Archive for May, 2010
Japanese scientists recently discovered a new class of microalgae species, may cause human infection, life-threatening.
This is called the new algae Prototheca cutis is a Japanese scientist on the skin of patients with analysis of samples found in his cause infection through contact with this algae, body ulcers. The researchers believe that except Antarctica, people around the world may be found in soil and water P. cutis. Because the very viability of microorganisms can be sterilized environment (for example, chlorination) survived their sewage and household garbage survive, the rural environment more favorable to their survival.
This Japanese patients have been successfully treated, he is the only known victim of a P. cutis. However, Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan, medical mycologists, the study’s leader Noriyuki Village Koichi that the newly discovered behavior that algae may be the same with harmful algae. Microalgae in the waters around the world single-cell organisms found.
If so, P. cutis will be able to enter the wound (such as through contact with contaminated water), people’s arms, legs and face, inflammation, or ulceration. Noriyuki Village Koichi said that the process is very slow, sometimes two weeks or longer to form ulcers. He said reports that, in cattle, deer, dogs and cats who have seen similar algae infection.
In severe cases, the algae infection will slowly evolve into a deadly risk of sepsis (bacteria into the blood) or meningitis (brain and spinal cord tissue surrounding inflammation). According to the study, said frail hospitalized patients often happen.
Noriyuki Village Koichi said that as the algae infection is very rare, so this treatment is limited. Can only be treated with antifungal agents. Even if the algae is not a fungus, but proved antifungal cure nearly 59% of serious infection diseases microalgae.
He said the patients who died of the infection more severe. However, he said, the world’s most algae “are harmless,” the situation so that the newly discovered P. cutis become a very important and attractive object of study.
According to a new federal health care reform legislation, the U.S. government will start to the biotechnology industry to provide a one billion U.S. dollars worth of industrial aid, biotechnology companies can get some tax credits to support their inventions out of cancer and other major diseases innovative therapies.
Under the program, the tax credit application will be the end of July 21, many observers of the biotechnology industry is expected to be over-subscribed.
According to the so-called “therapeutic tax breaks”, the staff of less than 250 biotech companies can apply for up to 500 million in tax credits, provided that they are in 2009 and 2010 were 50% of investment in innovative therapies and innovative products.
According to a statement issued by the U.S. Treasury, the Government will review the new biotechnology products, to determine whether they represent “new treatments to address unmet medical needs, reduce health care costs, or early treatment for cancer.”
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