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[Grand Round] Lemierre's syndrome due to Fusobacterium necrophorumWe present a case of a patient with Lemierre's syndrome caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum who developed a right frontal lobe brain abscess. We summarise the epidemiology, microbiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnosis, complications,...

Dr. Karen Lloyd receives WHOI's Holger W. Jannasch Visiting Scholar Award(Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has chosen Karen Lloyd, an assistant professor in the Department of Microbiology at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, as the recipient of the Holger W. Jannasch V...

The American Society for Microbiology announces the 2012 Award Laureates(American Society for Microbiology) The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) is proud to announce the 2012 award laureates. The awards will be presented during the 112th General Meeting of the ASM, June 16-19, 2012, in San Francisco.

Microbiology: Categorize probiotics to speed researchAs chairman of a panel convened in 2001–02 by the United Nations and the World Health Organization to establish guidelines for the use of probiotics, I am dismayed by recent regulatory changes in Europe and the United States.These have led the Euro...

Where the Germs Are: New Study Finds Office Kitchens and Break Rooms are Crawling with BacteriaROSWELL, Ga., May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- If you thought the restroom was the epicenter of workplace germs you don't want to know about office break rooms and kitchens. To view the multimedia assets, please click: http://www.multivu.com/mnr/56343-kimberly-clark-study-kitchens-break-rooms-crawling-with-bacteria-germs (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120523/MM11320 ) The p...

PSI Announces New Leadership in Latin AmericaPSI CRO, a full service Contract Research Organization, known for predictable, on-time enrollment and project delivery, announced today that Osca

Live Webinar: Managing QC Microbiology Challenges in an Ever-Changing Industry with MODA™Life sciences event will demonstrate automated data collection, workflow management, on demand analytics, and visualization for quality control of regulated manufacturing (PRWEB) May 22, 2012 Lonza will offer a live Webinar featuring the latest software advancements of MODA™—a paperless quality control (QC) microbiology solution for the life sciences industry—on Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at 8:...

New Discoveries In Probiotics And Gut Microbiota Promote Beneficial Outcomes In GI TractSAN DIEGO, May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Groundbreaking efforts to study and map human gut microbiota and to explore how probiotics can promote gut health were presented during the Symposium "The New Microbiota & Probiotics Paradigm" organized by Dr. Allan Walker, MD of Harvard Medical School's Division of Nutrition. The program explored real-world applications for managing gut disorders...

How one strain of MRSA becomes resistant to last-line antibiotic(American Society for Microbiology) Researchers have uncovered what makes one particular strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) so proficient at picking up resistance genes, such as the one that makes it resistant to vancomycin,...

GenVec Appoints Cynthia Collins as President and CEOGAITHERSBURG, Md., May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- GenVec, Inc. (NASDAQ: GNVC) today announced that effective May 23, 2012 Cynthia Collins has been appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer. In addition, Ms. Collins is expected to be appointed to the Board of Directors of GenVec. Effective upon Ms. Collins' appointment, Paul H. Fischer, Ph.D. will step down as GenVec's President an...

The American Society for Microbiology honors Ellen Jo Baron(American Society for Microbiology) Ellen Jo Baron, Ph.D., D(ABMM), professor emerita, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif., has been honored with the 2012 ASM Founders Distinguished Service Award for her years of volunteer servi...

Established Cancer Vaccine Works Better In Tandem With FDA-Approved Kidney Transplant DrugA team from the Perelman School of Medicine and the Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute at the University of Pennsylvania found that the FDA-approved drug daclizumab improved the survival of breast cancer patients taking a cancer vaccine by 30...

The UM Miller School of Medicine Wins Prestigious Designation as Center for AIDS ResearchThe National Institutes of Health has recognized the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine as Florida’s first and only Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), a prestigious designation awarded to only about 20 of the nation’s most prolific and promising AIDS research institutions. With the award, the Miller School’s Developmental Center for AIDS...

Mary Ann Liebert releases BioResearch Open Access journalThe inaugural issue of BioResearch Open Access, a new bimonthly peer-reviewed open access journal, was released today by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. The Journal provides a new rapid-publication forum for a broad range of scientific topics inc...

The 3rd Annual Clinical Diagnostics BioConference Live Kicks Off Next Week May 23-24, 2012Free Virtual Event at BioConferenceLive.com featuring Live Presentations from Industry Experts, Continuing Education Credits accredited by the AACC ACCENT, and Sponsors including Roche Diagnostics, Siemens, Cardinal Health, Bio-Rad, Randox Laboratories, Alere, DiaSorin, Thermo Fisher and many more. Yorba Linda, CA (PRWEB) May 16, 2012 BioConference Live, the world's largest producer of online-onl...

FDA-approved drug daclizumab makes established cancer vaccine work betterA team from the Perelman School of Medicine and the Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute at the University of Pennsylvania found that the FDA-approved drug daclizumab improved the survival of breast cancer patients taking a cancer vaccine by 30...

Science reporters win ASM Public Communications Award(American Society for Microbiology) The 2012 winners of the ASM Public Communications Award are Jon Cohen and Martin Enserink from Science. "False Positive" was published in Science on Sept. 23, 2011. The article digs deep into the controversy surrou...

IntelligentMDx Announces CE-Marking of a new high-throughput test for Group B Streptococcus intended to improve women's health and prenatal careCAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- IntelligentMDx (IMDx) announced today that it has obtained CE-marking for a new automated, high-throughput, qualitative in vitro diagnostic test designed for the rapid detection of Group B Streptococcus (GBS) for use in screening pregnant women and those in labor who may be infected with the pathogen. GBS is responsible for life-threatening bacte...

Accelr8 and Denver Health Notified by Department of Defense for Rapid Diagnostics AwardAccelr8 Technology Corporation (NYSE MKT: AXK) and Denver Health received notice that the Defense Medical Research and Development Program (DMRDP) recommended $2 million funding of a proposed 35-month project submitted jointly by Denver Health and Accelr8. The DMRDP solicited proposals to “advance state-of-the-art solutions for world-class medi

Cempra, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2012 Financial and Operating ResultsCHAPEL HILL, N.C., May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cempra, Inc. (Nasdaq: CEMP), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on developing antibiotics to meet critical medical needs in the treatment of bacterial infectious diseases, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012. The company will host a conference call and webcast at 4:30 p.m. EDT, today. "The f...

Allegheny General Hospital and the Breathe Project Present "The Air We Breathe: A Regional Summit on Asthma and the Environment"World Asthma Month Summit May 16 Brings Attention to the Asthma-Environment Connection PITTSBURGH, May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Local and national asthma experts will convene in Pittsburgh May 16 in recognition of World Asthma Month for "The Air We Breathe: A Regional Summit on Asthma and the Environment," a day-long event designed to raise awareness about the growing incidenc...

LaserGen names Dr. Mimi Healy as CEOHOUSTON, May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Emerging biotechnology company LaserGen, Inc., focused on commercializing novel technologies for next-generation sequencing (NGS), announced the appointment of Mimi Healy, Ph.D. as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and to the LaserGen Board of Directors. Dr. Healy brings more than two decades of molecular diagnostics, healthcare and biotechnology experience in bo...

Statement From Microbiologist Charles Gerba Concerning A Recent Norovirus Outbreak Traced To Reusable Grocery BagPHOENIX, May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A recent outbreak of norovirus, a foodborne illness that causes severe symptoms including projectile vomiting and diarrhea, amongst an Oregon girls' soccer team was traced back to a reusable grocery bag by the Oregon Public Health Division. As documented in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, this represents the first verified occasion in which the v...

Nordion Launches the Gamma Centre of ExcellenceWorld-class facility near Montreal offers applied R&D, training and specialty gamma processing OTTAWA, May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Nordion Inc. (TSX: NDN) (NYSE: NDZ), a leading provider of products and services for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease, today launched the Gamma Centre of Excellence (GCE), a world-class facility for the advancement of gamma sterilization...

Children Suffering Mystery Developmental Delays And Congenital Abnormalities Diagnosed By Next Generation SequencingAdvanced high-speed gene-sequencing has been used in the clinical setting to find diagnoses for seven children out of a dozen who were experiencing developmental delays and congenital abnormalities for mysterious reasons. "I thought if we could obtai...

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