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This is the sixth of 6 guest posts on infection and chronic disease. By Courtney Cook Kidney stone disease affects approximately 5% of Americans. While several risk factors are well-established, including genetic predisposition, metabolic diseases, lifestyle, and diet, there are...
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Posted on April 16, 2008 12:30 PM • 11 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
A unique perspective on Crohn's and infectious disease.
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Posted on April 15, 2008 5:00 PM • 9 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Will bacteriophage treatment for "superbugs" save lives, or create even worse pathogens?
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Posted on April 14, 2008 12:15 PM • 18 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
In this "natural" = "better" world, raw milk consumption is increasing. Is it worth the risk?
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Posted on April 11, 2008 12:45 PM • 137 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Early this week, grant application; yesterday and today, IRB and IACUC for another project. But once again, fellow Sbers are keeping me busy reading about stories I'd like to be writing on; see yet again Mike on E. coli O157:H7--everything...
Posted on April 3, 2008 3:35 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Bacteria...is there anything they *can't* do?
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Posted on February 29, 2008 5:00 PM • 16 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Crohn's affects half a million Americans; what do we know about its potential cause(s)?
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Posted on February 27, 2008 8:30 AM • 13 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Infectious obesity: what's hype, and what's supported by the evidence?
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Posted on February 26, 2008 9:00 AM • 13 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
The science of Seinfeld: does double-dipping a chip really contaminate the chip dip?
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Posted on January 31, 2008 8:30 AM • 24 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Turtles: not so adorable when they're carrying
Salmonella.
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Posted on January 28, 2008 11:30 AM • 13 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Though there still may be some lingering doubt about the cause of the Black Death and subsequent outbreaks of plague, the pathogen behind the outbreaks that have taken place in the last 150 years or so is much less ambiguous. What is the current state of plague epidemiology, and what does the future hold?
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Posted on January 23, 2008 10:24 AM • 9 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
When looking for the cause of historical outbreaks, symptoms only get us so far. How can we use DNA analysis to help confirm (or reject) a hypothesis about causation?
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Posted on January 18, 2008 9:00 AM • 19 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
I discussed yesterday an "alternative" hypothesis for causation of the Black Death and subsequent plague outbreaks. How robust are those claims?
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Posted on January 17, 2008 8:30 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
*Multi-drug resistant community-associated methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus in men who have sex with men: aka, MRSA hits another new risk group.
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Posted on January 16, 2008 4:00 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Scientists have accepted
Yersinia pestis as the cause of the Black Death for over a century. Are they correct?
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Posted on January 16, 2008 11:15 AM • 17 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Did Yersinia pestis really cause Black Plague? Part 1: Objections to Y. pestis causation Did Yersinia pestis really cause Black Plague? Part 2: Examination of the criticisms Did Yersinia pestis really cause Black Plague? Part 3: Paleomicrobiology and the detection...
Posted on January 16, 2008 10:00 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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