Doctors worry about community staph super bug
TRENTON New Jersey doctors warn of a community acquired resistant strain of Staphylococcus aureus causing flesh eating infections pneumonia and heart infections in healthy people Urban hospitals report cases in children athletes and adults The Infectious Diseases Society of America says the bug is different from hospital strains and presses for new antibiotics to avert a crisis
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John Bartlett
Infectious Diseases Society of America
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Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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Ragendra Kapila
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Preventing Super Bug Skin Infections At School And Sports
CDC and doctors outline precautions to curb antibiotic resistant staph. Wash hands often, keep wounds covered, avoid sharing personal items, and shower after sports. Cover all wounds during play, wipe equipment with disinfectant, and launder linens promptly. Seek medical care for suspicious skin sores.
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Mount St Helens Shows Increased Eruption Activity
Mount St Helens in Washington began rumbling more intensely on Wednesday as earthquakes at 2 to 2.5 magnitude occurred about four times per minute. Scientists warned a small or moderate eruption could occur in days, potentially coating nearby areas with ash, while stressing no repeat of the 1980 disaster is expected.
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U.S. Geological Survey
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George Thomas
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Prosecution accuses murder suspect of threats to family
In Riverhead New York Assistant District Attorney Janet Albertson announced new charges against Daniel Pelosi 41 alleging he threatened the victims family tampered with a juror and admitted the crime. The second degree murder case involves Theodore Ammon a mult imillionaire investment banker found dead in his East Hampton home in 2001. Pelosi is jailed without bail and faces 25 years to life if convicted.
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