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Life's all about the next step for Bristol father who survived rare disease
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A dad-of-four lost his leg after he contracted a rare flesh-eating disease which nearly claimed his life. Comment?
What's included in pet medication price?
... Resistant Staph Aureus which is a very serious resistant bacterial infection also known as the "flesh eating bacteria." It is dangerous because it is resistant to almost every antibiotic. It often appears on the skin at the site of a wound or ... Comment?
Suicide Epidemic Among Veterans
... people around me ... and then when you realize you can't even take care of yourself." Last January a flesh eating bacteria in his foot resulted in the amputation of his leg. Two months later Gilligan tried to take his life. Leann Gouveia, Executive ... Comment?
Dorm life can make good skin go bad
We compare casualties in the community bathroom. Once good skin is now subject to frequent breakouts. Comment?
Beaches musicians will perform in benefit for one of their own
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Provided by Sandi Chambers Vicki Hollingsworth and other Beaches musicians are hosting a benefit concert Saturday for David Jax . Comment?
A Novel Study Discovers A New Communication System Between Streptococci
Main Category: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Article Date: 10 Nov 2009 - 19:00 PST Group A streptococcus is a human pathogenic bacteria. Comment?
My close friend has clammed up
A dear friend of mine and I have barely spoken for the past year. About a year ago, she told me that she had started dating someone but wouldn't tell me who it was. Comment?
Humans are genetically predisposed to be sedentary.
"? By Deborah L. Shelton Nov. 2, 2009 -- When it comes to improving our health, we all know what to do. Comment?
When cold weather ushers in dry, red, itchy skin, you probably feel like an unlucky contestant on a rash-guessing quiz show: Is it dry skin...or some exotic flesh-eating bacteria you heard about on the news? The bacteria's a long shot, but what you might mistake for simple dryness could be a skin disease that gets worse in the winter and needs ... Comment?
Fight for life after dog bite evolves into batt...
Michael O'Leary / The Herald Mike Moore moves himself from a chair to his wheel chair at home in Granite Falls. Comment?
Fight for life after dog bite evolves into battle to regain mobility
Mike Moore moves himself from a chair to his wheel chair at home in Granite Falls. Comment?
Fight for life evolves into battle to regain mobility
Mike Moore moves himself from a chair to his wheel chair at home in Granite Falls. Comment?
6th Annual All Hallows For the Fringe
... good, she can get a gold star, and if not, well, her choices run from von Recklinghausen Syndrome to flesh eating bacteria. Chris MacIntyre and Chantry Banks reprised a short play from a recently Play In A Day event. The Wolfman and his dragged- out ... Comment?
It's A Small World After All
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Rendering of virus and bacteria traveling through the bloodstream. THE INVISIBLE KINGDOM: From the Tips of Our Fingers to the Tops of Our Trash, Inside the Curious World of Microbes, by Idan Ben-Barak, Basic Books, 2009, 204 pages, $24 hardcover Topics Covered Journalist Paul DeKruif's "The Microbe Hunters" became an instant classic upon its ... Comment?
Necrotising fasciitis: A tiny menace
Dr Thomas Proft is spearheading research to try to combat the spread of streptococcus. Comment?
To replace or not to replace - old car needs new muffler
Please help settle a debate between my boyfriend and me. We share a 1994 Honda Accord with 212,000 miles. Comment?
'Dance saved me from flesh-eating killer bug'
A DANCING pensioner who was struck down by a flesh-eating disease and spent two months in hospital is thanking the nurses who saved her leg. Comment?
Daily Agenda: Sept. 23
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Even the biggest storms begin as tiny showers, and such is the case with the rain of gore, robots, and ninjas that will fall on Austin for the next week, thanks to Fantastic Fest . Comment?
... Where The Wild Things Are and A Serious Man. By Keri Withington Published 9/2/2009 A man dies from flesh eating bacteria after scraping his knee while fishing. The bacteria spread quickly, first causing him to have his leg amputated, but it was too ... Comment?
Drug-makers reject link to 'flesh-eating bug' cases
The makers of some painkillers reject claims their drugs may be linked to a threefold increase in the "flesh-eating bug" in hospitals since 1990. Comment?