Swimming pool hazards
Before plunging into your hotel swimming pool, or soaking in hot tubs during your long-awaited summer holiday, you might want to think twice, especially if...
Tag: bacteria
Worms are loving parents too
Can worms really be loving parents? For many millions of years worms have led a simple life in which they feed off the bacteria that...
How to lessen contamination rates in urine samples
Urine is one of the most common diagnostic specimens. However there is a high rate of contamination in collecting urine samples, rendering them useless. A...
Please wash your hands
Most people in the UK don't wash their hands hands thoroughly enough to get rid of bacteria that can cause cause upset stomachs, colds and...
All about cystitis
Cystitis is an inflammation of the bladder and is a common type of urinary tract infection. Others UTIs include acute pyelonephritis, which affects the kidneys...
Drug breakthrough for drug-resistant gonorrhoea
Drug-resistant gonorrhoea is a major global health concern but a new antibiotic class has now been found to be effective against the bacteria that causes...
Ants may defeat MRSA
A new antibiotic, produced by bacteria found on a species of African ant, is very potent against antibiotic-resistant ‘superbugs’ like MRSA according to scientists. Researchers...
Our pigsty cars can give us flu
As a mum of three, I know just how dirty a family car can get. My children are grown up now but I remember long...
Why more women die of bacteraemia
Scientific research is an ongoing process and one conclusion often raises more questions than it answers. Our research, published in the journal of Clinical Microbiology...
Can we win the war on bacteria?
“The time may come when penicillin can be bought by anyone in the shops. Then there is the danger that the ignorant man may easily...
