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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: blood poisoning

blood poisoning stories: 2 news summaries

Cheap, Deadly Beauty Fix
On the Rise

Doctors report spike
in illegal injections
of silicone

Apr 17, 09 7:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Illegal and potentially fatal silicone injections—a cheaper way to plump up the body than cosmetic surgery—are on the rise, the New York Times reports. The underground treatment, usually administered at home or at "pumping parties," has spread among Latinas and transgender women attracted by the... More »

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plastic surgery • New York • illegal activity • blood poisoning • medical ethics • silicone injection • pumping party • Fiordaliza Pichardo

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

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