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Antibiotic Breach: The Fall of Another Powerful Antibiotic Drug
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This study presents the first observed case of transmittable antibiotic resistance to colistin, one of the most potent antibiotics available. Colistin belongs to a class of antibiotics of “last resort,” called polymyxin. The study highlights the need for increased regulation of antimicrobial use to avoid a global health crisis.
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Up to Date on the Ebola Crisis
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The recent Ebola epidemic, which started in Guinea in early 2014 and soon spread throughout Western Africa, has resulted in 10 cases treated on American soil – with two deaths. The US government has since worked to prevent the spread of the epidemic both at home and abroad by: Instituting controversial 21-day monitoring and…
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Ebola’s Devastation: On the Ground in Liberia
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Aid worker Nina Goricar gives an eye-witness account of the Ebola quarantine in Monrovia, what’s missing from mainstream media coverage, and the effect of the crisis on Liberia’s basic health care and civic institutions.
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Waiting for Superbugs: Patient expectations drive dangerous overprescription of antibiotics
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A recent study investigates the link between the public health hazard of antibiotic resistance and the prescription of ineffectual antibiotics for bronchitis.