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MIT Scientists Develop Food Sensor That Can Detect Spoiled or Contaminated Food

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MIT engineers have designed a food sensor , made from an array of silk microneedles, that can pierce through the plastic packaging of foods to sample for bacterial contamination and spoilage. Two kinds of specialized “bioinks” react to the bacterial presence and certain pH levels, which respectively detect contamination and spoilage.

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SnoreStop NasoSpray is Voluntarily Recalled by Green Pharmaceuticals Due to Microbial Contamination

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FL OZ (9 mL) nasal spray bottles to be contaminated with the bacteria, Providencia rettgeri. Previous and emerging research on this bacterium has associated it with intrinsic multi-drug resistance and nosocomial infections (also referred to as hospital-acquired infections). The NasoSpray was developed to reduce non-apneic snoring.

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EzriCare Eye Drops Recall: Unveiling a Nationwide Health Crisis

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently issued a formal health advisory in response to an unprecedented outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CRPA), a bacterium notorious for its resistance to specific antibiotics, thereby instigating severe infections in affected individuals.

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Cyfendus Anthrax Vaccine Wins FDA Approval

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Kelly Warfield, Emergent’s senior vice president, science and development, in the company’s press release. Anthrax is a rare, yet severe disease caused by the bacterium B. While there is no evidence of person-to-person transmission, anthrax skin lesions may be contagious through direct contact or contaminated objects.