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High Antibiotic Use Raises Concerns

New research suggests a pattern of outpatient antibiotic overuse in parts of the United States– particularly in the Southeast –a problem that could accelerate the rate at which these powerful drugs are rendered useless, according to the Extending the Cure project.

Cure Unknown

by Jonathan Galland

With the movie Contagion spreading in the theaters, you might think the next epidemic will come from a scary outbreak of an exotic disease from far away.

But there is a silent epidemic that lurks in our backyards, parks and playgrounds: Lyme disease.

And it all starts with a tiny tick bite that you might not even see.

E. coli Threat – Drug Resistant E. coli

First it was E. coli in American hamburgers. Then E. coli in German sprouts.

E. coli bacteria in food and water supplies have been responsible for disease outbreaks and deaths around the world in recent years.

Now it’s drug resistant E. coli.

Zinc Shortens Colds

Busy scientists at India’s Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research have trained their sights on an almost universal ailment: the common cold.

And they have what appears to be very good news for cold sufferers.

Zinc Supplements Could Increase Immunity

Recent research from the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University in Boston highlights the potential benefits of zinc supplementation for the elderly.