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SIOBHAN DALE , E.O. SMITH: A Super Sophomore Season
mconyers@courant.comSIOBHAN DALE, E.O. SMITH-STORRS EVENTS: 50 and 100 freestyle/relays CLASS: Sophomore COACH: Karim Mabrouk ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Swam 23.78 in the 50-yard freestyle and 51.86 in the 100-yard freestyle to finish second and third, respectively, in the...Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, Swimming
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The Medicine Cabinet-Ask the Harvard Experts: What is bacterial "colonization"?
Premium Health News ServiceQ: I recently visited a friend in the hospital. He had internal bleeding. He was put in a private room called "isolation." I asked the nurse if he had an infection. She said, "No, he is colonized with MRSA." What does that mean? A: All of us are...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Penicillin (drug), Internists, Hospitals and Clinics, Staphylococcal Infection
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Company zaps bread to keep it mold-free
LUBBOCK, Texas -- Attention, bread shoppers: A Texas company could have the answer to some consumers’ unwelcome discovery that just-purchased loaves contain mold. MicroZap Inc. claims its technology allows bread to stay mold-free for 60 days. The...Tags: Food Industry, Natural Resources Defense Council, Health and Safety at School, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Salmonella Infection
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Concerns about chickenpox grow in Indiana after cases in Vigo, Parke counties
Concerns are growing about chickenpox in Indiana. Two Terre Haute schools are fighting a chickenpox outbreak—and a Parke County school announced Wednesday that it would exclude students without chickenpox vaccinations. Vigo County health officials...
Tags: Amputation, Disease Prevention, Varicella Vaccine, Health and Safety at School, Pharmaceuticals
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Scientists use genome sequencing to halt superbug outbreak
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Researchers have used DNA sequencing for the first time to identify, analyze and put a halt to an infectious disease outbreak in a hospital. The success of the technique, which used fast genome sequencing technology to control an...Tags: United Kingdom, Diseases and Illnesses, Tuberculosis, Biotechnology Industry, Salmonella Infection
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Infectious diseases is topic of community seminar set for Nov. 20
West Virginia University Hospitals-East and the WVU Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center Eastern Division will sponsor a community mini-medical school program on various infectious diseases. The seminar, titled "MRSA and Other Bugs," will be Tuesday,...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Viral Diseases and Infections, Culture, Health and Safety at School, West Virginia University
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PA tattoo parlor health dangers cited by state auditor general
Among America's 10 most populous states, Pennsylvania is the only one that does not license or regulate a particularly ugly form of intentional deformity. A license is not necessary in Pennsylvania to operate a commercial establishment where steel...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Tuberculosis, HIV, Viral Diseases and Infections, Entertainment Events
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Infant's MRSA Infection Spread to Family, Now Won't Go Away
FOX40 NewsSutter Memorial Hospital is potentially facing another lawsuit related to methicillin-resistant staph aureus, this one though, isn’t related to the August MRSA outbreak in a NICU unit. The 90-day notice alleges infant Gabriel Adams contracted the...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics
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Parents Blame Hospital for Infant Daughter's Horrific Burn
FOX40 NewsWhen you become a patient of Kaiser, you sign a form that says you agree not to sue the hospital for medical mistakes like IV infiltration. But that doesn’t mean you don’t have any recourse. There’s arbitration and one Sacramento...Tags: Nursing, Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Specialization, Michelin Group, Hospitals and Clinics
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Will Pennsylvania regulate tanning parlors, but not tattoo joints?
Friday's letter to the editor could not have come from a more qualified source. Dr. Stephen Purcell of Upper Macungie Township is a physician at Advanced Dermatology Associates, based in Allentown with branch or satellite offices in Bethlehem, Kutztown...Tags: Skin Conditions, Diseases and Illnesses, Tuberculosis, HIV, Viral Diseases and Infections
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Veterinarian unleashes pets' innate healing systems
Dr. Barbara Royal consults at every Chicago zoo, has administered acupuncture to elephants and zebras, scrubbed oil from otters and tagged wild owl nests. She's treated arthritic camels, tarantulas with torn skin, and a starving spider monkey. But...
Tags: Animal Science, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Physical Therapy, Chemical Industry, Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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Two Sacramento Moms Sue Hospital over MRSA
FOX40 NewsTwo Sacramento mothers are preparing to file suit against Sutter Memorial Hospital after they say poor hygiene practices gave their premature babies MRSA. They claim shoddy hand washing practices of Sutter doctors and nurses spread the bacteria from...Tags: Nursing, Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Specialization, Hospitals and Clinics, Staphylococcal Infection
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