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NEWS ABOUT: stomach bug

stomach bug stories: 3 news summaries

(Newser) - Josh Hartnett was taken to a Los Angeles hospital early this morning after complaining of stomach pains, TMZ reports. The actor was picked up at the Chateau Marmont around 2am and walked himself to the ambulance. The “excruciating pain” was perhaps caused by a stomach virus Hartnett picked up... More »

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Los Angeles • Chateau Marmont • hospitalization • stomach bug • Josh Hartnett • gastrointestinal

New E. coli Strains Could Spell Epidemic

Drug-resistant bacteria may rival MRSA threat, researchers warn

Feb 19, 08 12:57 PM CST
(Newser) - New drug-resistant strains of E. coli have doctors worried that the mutant bacteria could become a superbug to rival MRSA, the drug-resistant form of staphylococcus that kills hundreds hospital patients each year, the Daily Telegraph reports. The spread of the new E.coli strains must be carefully tracked to avoid... More »

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food poisoning • E. coli • superbug • epidemic • MRSA • drug-resistant bacteria • stomach bug • urinary tract infection • blood poisoning

Stomach Bug Linked to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Virus found in 80%
of sufferers

Sep 14, 07 3:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Researchers seeking the cause of chronic fatigue syndrome have linked a group of intestinal viruses to the disease, according to a new study. About 80% of patients with the syndrome showed signs of enterovirus gut infections, compared to only about 20% of otherwise healthy volunteers. "It opens up a... More »

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disease • study • infection • virus • intestines • chronic fatigue syndrome • stomach bug

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