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In a recent announcement, Alfa Chemistry reveals its plan to add more momentum to the beauty industry by adding new antioxidants, emulsifiers, UV-absorbers, and preservatives to its cosmetic ingredients range. The initiative delivers essential high-quality raw materials to cosmetic companies to create safe and effective skincare and beauty products. The addition of antioxidants to Alfa ...
Histoplasmosis is the name of an infection caused by a fungus known as Histoplasma capsulatum. The fungus lives in the environment, particularly in soil or other materials that contain large amounts of bird or bat droppings. Outbreaks of histoplasmosis have been recorded in Puerto Rico, as well as in the Dominican Republic and other parts of the Caribbean. The Centers for Disease Control and ...
Candida auris is an emerging multidrug-resistant microorganism that was first identified in 2009 in Asia. It has quickly become a cause of severe infections around the world, including in the United States according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It is as yeast, which is a type of fungi. CDC describes Candida auris as a concerning drug-resistant fungus because it is: ...
Particular support for decolonisation of pathogens which is the approach taken by its XF-73 Nasal programme Destiny Pharma plc (AIM: DEST), a clinical stage innovative biotechnology company focused on the development of novel medicines that can prevent life-threatening infections, today reports on the publication of findings from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and US Centers for ...
Several years ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced it was establishing the Antibiotic Resistance Laboratory Network (AR Lab Network) in Puerto Rico and all 50 states. It was designed to help detect new forms of drug resistance as novel fungal threats emerge. Specifically mentioned in the announcement was Candida auris. CDC reported that this fungus poses a unique ...
Creative BioMart Microbe, a sub-brand of Creative BioMart that focuses on microbiological services and products, now provides a variety of microbial protein expression systems, offering customers one-stop services from gene synthesis, vector construction, gene expression to protein purification. ...
Staph bacteria are commonly carried on the skin or in the nose of healthy people. It can sometimes cause infections and is one of the most common causes of skin infections in the United States. Most of these skin infections are minor. But, with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a strain of staph that is resistant to a commonly prescribed antibiotic known as methicillin and is ...
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is described by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) as a potentially dangerous type of staph bacteria. Staph, which is commonly carried on the skin or in the nose of healthy people, can sometimes cause infections, but most of these skin infections are minor. With MRSA however, which are types of staph that are ...
Earlier this month, USA Today published an article entitled, “Far more could be done to stop the deadly bacteria C. diff”. The article, about this pathogenic type of bacteria officially known as Clostridium difficile, discussed the cost to human health that this healthcare-associated infection (HAI) causes each year in the United States. According to the article, C. diff is ...