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  • August 2008

    • CDC Sharply Raises Estimate of HIV Cases in US

      New York Times  |  Aug 2, 08 1:13 PM CDT

      CDC Sharply Raises Estimate of HIV Cases in US

      (Newser) - A lot more people in the US have HIV than previously thought. A new CDC study suggests that the US has undercounted by about 15,000 cases a year for 15 years or so, the New York Times reports. That would add 225,000 cases to the current estimate of about 1 million. The new figures are likely to have a big impact on decisions about AIDS policy in the US and fuel criticism about prevention measures, the Times notes. More »

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      scientific study  • HIV/AIDS  • CDC  • Federal government  • epidemiology  • AIDS epidemic

  • March 2008

    • Screening Isn't Slowing Staph: Study

      Chicago Tribune  |  Mar 12, 08 11:09 AM CDT

      Screening Isn't Slowing Staph: Study

      (Newser) - Widespread screening of hospital patients for the drug-resistant staph bacteria MRSA doesn’t appear to reduce the number of infections, a new study finds. Swiss researchers screened more than 10,000 patients for the superbug when they were admitted to the University of Geneva Hospitals. Another 10,000 weren’t tested. The rates of MRSA infections were similar for both groups, the Chicago Tribune reports.  More »

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      infection  • epidemic  • antibiotics  • staph infections  • MRSA  • epidemiology  • drug-resistant bacteria  • JAMA

  • October 2007

    • Drug-Proof Superbug Turns Deadly

      Washington Post  |  Oct 16, 07 11:26 PM CDT

      Drug-Proof Superbug Turns Deadly

      (Newser) - An antibiotic-resistant strain of staph kills more Americans each year than HIV, accounting for almost 19,000 deaths annually, the first national stats on the superbug reveal. The super-staph is treatable but can quickly lead to dangerous "flesh-eating" infections. "We really need to be on guard against these emerging organisms," one epidemiologist tells the Washington Post. More »

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      medicine  • infection  • bacteria  • antibiotics  • staph infections  • MRSA  • drug resistant  • superbug  • epidemiology

  • September 2007

    • Virus Causes Buzz in Bee Caper

      Associated Press  |  Sep 6, 07 8:48 PM CDT

      Virus Causes Buzz in Bee Caper

      (Newser) - The mysterious deaths of billions of honeybees now has a new leading suspect, scientists say: a newcomer to the US called Israeli acute paralysis virus. And as most stricken colonies test positive for the disease, the lead seems promising, the AP reports. The deaths have hit between 50% and 90% of all commercial American hives, potentially affecting some 90 crops pollinated by bees. More »

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      agriculture  • virus  • bees  • honeybees  • epidemiology  • entomology

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