WORLD'S SMALLEST TAPE RECORDER MADE FROM GENETICALLY MODIFIED GUT BACTERIA

Researchers from the Columbia University Medical Centre have successfully converted a naturally occurring gut bacteria found in humans into the world's smallest data recorder... READ MORE›

DISNEYLAND SHUTS DOWN COOLING TOWERS AFTER LEGIONNAIRES' CASES

A dozen cases of the bacterial lung infection were discovered about three weeks ago, the Orange County Health Care Agency announced Friday... READ MORE›

DON'T ASK GPS FOR ANTIBIOTICS, NEW HEALTH CAMPAIGN URGES

Antimicrobial resistance occurs when bacteria change in such a way that the medication used to treat them - in this case antibiotics - becomes ineffective... READ MORE›

SING HAPPY BIRTHDAY TWICE WHILE WASHING YOUR HANDS, SAY PHARMACISTS

The RPS's president, Ash Soni, said We don't wash our hands often enough for long enough to get rid of the bacteria that can cause illnesses... READ MORE›

WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION CALLS ANTIBIOTICS RESISTANCE A GLOBAL EMERGENCY'

The new WHO report found few potential treatment options for those antibiotic-resistant infections - including drug-resistant tuberculosis TB which kills around 250,000 people each year... READ MORE›

COLIFORM BACTERIA FOUND ON ICE CUBES IN FAST FOOD SHOPS

Testing has revealed excessive coliform bacteria on ice cubes used in different fast food shops... READ MORE›

FEARS OF 'DIRTY MEAT' ENTERING FOOD CHAIN AFTER 25% OF ABATTOIRS FAIL TESTS

The FSA said no visibly contaminated meat reached the public and hygiene failures were not tolerated, with enforcement action taken against failing plants... READ MORE›

U.K. APPROVES TECHNIQUE TO MAKE BABIES FROM DNA OF 3 PEOPLE

The procedure is aimed at helping parents at risk of passing mitochondrial disease onto their children... READ MORE›

PC ORGANICS BABY FOOD POUCHES RECALLED ACROSS CANADA

Canadian Food Inspection Agency The recall has now expanded to include all flavours of PC Organics strained baby food pouches... READ MORE›

MENINGITIS B VACCINE OFFERED TO ALL BABIES FROM SEPTEMBER

All newborn babies in England and Scotland are to be offered a vaccine to combat meningitis B from September... READ MORE›

BLOWING OUT BIRTHDAY CANDLES INCREASES BACTERIA ON CAKE 1,400%

The study was titled Bacterial Transfer Associated with Blowing Out Candles on a Birthday Cake, so you don't have to read far to get the idea... READ MORE›

ANTIBACTERIAL SOAP WITH TRICLOSAN 'NO BETTER AT KILLING GERMS' STUDY

Antibacterial hand soaps containing triclosan - a chemical flagged as potentially dangerous - are not much better at killing germs than regular soap, researchers have said... READ MORE›

ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT GONORRHEA IS ON THE RISE

Antibiotic resistance is causing gonorrhea to become harder and sometimes impossible to treat, according to the World Health Organization WHO ... READ MORE›

COULD ANTS BE THE SOLUTION TO ANTIBIOTIC CRISIS

They have found that some species - including leaf-cutter ants from the Amazon - use bacteria to defend their nests against invading fungi and microbes... READ MORE›

AIR POLLUTION LEADS TO MORE DRUG RESISTANT BACTERIA, STUDY FINDS

Our research could initiate an entirely new understanding of how air pollution affects human health... READ MORE›

ALMOST UNTREATABLE CPE POSES SERIOUS THREAT TO PATIENTS DOCTORS WARN

In Manchester and London, dealing with CPE has cost NHS trusts almost ?10m... READ MORE›

CALL TO SNOOP ON ANTIBIOTIC SCRIPTS

The suggested rules say doctors should spend more time explaining why antibiotics are unsuitable for many patients... READ MORE›

KOMODO DRAGON BLOOD MAY HOLD THE SECRET TO KILLING SUPERBUGS

I've got a 6-year-old daughter who sleeps on a stuffed Komodo, says lead researcher Barney Bishop... READ MORE›

CHEO, U OF O STUDY COULD LEAD TO DIET-BASED CROHN'S TREATMENTS

Some of those future Crohn's treatments could involve targeting the gut's bacterial ecosystem, said Mack, while also placing more emphasis on managing patients' diets... READ MORE›

'DISTURBING' DRUG-RESISTANT SUPERBUG GENE HAS BEEN DETECTED IN CANADA

In Canada, for example, ongoing hospital surveillance stemming back to 2010 has found 13 samples of colistin-resistant bacteria, according to Mulvey... READ MORE›

US REPORTS FIRST CASE OF BACTERIA RESISTANT TO ANTIBIOTIC OF LAST RESORT

The woman had gone to a military clinic in Pennsylvania in April and was treated for a urinary tract infection... READ MORE›

LYME DISEASE DOESN'T EXIST IN AUSTRALIA

Thousands of Australians claim to be suffering from tick-borne Lyme disease but a new report insists there is no evidence it exists in Australia... READ MORE›

WHY ANXIOUS PEOPLE MAY WANT TO ORDER EXTRA PICKLES

A study led by researchers at William and Mary found that college students who eat such foods--think yogurt, sauerkraut, pickles, kimchi--report fewer social anxiety symptoms... READ MORE›

THE DIRTIEST THINGS IN YOUR HOME IN DATA

The eight household items were then ranked based on how many of them were found to be clean... READ MORE›

YELLOWSTONE PARK HOT SPRING TURNED GREEN BY GOOD LUCK COINS TOSSED IN BY TOURISTS

In the case of Fading Glory, debris, largely coins and rocks thrown by tourists, started to clog up the vents and water circulation was affected... READ MORE›

ANTIBIOTICS OVERUSE COULD INCREASE BOWEL CANCER RISK, STUDY FINDS

But Newstead said the study did not look at the effect of antibiotics on the colon and caution must be taken... READ MORE›

PNEUMONIA: ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE LUNG CONDITION

Pneumonia is an inflammation of the tissue in one or both lungs, usually caused by a bacterial infection... READ MORE›

CALIFORNIA MODEL SUES TAMPON MAKER AFTER LOSING A LEG TO TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME

A model who lost a leg to toxic shock syndrome TSS is now suing the company who manufactured the tampons she used... READ MORE›

WOMAN FOUND TO HARBOR INFECTION RESISTANT TO ANTIBIOTIC OF LAST RESORT

President Obama last year announced a National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria to address the problem... READ MORE›

U.S. FDA KNEW DEVICES SPREAD FATAL 'SUPERBUG' BUT DOES NOT ORDER FIX

Last month, Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle said a bacteria spread through contaminated scopes had infected 32 people over two years 11 died... READ MORE›

SCIENTISTS LOOK IN THE TOILET IN SEARCH FOR NEW CANCER TREATMENT

Her firm has invested in Enterome and four other companies working on cancer microbiome projects... READ MORE›

RAT POISON LINKED TO INDIA STERILISATION DEATHS, WITH DEATH TOLL EXPECTED TO RISE

Rat poison linked to india sterilisation deaths with death toll expected to rise... READ MORE›

LUNG PROBE 'TO HELP CUT THE UNNECESSARY USE OF ANTIBIOTICS'

It is hoped the Proteus technology could tackle the emergence of bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics... READ MORE›

RUGBY STAR MATT DAWSON WARNS OF TICK DANGERS AFTER HEART SCARE

Former England captain fell ill with Lyme disease after being bitten in a London park and needed multiple operations... READ MORE›

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC, whose disease detectives have investigated duodenoscope-transmitted infections since 2013... READ MORE›

GUT RESEARCHER ISSUES WARNING ON DIY POO TRANSPLANTS

Dr Bertrand says a review by Kings College London claiming poo transplants are more effective than antibiotics is misleading... READ MORE›