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Lupus Risk Linked To Common Bacteria, Study Finds

Posted 08.09.2012 | Black Voices
Read More: Lupus Research, Staph Infection, Staph, Bv-Life, Lupus, Staphylococcus Aureus, Staph-Infection, Lupus Risk Factors, Lupus Risk, Black Voices News

While the number of people diagnosed with lupus has more than tripled over the past four decades, researchers remain baffled, for the most part, as to...

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Catherine Pearson

Good News About 'Super Bugs' In The Military

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine Pearson | Posted 07.03.2012 | Healthy Living
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Cases of MRSA are declining in the military, according to new figures, and while researchers are not exactly sure what is causing the drop, they say i...

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Drug-Resistant Bacteria in Half Your Meat? Time for Congress to Act

David Kirby | Posted 06.15.2011 | Home
Read More: Animal Factory, Antibiotic Resistance, Mrsa, Staph, Antibiotics, Factory Farms, Bacteria in Meat, Cafos, Drug Resistant Bacteria, Food, Food Politics, Home News
David Kirby

Maybe now the average American consumer will finally take note, and demand that Congress do something. Candidate Obama ran in support of an antibiotic ban in 2008, but has done little to advance the cause since then.

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Sushi - Fresh or Frozen? The Answer May Surprise You

Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Staph, Srini Pillay, Food Contamination, Fresh, Srinivasan Pillay, Restaurants, Health, Frozen, Sushi, Bacteria, E. Coli, Food-Borne Diseases, Wellness, Healthy Living News
Srinivasan Pillay

I am not a sushi fan. However, since many of my friends are, I have been more open to trying it out.

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MRSA "Superbug" Is Spreading

Huffington Post | Verena von Pfetten | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Texas Superbug, Mrsa Symptoms, Mrsa Superbug, Superbug, Superbug Pandemic, Vance Mcgaugh, Staph, Staph Infections, Mrsa Pneumonia, Mrsa, Superbug Symptoms, Staph Virus, California Mrsa, Healthy Living News

Vance McGaugh was a normal healthy teenager. As his parents stood by his side at Cook Children's Medical Center, they kept expecting him to pull throu...

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