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Eaten Alive: 5-year battle with flesh-eating germ

(AP) -- Waking from a fog of anesthesia, Sandy Wilson found she was a patient in one of the hospitals where she worked as a nurse. She remembered having a baby, and being told she had gotten an infection. ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Aug 09, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 1

Pressure rises to stop antibiotics in agriculture

(AP) -- The mystery started the day farmer Russ Kremer got between a jealous boar and a sow in heat.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 28, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 10

Researchers discover a mechanism of drug resistance

(PhysOrg.com) -- Antibiotics are used for everything from squelching strep throat to suppressing the immune system after an organ transplant. Many antibiotics are produced by molds similar to those found on ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Genome study shows how strep throat germ circumvents our immune system

(PhysOrg.com) -- Investigators at The Methodist Hospital Research Institute in Houston examined for the first time the long-term response to strep throat on a genome-wide level, shedding light on how group A streptococcus ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Feb 23, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

PANDAS don't like stress

PANDAS is an abbreviation for Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal infections. This diagnosis was created when clinicians observed that following streptococcal infections, which include ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 09, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0