A bacteria-killing coating created by scientists has been used in trials of a new paint that can be applied to a range of ...

You should always wash your hands if you touch public surfaces, because they might be covered in dangerous pathogens. While ...

When unsafe levels of Staphylococcus aureus were detected in samples of frozen food at Samurai Bowl on Colombo St, ...

Symptoms of TSS could develop quickly, and you need urgent treatment, states the National Institute of Health (NIH).

Shoes carry potentially harmful pathogens—bacteria and viruses—so they are best left at the door. According to California-based gastroenterologist Dr. Saurabh Sethi, there should be a strict “no ...

We know — the economic times are hard. We believe that our work in upholding the First Amendment and reporting on these changing, challenging times is more important than ever. We need to raise ...

Known for spending much of its life underground, the little-known American burying beetle could hold the key to developing ...

A Christchurch restaurant owner who served recalled ramen meals to customers and breached immigration law has been sentenced ...

What if alcohol is simply a toxin? A physical threat to us? Not to discount the findings outlined above, in fact to include and explain most of them, we should look at alcohol as a toxin under the ...

This fundamental study highlights potential mechanisms underlying the sex-dependent bias in susceptibility to gut colonization by Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The evidence ...

The toxin, which is an enzyme called EspC ... antibiotic can apply selective pressure across many bacterial species, whether it's E. coli, Staphylococcus aureus and others, leading to widespread ...

Even with effective antibiotics, infections with Staphylococcus aureus are often difficult to treat. Our novel strategy therefore does not attack the bacterium itself, but specifically neutralizes a ...