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Monday, April 29, 2013  Hospitals see wave of products to fight superbugs; penalties loom if patients catch infections

Thursday, March 14, 2013  Experts say Pope's 1 lung shouldn't affect duties but he should be careful

Wednesday, September 19, 2012  E. coli is commonly spread by undercooked food, contaminated water or feces.

Thursday, June 07, 2012  People think mild winter might have left many left to thrive for the summer.

Monday, February 20, 2012  Newly identified compounds might have therapeutic value in the treatment of strep and similar infections that affect an estimated 700 million people around the world each year.

Thursday, October 13, 2011  There are many natural alternatives to antibiotics that a person can take to help battle illnesses.

Sunday, September 18, 2011  Greene County health officials are investigating whether a rare bacterial infection found in an elderly person who later died came from a recalled batch of Colorado cantaloupes.

Sunday, June 12, 2011 

Tuesday, April 26, 2011  A local school confirms one report of the staph infection.

Monday, September 13, 2010  An infectious-disease nightmare is unfolding: Bacteria that have been made resistant to nearly all antibiotics by an alarming new gene have sickened people in three states and are popping up all over the world, health officials reported Monday

Thursday, August 12, 2010  People traveling to India for medical procedures have brought back to Britain a new gene that allows any bacteria to become a superbug, and scientists are warning this type of drug resistance could soon appear worldwide.

Monday, July 19, 2010  For the first time, a vaginal gel has proved capable of blocking the AIDS virus: It cut in half a woman's chances of getting HIV from an infected partner in a study in South Africa.

Thursday, July 01, 2010  A VA Hospital in St. Louis may have infected thousands of patients with dangerous viruses such as HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010  UN AIDS chief says new HIV infections increasing among homosexuals, drug users and prostitutes

Friday, January 08, 2010  The sealant works by forming protective barrier that seals and immobilizes areas where bacteria can grow.