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antibiotics stories: 23 news summaries

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Missing Link
in Pneumonia Deaths Found

Antibiotics useless against toxin causing lung infection

Aug 23, 07 4:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Many pneumonia patients die despite receiving treatment, and a new study finds that an infectious toxin unaffected by antibiotics can cause the deaths. One of the researchers involved in the study, published in the journal Immunity, tells Reuters that scientists are working to find a treatment for sometimes-fatal bleeding in... More »

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medical breakthrough • health • antibiotics • medical research • treatment • illness • pneumonia • toxin

Grocery Chain Offers Free
Rx Meds

Publix pharmacies
will dispense 7 antibiotics at no cost

Aug 6, 07 3:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pharmacies in Publix supermarkets across five Southern states will distribute seven antibiotics free to patients with prescriptions, the chain said today. The CEO allows that one goal is to drive customer traffic, but it's also an example of the private sector assisting access to affordable health care, the AP reports.... More »

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medicine • health care • retail • pharma • antibiotics • free • Publix • Charlie Crist

Staph Infection Rate Stuns Experts

Eye-opening numbers on antibiotic-resistant 'superbugs' dwarf previous estimates

Jun 25, 07 4:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Over a million hospital patients contract a dangerous, drug-resistant staph infection every year, a rate 10 times more than previously thought. Tens of thousands infected with antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" may die from what officials call one of the nation's most serious public-health threats, today's Chicago Tribune reports. More »

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medicine • bacteria • staph infections • superbug • antibiotics • infection • hospital

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