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04/04/2019

New Post: Identification and removal of contaminating microbial DNA from PCR reagents: impact on low‐biomass microbiome analyses Abstract Reagent‐derived contamination can compromise the integrity of microbiome data, particularly in low microbial biomass samples. This contamination has recently been attributed to the ‘kitome’ (contamination introduced by the DNA extraction kit), prior to which attention was mostly paid to potential contamination introduced by PCR reagents. In this study, we assessed the proportion to which…

04/03/2019

New Post: Lung Cancer Awareness Month: Let’s Clear the Smoke Every November as I stand alongside thousands of patients to observe Lung Cancer Awareness Month, it is tempting to dwell on the uphill battle facing our cancer community. The daunting hurdles include adequate public education of early screening, funding shortages, dedicated research, trials, and the ominous stigma that lung cancer is solely a smoker’s disease.…

New Post: Tattoo ink causes outbreak of nontuberculous mycobacteria https://buff.ly/2BwOWV1 An outbreak of nontuberculo...
04/03/2019

New Post: Tattoo ink causes outbreak of nontuberculous mycobacteria https://buff.ly/2BwOWV1 An outbreak of nontuberculous mycobacterial skin infections in Florida was traced to contaminated tattoo ink and tap water, according to findings published inClinical Infectious Diseases. Officials launched an investigation after a dermatologist in Miami-Dade County reported three patients with skin infections to the state health department. “In recent years, a number of nontuberculous mycobacterial outbreaks associated with…

04/03/2019

New Post: ‘Low-Carb’ Diet May Up Odds for an Early Death TUESDAY, Aug. 28, 2018 (HealthDay News) — People who slash carbohydrates from their diets may shorten their lifespan, a new study suggests. Using data on nearly 25,000 Americans, researchers found that the one-quarter who ate the fewest carbs each day also had a higher risk of dying over the next six years. Specifically, they had higher death…

04/02/2019

New Post: Tattoo ink causes outbreak of nontuberculous mycobacteria An outbreak of nontuberculous mycobacterial skin infections in Florida was traced to contaminated tattoo ink and tap water, according to findings published inClinical Infectious Diseases. Officials launched an investigation after a dermatologist in Miami-Dade County reported three patients with skin infections to the state health department. “In recent years, a number of nontuberculous mycobacterial outbreaks associated with…

04/02/2019

New Post: Virginia seeing an increase in mangy black bears WAYNESBORO, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) — Over the last couple of years, the number of black bears with mange has continued to rise in Virginia. The first cases of mange in black bears in Virginia were found in the 1980s. Sarcoptic mange is a parasitic disease that allows sarcoptic mites to bury underneath the skin, causing an…

New Post: Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road? To Get Antibiotics : A Review of Big Chicken https://buff.ly/2R91S8R One ...
04/02/2019

New Post: Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road? To Get Antibiotics : A Review of Big Chicken https://buff.ly/2R91S8R One of the most pressing aspect of the antibiotic resistance crisis is the role of antibiotics in agriculture and the link with human infections. This is an aspect of the problem that has received mixed treatment in the past. It was clear that agricultural use of antibiotics was a problem but its impact on human…

04/01/2019

New Post: Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road? To Get Antibiotics : A Review of Big Chicken One of the most pressing aspect of the antibiotic resistance crisis is the role of antibiotics in agriculture and the link with human infections. This is an aspect of the problem that has received mixed treatment in the past. It was clear that agricultural use of antibiotics was a problem but its impact on human…

04/01/2019

New Post: What is keto flu? Many people have decided to try the ketogenic diet for weight loss. The most recent evidence shows that reducing your carbohydrate intake to a minimum may help you shed a few pounds, at least in the first few weeks to months. However, we don’t really know whether, over the long term, achieving and maintaining ketosis…

04/01/2019

New Post: Is peanut butter good for you? Peanut butter is a firm favorite among adults and children alike. Although tasty, many people wonder about the health benefits of peanut butter. Peanuts and peanut butter contain nutrients that may boost a person’s heart health and improve blood sugar levels. Depending on how people use peanut butter in their diet, it can help them…

03/31/2019

New Post: The Story Behind The Worst Measles Outbreak In The European Union Liliana Czegledi devoted herself to keeping her daughter, Ioana, alive. The girl had been born with a compromised immune system, a damaged heart and muscles that wouldn’t work. She wasn’t expected to live past her second birthday. Czegledi gave up her bartending job to care for her. “I made sure she never caught a cold…

03/31/2019

New Post: Indoor Air Quality: A Bibliometric Study Abstract What are the actual trends in Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), and in which direction is academic interest moving? Much progress has been made in identifying and mitigating indoor pollutants, due to both prevention campaigns (e.g., smoking bans) and greater control of product emissions. However, IAQ is still of interest and the future trends are…

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