Appendix may be safe haven for "good" bacteria
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NEW YORK  - Contrary to conventional wisdom, the appendix may not be useless after all. New research suggests that the structure helps beneficial bacteria survive and repopulate the colon after these organisms become depleted as a result of an infection or drug treatment.
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Researchers on a safari for microbes  have found that human skin is populated by a veritable  menagerie of bacteria -- 182 species -- some apparently living  there permanently and others just dropping by for a visit.
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The clearest evidence yet that Crohn&#39;s disease is caused by a type of bacteria blamed for a similar animal disorder has been published by US researchers.
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Scientists say they have new evidence to support the belief that Crohn&#39;s disease, an irritable bowel condition that affects a half-million Americans, has a bacterial origin.
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U.S. scientists say finding bacteria, viruses and other substances in hospitals or airplanes may soon be as easy wiping a napkin across a surface.
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A bacterium that causes intestinal illness in cattle and sheep could also be responsible for Crohn&#39;s disease, researchers said on Friday.
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WASHINGTON - Federal health advisers said Wednesday that they were satisfied with the safety and effectiveness of a longer-lasting vaccine against bacterial meningitis, which is especially deadly among otherwise healthy teenagers and young adults.
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Grapes left over from the wine-making process could become the latest weapon against bacteria. Scientists in Turkey have discovered that these leftovers, or pomace, are effective against a range of bugs.
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Scientists have found a way to prevent bowel cancer from growing.
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Bacteria that became more dangerous in space may help scientists design better antibiotics on Earth, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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An antibiotic-resistant germ is increasingly causing skin infections and pneumonia in otherwise healthy children and adults. That&#39;s according to two of several
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Washington - The reddish bacterium to blame for this year&#39;s shortage of flu vaccine has a colorful history. Until the 1960s, Serratia marcescens was considered harmless - so safe, in fact, that the military
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Some of the nastiest bacteria that thrive in the human gut and make us sick may have evolved from hardy ancestors living deep under the sea, a group of Japanese scientists found.
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The presence of RNA for the enzyme cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) in feces probably indicates the presence of colorectal cancer, according to results of a pilot study conducted in Japan.
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NEW YORK  - A new type of bacteria-killing  compounds, called nubiotics, appear to be potent antimicrobial  agents in animal experiments, researchers report.
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Warnings could be introduced after analysis confirms high levels of bacteria and viruses.
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Insurance, not race, seems to play a role in the risk of developing a burst appendix, a new study shows.