Bacteria killing viruses eyed as antibiotic replacement
ATLANTA AP doctors consider phages and germ to germ warfare as antibiotics lose punch. Phages showed strong results in mice. microbial interference and serum therapy revive pre antibiotic ideas. Each method targets specific microbes, with broad usage and resistance ongoing. Tuberculosis strains already resist seven drugs.
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Atlanta
Bruce Levin
Emory University
Levin
Hazardous product survey for home safety
An adult helps, use a pencil, and inspect household items for dangerous warnings. Read labels to spot poisonous or skin and eye contact risks. Mark each relevant product with the box next to the item.
Night time toilet lid wars spark gadgeted solution
A tongue in cheek piece discusses a product His N Her Motor Activated night lights that flash green when the seat is down and red when up, with a bowl aiming light for men. It riffs on gendered bathroom etiquette and jokes about future alerts and alarms to enforce proper use.
Ice that burns could fuel vast energy future
Researchers report fierce interest in gas hydrates, methane trapped in ocean floor ice that could meet U S natural gas needs for decades. Deposits lie beneath continental shelves with potential 1 300 trillion cubic feet of methane, but mining risks include ocean floor avalanches and climate impact.
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Atlanta
America
David Howell
U.S. Geological Survey
Charles Paull
University of North Carolina
William P. Dillon
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Paull
Carolina
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Primary care doctors rise in North Carolina but eastern region lags
The 1993 North Carolina Health Professions Data Book shows over a ten percent increase in primary care physicians from 1992 to 1993, yet Dr. Dale Newton of East Carolina University cautions that eastern North Carolina still faces a critical shortage. The report also indicates state primary care levels trail the national average.
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Greenville
North Carolina
Dale Newton
East Carolina University
N.C
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