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3 hrs ago | KSL-TV

Plymouth water supply contaminated with E. coli

E. coli bacteria is found in intestines of healthy people and animals. Most strains are harmless, but some cause major discomfort One can contract E. coli from contaminated food and water, undercooked ground beef, unpasteurized milk, fresh produce, and personal contact Plymouth Mayor Hal Mason said the health department advised him Friday that E.

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Related Topix: Health, Southern Utah University

Fri May 24, 2013

Berkshire Eagle

Green River swimming hole in Great Barrington closed due to E. coli

The Green River swimming hole on Route 23 was closed on Friday after water samples confirmed elevated levels of E. coli, according to the town's Health Department.

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Related Topix: Great Barrington, MA, Health

WHO-TV Des Moines

Swim Safety: Monitoring Beach Water Quality

Summer unofficially starts this weekend. And, there's something you'll want to know before you hit the beach the season.

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Related Topix: Iowa, University of Iowa, Health

Gilmer Mirror

Those Uninvited Guests at Your Barbecue

Planning a Memorial Day barbecue? When you buy meat for that festive meal, watch out for some uninvited guests.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Bar-B-Q, Agriculture, Science, Food Science, Health, Food Poisoning

KIII

5 germ hot spots you aren't cleaning

Home is where the heart is -- not to mention the dirt, dust, bacteria and mold. "Most people clean what they can see, but there's a lot more to cleaning a home than just wiping down your bureau," says Richard Symes of Clenz Philly , an eco-friendly home and commercial cleaning service in New Jersey and Philadelphia.

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Related Topix: Allergy, Medicine, Health

CiteULike

Applicability of DiversiLab Repetitive Sequence-Based PCR Method in...

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Related Topix: Health, Food Science

MediLexicon

Computational Study Tracks E. coli Cells' Regulatory Mechanisms

Environment is not the only factor in shaping regulatory patterns - and it might not even be the primary factor, according to a new Rice University study that looks at how cells' protein networks relate to a bacteria's genome.

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Related Topix: Health, Rice University, Science, Computer Science

Thu May 23, 2013

Patch.com

Macomb County Beaches Open for Memorial Day Weekend

The Macomb County Health Department has resumed testing the water at five public beaches twice a week for E. coli bacteria.

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Related Topix: Macomb County, MI, Health

BioMed Central

Multidrug resistance protein MdtM adds to the repertoire of...

In neutralophilic bacteria, monovalent metal cation/H+ antiporters play a key role in pH homeostasis.

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The Arizona Republic

Arizona mom accused of contaminating infant daughter's IV tubes

A prosecutor says a 23-year-old woman on trial in Tucson contaminated her hospitalized infant daughter's intravenous lines in an attempt to get attention from the girl's father.

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Related Topix: Arizona, Health, Parenting, Family

Booker Rising

Deroy Murdock Op-Ed: The Illegal Alien Jailbreak

Sign up to Booker Rising's RSS feed to receive updates in your feed reader or sign up with your email address below to receive the updates via email! The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has released 2,226 illegal-alien detainees, 622 of them with criminal records.

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Related Topix: Food and Drug Administration, Health, Opinion

MediLexicon

Protection Against E. coli O157:H7 Provided By Intestinal Bacteria

A cocktail of non-pathogenic bacteria naturally occurring in the digestive tract of healthy humans can protect against a potentially lethal E. coli infection in animal models according to research presented at the 113th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology.

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Related Topix: Health, Drink, Cocktails, Microbiology, Biology, Science, Food Science

KBTX-TV Bryan

Brazos Co. Health Dept. Issues Apology About E. Coli News Conf.

The parents of an 18-month-old and a 4-year-old who were sickened by E. Coli from a local restaurant weren't happy with a Brazos County Health Department news conference on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Health, Brazos County, TX, Food Science

Wed May 22, 2013

Centers for Disease Control and Preve...

New Delhi Metallo- -Lactamase - "producing Enterobacteriaceae, United States

Isolates were resistant to I2-lactams, fluoroquinolones, and aminoglycosides, demonstrated MICs a15 countries worldwide .

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Related Topix: World News, India, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, i2, Health

KEPR CBS 19

Consumer Reports: Mechanically tenderized beef risk

Before you fire up the grill for some great summer meals, Consumer Reports has a caution.

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Related Topix: Meat, Life, Beef, Food, Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Patch.com

Chattahoochee River: Unhealthy Bacteria Levels Increase After Heavy Rains

The storms that rolled through Roswell and the metro area early Sunday morning brought heavy rains - and the danger of flooding along the Chattachoochee River.

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Related Topix: Roswell, GA, Weather, Natural Disasters, Flood, Health

Science Daily

Oral vaccine against diarrhea promising

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli bacteria are the primary cause of diarrhea in children living in low and middle income countries result in 400 million diarrheal episodes and approximately 300,000 deaths among children per year.

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Related Topix: Health, Vaccinations

Daily Mail

The average British barbecue contains TWICE as many germs as a toilet seat

Hygiene expert Dr Lisa Ackerley found the typical outdoor grill contains a staggering 1.7 million microbes per 100cm sq.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Bar-B-Q, Health, Food Science

PhysOrg Weblog

CDC says high number of public pools contain microbes

Three-quarters of public schools in the metro Atlanta area contain microbes, including bacteria indicating the presence of fecal matter, according to research published in the May 17 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report .

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Related Topix: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Marietta, GA

Science Daily

Minus environment, patterns still emerge: Computational study tracks...

The Rice lab of computer scientist Luay Nakhleh reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that when environmental factors are eliminated from an evolutionary model, mutations and genetic drift can give rise to the patterns that appear.

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Related Topix: Rice University, Science, Computer Science, Genetics, Medicine, Health, Biology