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Gene technology to fight lethal hospital-acquired infection

Posted on 21. Jan, 2009 by admin.

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The ยค3 million, three-year study will use gene knock-out technology developed in Nottingham to study the function of genes in a ’super’ strain of the bacteria Clostridium difficile to discover why it causes more severe disease, kills more people, is harder to eradicate and more resistant to antibiotics.

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Free antibiotics: The wrong prescription for cold and flu season

Posted on 19. Jan, 2009 by admin.

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Free flu shots are a better option
With an epidemic of antibiotic-resistant infections growing, experts are warning grocery-store pharmacies that antibiotics giveaways are an unhealthy promotional gimmick. If grocery stores want to help customers and save them money during cold and flu season, the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) says, they should offer free influenza [...]

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