria that pose the greatest threat to human health. The list was dr More… |
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WHO backs genetic modification trials in Zika fightThe World Health Organization (WHO) called on Friday for pilot projects to test two experimental ways to curb Zika-carrying mosquitoes, including testing the release of genetically modified insects and bacteria that stop their eggs hatching. More… |
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WHO calls for fighting deadly foodborne diseasesAt least 600 million people, or 1 in 10 worldwide, fall ill from contaminated food each year and 420,000 die, many of them young children, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. Giving its first global estimates of More… |
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Unchecked superbugs could kill 10 million a yearDrug-resistant superbugs could kill an extra 10 million people a year and cost up to $100 trillion by 2050 if their rampant global spread is not halted, according to a British government-commissioned review. Such infections alread More… |
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Unchecked superbugs could kill 10 million a yearDrug-resistant superbugs could kill an extra 10 million people a year and cost up to $100 trillion by 2050 if their rampant global spread is not halted, according to a British government-commissioned review. Such infections alread More… |
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Injecting bacteria shrinks tumours in one patient - studyCommon soil bacteria injected into solid cancers in pet dogs and one human patient shrank many of the tumours, scientists reported on Wednesday. The preliminary findings offered hope that the experimental treatment could turn out to be More… |
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US anthrax probe reveals new bird flu mishapFederal health officials on Friday disclosed a new safety breach at a high-security U.S. laboratory involving dangerous avian flu, a lapse that came to light as they investigated the potential exposure of government researchers to live anthrax b More… |
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Fonterra products free of botulism bacteriaDairy giant Fonterra's products at the centre of a global contamination scare this month did not contain a bacteria that could cause botulism, and posed no food safety threat, New Zealand officials said on Wednesday. The Minis More… |
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New technology combats virus outbreaksA UAE-based healthcare distributor is employing an innovative bacteria killing technology to combat dangerous outbreaks like the deadly Coronavirus or MERS (Middle East respiratory syndrome). Safe Life, a new breed of healthcare d More… |
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Obesity fight: Bariatic or bacteriaThe logic behind weight-loss surgery seems simple: rearrange the digestive tract so the stomach can hold less food and the food bypasses part of the small intestine, allowing fewer of a meal's calories to be absorbed. Bye-b More… |
