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December 08, 2020Posted: December 08, 2020Read MoreThe World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), a pandemic on March 11, 2020. 1 Since then—at the time of writing—63,098,003 cases and 1,465,111 deaths have been reported from 191 afflicted countries/regions across the globe. 2 Along with its high transmissibility...
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November 20, 2020Posted: November 20, 2020Read MoreControl of drug-resistant organisms is a global problem. Pathogens are acquiring resistances and developing novel ways of surmounting antimicrobials at unprecedented rates. While infectious agents are becoming more and more resistant to the medicines that are currently in use, not enough drugs are being developed to combat them.1
In some instances, orders of bacteria...
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November 19, 2020Posted: November 19, 2020Read MoreSaving Patient Lives with Rapid Pneumonia Testing
Streptococcus...
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November 05, 2020Posted: November 05, 2020Read MoreIs this why President Trump Recovered so Quickly?
In 1900, Nobel Laureate Emil von Behring demonstrated antibodies in blood plasma, or serum, could be transferred from one person or animal to another person, conferring immunity against an infectious agent-as illustrated in his work with horses to cure and prevent diphtheria...
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October 23, 2020Posted: October 23, 2020Read More
Figure 1: ruthenium is a rare metal related to platinum A team of researches at the University of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England, have reported a new compound that displays the ability to kill both gram-positive and gram-negative antibiotic-resistant bacteria (1).
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October 08, 2020Posted: October 08, 2020Read MoreBacteria are commonly considered a culprit leading to cancer. However, recent research suggests that some bacteria, being a potential enemy can also be a friend, and thus be utilized to create novel cancer therapeutics and treatments.(1, Figure 1)
A great deal of research ahs centered on using bacteria to reduce the size of tumors...
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September 25, 2020Posted: September 25, 2020Read More
As the number of global coronavirus cases continues to increase beyond 20 million, there is an urgent need for treatment for those infected with SARS CoV2. Internationally, biotech companies are working feverishly towards developing a vaccine to reduce infection rates. However, it is still unclear when a final product will be released and to what degree of immunity will be achieved. Until a permanent...
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September 11, 2020Posted: September 11, 2020Read MoreThe COVID-19 pandemic is unlike any public health emergency we have seen in many decades. Nations have shut down borders, businesses, and life as people knew it. Aside from the obvious economic side effects of shutting down businesses, offices, schools, and other buildings, another potentially deadly disease may be on the rise as a consequence of the COVID-19 lockdowns and a sudden reopening of previously...
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August 27, 2020Posted: August 27, 2020Read MoreBelow are quotes from numerous studies showing that Vitamin D can be useful in the battle against COVID-19 infections.
"Several groups of researchers from different countries have found that the sickest patients often have the lowest levels of vitamin D, and that countries with higher death rates had larger numbers of people...
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August 13, 2020Posted: August 13, 2020Read MoreCBD: How Pet Parents are Leading the Pack -The current landscape for pets and medical cannabis products In America, around 70% of households own a pet. This means that roughly 90.5 million families have welcomed a four legged (or maybe feathered) friend into their homes. (Rainwalk...
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August 13, 2020Posted: August 13, 2020Read MoreWithout a doubt one of the greatest health problems plaguing Americans to date is obesity. The CDC reports that currently 42.4% of adults in the US are obese with a body mass index (BMI) between 30-40. Among these individuals, 9.2% were reported as having severe obesity with a BMI greater than 40. (1) In addition to proper nutrition and physical activity, scientists are looking into the role...
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July 17, 2020Posted: July 17, 2020Read MoreListeria hysteria! Outbreaks have been popping up in a variety of foods over the years—however, not all infections are created equal. The severity of L. monocytogenes infection, also known as Listeriosis, is dependent on both the host’s immune system and the virulence of the strain.(1) Immunocompromised populations may experience encephalitis, meningitis, bacteremia, miscarriage, gastroenteritis...
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June 19, 2020Posted: June 19, 2020Read MoreCan it control gluten sensitivity and asthma?
Helicobacter pylori infection is no laughing matter. Sufferers can look forward to such unpleasant symptoms as chronic gastritis, gastric ulcers, and possibly gastric adenocarcinoma. Only discovered in 1982, H. pylori's pervasive presence, particularly in developing...
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June 12, 2020Posted: June 12, 2020Read MoreA study published on May 6th, has produced optimism that vitamin D may help to prevent serious infections of the COVID-19 virus. Researchers from the UK have compiled data on the incidence of COVID-19 infections and correlated it to the blood levels of vitamin D in people from 20 European nations. The results show that as vitamin D serum levels increase, the incidence of infection decreases.(1) ...
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May 16, 2020Posted: May 16, 2020Read MoreOne of the deadliest species known to man is Aedes aegypti, also known as the Yellow Fever mosquito. This species of mosquito is capable of carrying and spreading diseases such as chikungunya, zika, yellow fever, and dengue fever to more than half of the world's population. These diseases are the cause for millions of deaths every year and have increased substantially in the last 30 years.(1)...
