Doppler radar improves lives by peeking inside air masses to predict the weather. A Purdue University team is using similar technology to look inside living cells, introducing a method to detect pathogens and treat infections in ways that scientists never…
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Tree Resin Compound Defeats Drug-Resistant Bacteria in Lab Tests
A new compound made from tree resin kills almost 100% of drug-resistant bacteria without harming healthy tissue, laboratory studies suggest. Made into a film, this nanocellulose could be used as a wound dressing or as a protective surface on medical…
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CDC Warns of Drug-Resistant Typhoid Fever Outbreak
A new drug-resistant strain of Salmonella Typhi has infected least 71 people in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The new strain, extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Typhi, caused a large outbreak in Pakistan’s Sindh province…
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1 in 4 kids who get antibiotics in children’s hospitals are prescribed the drugs incorrectly
The overuse of antibiotics poses an increasing threat to children who develop — or already have — drug-resistant infections that are difficult or impossible to treat, and can cause extended hospitalization, disability and even death. At any given time, about…
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