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HEALTH / NEWS Wed Feb 27, 2008 @ 8:12am neoform

SF Gate -- Drug-resistant tuberculosis is spreading even faster than medical experts had feared, the World Health Organization warned in report issued Tuesday. The rate of TB patients infected with the drug-resistant strain topped 20 percent in some countries, the h.. Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Wed Oct 17, 2007 @ 8:22am neoform

MSNBC -- More than 90,000 Americans get potentially deadly infections each year from a drug-resistant staph “superbug,” the government reported Tuesday in its first overall estimate of invasive disease caused by the germ. Deaths tied to these infections may.. Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Wed May 30, 2007 @ 10:39am neoform

CNN -- A man infected with the extensively drug-resistant form of TB known as XDR TB knew he was not supposed to travel overseas but did so anyway, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Dr. Julie Gerberding told CNN's "American Morning" on W.. Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Mon May 28, 2007 @ 5:49pm neoform

CNN -- Drug-resistant staph infections have spread to the urban poor, rising almost seven-fold in recent years in some Chicago neighborhoods, a new study finds. Researchers said the crowded living conditions of public housing and jails may speed up the person.. Read More