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Attack of the killer mutants:
Modern bacteria are resisting treatment by antibiotics

When penicillin was first discovered to cure diseases in the 1930s, it seemed a miracle. Some thought you couldn't get too much of a good thing. One Asian brothel routinely fed penicillin prophylactically to its workers, hoping to prevent infections. But some Neisseriea gonorrheoeae, the bacterium that causes gonorrhea, mutated in ways that allowed them to survive the antibiotic onslaught. By the 1970s, several gonorrhea strains were almost completely resistant to all forms of penicillin; one was traced back to that specific brothel after spreading around the world.

Gonorrhea bacteria aren't alone in having developed resistance to what were once miracle drugs. Other bacteria that have "learned" to combat antibiotics include those that cause ear infections and meningitis in children, pneumonia and tuberculosis.

Resistance Builds

The bacteria Staphylococcus aureus can cause deadly infections of the skin, heart valves, blood and bones, and in 1997, three Americans were reported to be infected with strains of it that were resistant to the antibiotic vancomycin. More...

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Q: How do I make bedtime more fun for my 13 month old daughter who has become restless and fussy at the sight of water?

A: Turn bath time into playtime. Get a kids or baby bathtub, set it in an empty bathtub and fill it with warm water. Don't even mention taking a bath. Instead suggest... more

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Book Review

Poetica Pleasures: Verse for the Medically Inclined
By: Kate Williams

Do you know about Green Cleaning?

Green Cleaning is using cleaning products that don't endanger you, children or the environment. This is especially important for people who have asthma. Commercial cleaning products often contain irritants that can trigger an asthma episode. The Green Cleaning products recommended here are effective, inexpensive, safe for you and the environment. More...

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2-1-1 is an easy to remember telephone number that, where available, connects people with important community services and volunteer opportunities. Every hour of every day, someone in the United States needs essential services - from finding an after-school program to securing adequate care for a child or an aging parent. Faced with a dramatic increase in the number of agencies and help-lines, people often don't know where to turn. 2-1-1 helps people find and give help.

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