Laboratory mice injected with these PNSG antibodies did not become infected when exposed to different strains of S. aureus . Most troubling is the emergence of strains that are partially resistant to vanomyacin, our last line of defense against S. aureus . New treatments and, ideally, an effective vaccine, are urgently needed. An estimated 500,000 patients in American hospitals become ill each year with staph infections, which cause illnesses ranging from minor skin infections to severe pneumonia, meningitis, and infections of the heart. The danger inherent in its increasing resistance to antibiotics has prompted a rush to find a vaccine against this bacterial strain.
Human trials using the PNSG vaccine are, however, at least one to two years in the future.
The proposed change would require that the owner of a dog or cat, rather than a veterinarian, certify that the animal is acclimated to temperatures lower than the minimum temperature requirements specified in the regulations. Comments on the proposal are due August 6. According to the proposal, We propose a system for electronic publication of new results and ideas in the biomedical sciences with the conviction that such means of publication can accelerate the dissemination of information, enrich the reading experience, deepen discussions among scientists, reduce frustrations with traditional mechanisms for publication, and save substantial sums of public and private money. Following the destructive animal rights attack on the University of Minnesota in April, both houses of the Minnesota state legislature passed a crime bill including increased penalties for animal rights activity. The legislators included a clause that makes the law retroactive, so that activists involved in vandalizing the University would be subject to increased penalties.