Water bacteria cancels Tokyo 2020 paratriathlon test swim
The swimming section of a paratriathlon test event for Tokyo 2020 was cancelled Saturday due to high levels of bacteria in the water
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Body odor? Bacteria-embedded bodysuit may help
Healthy probiotic bacteria can reduce the smell of the body.
Scientists develop device to detect bacteria in minutes, not days
The approach allows clinicians to determine in as little as 30 minutes whether bacteria is present and its susceptibility to drug treatmen
Century-old bacteria from sick soldier offer clues to cholera epidemics
Scientists have mapped the genome of a strain of cholera extracted a century ago from a sick British soldier during World War One
Some hospital bacteria growing ‘tolerant’ to sanitizers: study
TAMPA: Some hospital superbugs are growing increasingly tolerant to alcohol-based disinfectants found in hand washes and sanitizers, allowing increasing infections to take hold, an Australian study warned Wednesday.
Hand rubs and washes that contain disinfectants based on isopropyl or ethyl alcohol are widely used around the world, and have cut down dramatically on one type of superbug, called methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
But researchers have noticed a rise in another kind of bacteria that lives…
Blood test may help prevent overuse of antibiotics
MIAMI: An inexpensive blood test could one day tell doctors whether an infection is caused by a virus or a bacteria, and help prevent unwarranted prescribing of antibiotics, researchers said Wednesday.
U.S. sees first case of bacteria resistant to all antibiotics
U.S. health officials on Thursday reported the first case in the country of a patient with an infection resistant to all known antibiotics, and expressed grave concern that the superbug could pose serious danger for routine infections if it spreads.
From cancer-battling bacteria to life on Mars at TED
VANCOUVER: Brilliant minds wrapped around heady notions ranging from injecting medicine by laser to cherishing life on Earth while seeking a future in the stars as the TED conference began Monday.