Deadly bacteria at a Bay Area homeless encampment sparks urgent calls for action
An outbreak of deadly bacteria at a Bay Area homeless encampment has sparked urgent calls for action in Los Angeles,...
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Drug-resistant bacteria on the rise in North Carolina :: WRAL.com
The World Health Organization is warning drug-resistant bacteria, dubbed ‘superbugs’ are on the rise. These bacteria do not respond to...
‘Good’ gut bacteria boost placenta for healthier pregnancy
Research led by the University of Cambridge has found the first clear evidence that the ‘good’ gut bacteria Bifidobacterium breve...
‘Nightmare Bacteria,’ Superbugs On The Rise In California
Infection rates from drug-resistant “nightmare bacteria” have spiked across the United States and in California at the same time a...
Flesh-eating bacteria kills 5th person in Louisiana | Health care/Hospitals
A fifth person in Louisiana has died of a vibrio vulnificus infection, a dangerous flesh-eating bacterium that has caused 26...
Flesh-eating bacteria now in Cape Cod, Massachusetts
We recently reported on the Louisiana Department of Health's warning about Vibrio vulnificus, the flesh-eating bacteria that Boing Boing's Séamus Bellamy so beautifully describes...
Four people dead in Florida from flesh-eating bacteria found in coastal waters
A type of flesh-eating bacteria has killed four people in Florida so far this year. The state’s health department confirmed the deaths...
Walking pneumonia, caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae bacteria, is on the rise : Shots
Mycoplasma pneumonia causes upper respiratory symptoms, including a lingering cough. It can also cause red eyes or rashes. Catherine McQueen/Getty...
