bacteria

Frozen Feces is as Good as Fresh Transplants

Apr 24, 2014 PM EDT

Frozen fecal matter has been proven just as effective as fresh feces when treating people for C. difficile infections, according to a recent study.

Dirty Money is Teeming With Life

Apr 23, 2014 PM EDT

Researchers have discovered that the surface of money is teeming with more microbial life than most would think possible, according to preliminary findings revealed by researchers who have identified more than 3,000 microbes living on a dollar bill.

Feds Designate Meningitis B Vaccine as "Breakthrough Therapy"

Apr 07, 2014 PM EDT

A vaccine for meningitis B has been designated as a "breakthrough therapy" by federal regulators in the United States, meaning that it will be placed on a development track that will speed up the potential approval process.

One in 25 Patients Get Hospital Infections

Mar 26, 2014 PM EDT

One in 25 hospital patients in the United States have at least one infection they contracted during their hospital stay, according to two new reports released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Chinatown Fish Markets Get Hit by Bacteria Infection

Mar 06, 2014 PM EST

Fish consumers from New York's China Town markets have been reporting large red bumps and lesions emerging on their skin. Heath officials have identified the bumps as a rare bacterial infection and are urging people who are exhibiting its symptoms to..