Nov 21st, 2008 · Scientists found 5,600 different species or strains of bacteria living in human intestines, making gut bacteria 10 times more diverse than expected. David Relman, one of the authors of the study, explains the findings and how a common antibiotic disrupts this bacterial community.
Aug 19th, 2008 · Bacterial pneumonia attacked virus-weakened lungs and killed most of the 50 million victims of the 1918 flu pandemic. This finding is good news if another flu pandemic strikes: Doctors are now armed with effective treatments for bacterial infections.
Jun 29th, 2007 · Scientists tracking the surprising things that (literally) come out of a baby over the course of a year have been able to trace a timeline of the development of bacterial ecosystems within the human gut. Scientists are learning more about how our intestinal tracts become colonized with bacteria.
Aug 29th, 2006 · Back-to-school shopping lists have gotten bigger -- you can't get away with buying sharp pencils and a small box of crayons anymore. Now kids snap up everything from tissues to beach towels to anti-bacterial hand gels. Steve Tripoli of Marketplace talks with Alex Chadwick about the high costs of school supplies.
May 11th, 2006 · Each year an estimated 90,000 people die after picking-up a bacterial infection in a hospital. Now, some states are developing consumer report cards to rank hospitals according to their infection rates.
Aug 30th, 2005 · There is a new vaccine available to protect against the bacterial disease commonly known as spinal meningitis. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending it for adolescents and college-bound students. Some college health centers are scrambling to find the vaccine.
Feb 11th, 2005 · Among the week's stories: President Bush says he's standing behind the new Medicare prescription drug law, despite its growing price tag; the CDC recommends that many adolescents and young adults get vaccinated against bacterial meningitis; and Canada removes Adderall XR, a popular medication for treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), off the market.