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In response to the release of the sense about science publication “Making Sense of Allergies”, the “Conversation”, a global communications organisation for scientists and other…

Allergies are on the rise across the developed world; hay fever and eczema have trebled in the last 30 years. However, with 40% of people reporting having a food allergy when in fact only 1-5% do, and…

Although pet ownership can have health, emotional and social benefits, pets can also serve as a source of infections. Surveys suggest that the general public, and particularly people at high risk for …

An article in today’s lancet says “Human beings have traditionally been classified as organisms, but Professor Martin Blaser disagrees. He views the human body as an ecosystem, “much…

A new study in Science Advances evaluated the normal body flora of a South American Yanomami tribe who had never interacted with Westerners before. The scientists swabbed the mouths, skin, and feces o…

A new study in the US shows that human norovirus may infect our canine companions. This raises the possibility of dog-to-human transmission The research showed that some dogs can mount an immune …

World Health Day will be celebrated on 7 April, with WHO highlighting the challenges and opportunities associated with food safety under the slogan "From farm to plate, make food safe." &nbs…

In a new study, researchers looked at the potential impact of exposure to bleach in the home among more than 9000 children aged between 6 and 12, attending schools in The Netherlands, Finland and &nbs…

An article featured in msn yesterday makes the statement “almost all the things you do to prevent infection are useless” which is very confusing. You can find it at: http://www.msn.com/en-…

A new report prepared by WHO, United Nations’ Children’s Fund  presents, for the first time, a global assessment of the extent to which health care facilities provide essential water,…

This study examined bacterial contamination of mobile phones of health care workers (HCW) compared with non healthcare workers (e.g admin staff) at Jimma University Hospital.A total of 71.2% (94/132) …

Data were collected by the Chinese CDC on households to study human-to-human transmissibility of the avian influenza A (H7N9) virus in China.Household contact information was collected for 125 index c…

Antibiotics are widely used in animal farming to treat and prevent animal diseases, and promote growth.   Tien Giang province in Vietnam is home to 1.67 million people and 5.96 million chick…

Infections including colds, influenza and other infections may be transmitted by self-inoculation. Self-inoculation can occur when hands contaminated with the organisms makes contact with the mouth, n…

 A new US CDC study  has linked C. difficile infections to healthcare environments other than hospitals. It finds that 150,000 people were infected in 2011 despite not having been …

The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has today published the latest set of results from its year-long survey of campylobacter on fresh chickens. The results to date show:19% of chickens tested positive …