http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (AP) -- Two girls who swam with pet turtles in a backyard pool were among 107 people sickened in the largest salmonella outbreak blamed on turtles nationwide, researchers report. http://www.physorg.com/news175141782.html Medicine & Health Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:30:24 EST news175141782 (PhysOrg.com) -- Bacterial diseases are usually detected by first enriching samples, then separating, identifying, and counting the bacteria. This type of procedure usually takes at least two days after arrival of the sample in the laboratory. Tests that work faster, in the field, and without complex sample preparation, whilst being precise and error-free, are thus high on the wish list. http://www.physorg.com/news167289726.html Chemistry Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:22:48 EST news167289726 For the first time UK scientists have shown what the food poisoning bug Salmonella feeds on to survive as it causes infection: glucose. http://www.physorg.com/news161956043.html Biology Tue, 19 May 2009 12:47:41 EST news161956043 Salmonella, what's gotten into you? Researchers have been asking themselves this question ever since Salmonella bacteria grown on board the space shuttle returned to Earth 3 to 7 times more virulent than Salmonella grown on the ground under otherwise identical conditions. Figuring out why could help safeguard astronauts from disease and lead to new treatments for food poisoning and other common ailments on Earth. http://www.physorg.com/news160931238.html Biology Thu, 07 May 2009 16:07:58 EST news160931238