STUDY: BREAST MILK SOLD ONLINE MAY HAVE HIGH LEVELS OF BACTERIA
An estimated three-quarters of breast milk samples available to purchase through the Internet may be contaminated with high levels of bacteria and even pathogens, according to a new study led by researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Following a growing trend of sharing breast milk via websites, authors of the study released online Monday in the journal... Continue Reading
Health officials probe hepatitis C outbreak in ND
State and federal health officials are investigating an outbreak of hepatitis C cases in Ward County centered around a Minot nursing home.
State and federal health officials are investigating an outbreak of hepatitis C cases in Ward County centered around a Minot nursing home.Continue Reading
Shutdown Imperils Costly Lab Mice, Years of Research
The government shutdown is likely to mean an early death for thousands of mice used in research on diseases such as diabetes, cancer and Alzheimer's. Federal research centers including the National Institutes of Health will have to kill some mice to avoid overcrowding, researchers say. Others will die because it is impossible to maintain certain lines of genetically altered mice without constant monitoring by scientists. And most federal scientists have been banned from their own labs since Oct. 1.:Continue Reading
MERS Again Linked to Bats
The point of origin for the MERS virus continues to baffle scientists. New evidence once again suggests that the deadly virus is linked to bats. Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is one of the latest problem viruses to have emerged this decade. MERS-CoV is the sixth new type of coronavirus like SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome).Source: Continue Reading
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