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A rare, deadly bacterial infection is on the rise in Japan. What is STSS?
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 2 days agoA record number of cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) in Japan this year has focused...
Study supports more selective use of preventive antibiotics for cataract surgery
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy· 10 hours agoThe study found limiting preventive antibiotics to complicated cataract surgery was as effective as...
Chimpanzees seen self-medicating with healing plants when sick or injured
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoThe chimpanzee was sick. It had diarrhea and tapeworms - not unusual for a wild chimpanzee in the...
Antibiotic Delays in ED Triple Sepsis Deaths in Children
Medscape· 5 days agoDelays in antibiotic administration increased the mortality risk by threefold in children with...
Donald Sutherland’s Oddball history: how true was Kelly’s Heroes?
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoDonald Sutherland was on an early hot streak in his career when he agreed to play maverick tank...
Antibiotics created from extinct species could fight infections
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 7 days agoMolecules from extinct species like the woolly mammoth have been used in the fight to tackle ...
Azithromycin: how to manage while this antibiotic is in short supply for children
The Conversation· 1 day agoAntibiotic shortages have become a big challenge for child health. For example, amoxicillin and cephalexin are among the most commonly prescribed antibiotics</ ...
Tooth Abscess: Everything You Need to Know
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoA tooth abscess needs appropriate treatment, which can improve symptoms within days. Left untreated, it can lead to hospitalization or become...
Antibiotics wreak havoc on the gut. Can we kill the bad bugs and spare the good ones?
San Jose Mercury News· 2 days agoInside every human is a thriving zoo of bacteria, fungi, viruses and other microscopic organisms...
What is STSS, the deadly flesh-eating bacteria on the rise in Japan?
The Independent via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoWithin 24 to 48 hours, blood pressure drops, followed by organ failure and a rapid heart rate and...
