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Casey Finnerty

A Guide to Utilization of the Microbiology Laboratory for Diagnosis of Infectious Disea... - 0 views

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CLS ID_AST

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  • Casey Finnerty on 26 Sep 14
     
    This is an excellent guide to identification of microbes in the clinical laboratory.
Casey Finnerty

CIDRAP - 0 views

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Casey Finnerty

Wealthy L.A. Schools' Vaccination Rates Are as Low as South Sudan's - CityLab - 0 views

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vaccination

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  • A community can only be protected when 92 percent or more of a population is immunized, and many of L.A.'s elementary schools are dipping far below that number. These parents aren't just risking their own kids' health, they're risking everyone's.
Casey Finnerty

Parasites Practicing Mind Control - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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microbiology toxoplasmosis

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  • Now a new study suggests that Toxoplasma can turn its host’s genes on and off — and it’s possible other parasites use this strategy, too.
Casey Finnerty

In a First, Test of DNA Finds Root of Illness - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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leptospirosis genomics

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  • There are still many obstacles that scientists will have to overcome before these tests can be a part of standard practice.
Nate Scheibe

The Secret to Stopping Toxic Fungus: Moose Drool | TakePart - 0 views

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enzyme fungus ungulate

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  • Nate Scheibe on 11 Aug 14
     
    I am going to file this under "life finds a way".
Casey Finnerty

Probiotic Logic vs. Gut Feelings - NYTimes.com - 1 views

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probiotic

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  • Still, he added, taking them doesn’t seem harmful. “It’s a relatively low-cost treatment worth trying if you have a condition like Crohn’s disease,” he said. “But for most conditions, the potential benefit is uncertain.”
  • There is growing evidence for the role of the appendix in restoring a healthful balance of microbes in the body.
  • The challenge in taking probiotics is to get the microbes past the stomach, where most are killed by gastric acid, said Robert Dunn, a biologist at North Carolina State University. Once in the intestines, they must compete effectively with the microbes already present.
  • Nate Scheibe on 10 Aug 14
     
    I always wondered how the probiotics we get from yogurt etc. were supposed to make it past the stomach. If the stomach does indeed neutralize probiotics, does eating yogurt to prevent antibiotic associated diarrhea (for instance) really help?
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