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Health experts urge supermarket pharmacies to 'get smart' about free antibiotics

As influenza season shifts into high gear, with 24 states now reporting widespread activity, the nation's infectious diseases experts are urging supermarket pharmacies with free-antibiotics promotions to educate their customers ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Feb 25, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1




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Stanford develops new tool for teaching doctors to treat sepsis

Jack was sinking fast, his vital signs registering alarming numbers. With every passing second, his doctor, Charles Prober, could see his patient being overwhelmed by sepsis, a deadly complication of infection ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New map pinpoints areas of highest human risk for lyme disease in eastern United States

A new map pinpoints well-defined areas of the Eastern United States where humans have the highest risk of contracting Lyme disease, one of the most rapidly emerging infectious diseases in North America, according to the U.S. ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Stress-induced genomic instability facilitates rapid cellular adaption in yeast

Cells trying to keep pace with constantly changing environmental conditions need to strike a fine balance between maintaining their genomic integrity and allowing enough genetic flexibility to adapt to inhospitable conditions. ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jan 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Pharma's niche focus spurs US aid for antibiotics

(AP) -- The pharmaceutical industry won approval to market a record number of new drugs for rare diseases last year, as a combination of scientific innovation and business opportunity spurred new treatments for diseases ...

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created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Patterns of antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in Galapagos reptiles

Land and marine iguanas and giant tortoises living close to human settlements or tourist sites in the Galápagos islands are more likely to harbor antibiotic-resistant bacteria than those living in more ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

High levels of MRSA bacteria in retail meat products

Retail pork products in the U.S. have a higher prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria (MRSA) than previously identified, according to new research by the University of Iowa College of Public Health ...

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created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

China struggles to meet surging demand for dairy

Despite a major safety scandal in 2008, China's demand for milk is surging as people grow wealthier, but the country's poorly kept and often undernourished dairy herds are struggling to keep pace.

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created Jan 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

FDA limits some antibiotics in livestock

(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday ordered farmers to limit the use of a type of antibiotics they give livestock because it could make people more resistant to a key antibiotic that can save lives, encouraging ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

French study suggests maggots may clean wounds faster than surgery

(Medical Xpress) -- For thousands of years, people have used maggots to clean out wounds, particularly in battlefield situations when there were few other options. Use of maggots (fly larvae) virtually disappeared ...

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created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 11 | with audio podcast report

Scientists reveal how bacteria build homes inside healthy cells

(PhysOrg.com) -- Bacteria are able to build camouflaged homes for themselves inside healthy cells - and cause disease - by manipulating a natural cellular process.

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created Dec 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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