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Antibiotic Misuse Costs $20b Per Year

fossil ruddiman depletion articles occurred | November 24th 2009 by latimerwit

Inappropriate use of antibiotics and consequent antibiotic-resistant infections waste $20 billion per year, according to a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases. To reach this conclusion, Rebecca Roberts and colleagues at Cook Count read more

Puerto Rico Closes Nine Beaches

DONDEQUIERA | November 14th 2009 by Jose G. Rodriguez

It might not be safe for work, but when the shoe fits... I mean everybody, but everybody knows that you don't shit where you eat. Now it might be a little off color statement, but what does it mean? Well according to the urban dictionary, it means th read more

What Causes Beach Pollution?

Surf Talk Guru | November 13th 2009

When health advisories are issued for specific beaches, it’s because tests revealed a high level of fecal matter, indicated by a certain number of enterococci(orgs) per 100 milliliters of water. With the off-the-charts test results at Nye Beach read more

Water Quality Advisory Issued

Surf Talk Guru | November 11th 2009

The Environmental Public Health arm of the Oregon Department of Human Services issued a water contact advisory for Nye Beach. Advisories are issued for marine water samples that are or exceed 158 enterococci(orgs)/100ml. The marine water at Nye Beach read more

Vancomycin mechanism of action: an animation

Pharmacology animations, resources and unbiased news. | October 1st 2009 by Flavio

Vancomycin is a tricyclic glycopeptide that has gained clinical importance thanks to its effectiveness against organisms such as MRSA and enterococci. It has activity against Gram-positive rods and cocci, Gram-negative rods are resistant to its bacte read more

Vancomycin mechanism of action: an animation

Pharmacology animations, resources and unbiased news. | October 1st 2009 by Flavio

Vancomycin is a tricyclic glycopeptide that has gained clinical importance thanks to its effectiveness against organisms such as MRSA and enterococci. It has activity against Gram-positive rods and cocci, Gram-negative rods are resistant to its bacte read more

Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE)

Health and Fitness | September 15th 2009 by Bryan Joseph King

Bacteria infecting children in hospital intensive-care units that resist vancomycin, the most powerful antibiotic available. Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) infection represents an increasing public health concern. Enterococci normally live i read more

Crop fertilizer breeding super bugs?

Living well | July 10th 2009 by Chris

Waste-water treatment by-products are often used as fertilizer. Whatever this sewage sludge contains, some very hazardous to humans and animals, could end up in our food supply. In a study, scientists have recently discovered antibiotic-resistant sup read more

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