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Meningitis is a potentially fatal infection, which causes an inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and the spinal cord. The bacteria causes flu-like symptoms such as headaches, high fevers, stiff necks and nausea which can quickly become exacerbated and be fatal within hours if not treated by antibiotics. Meningitis is an extremely rare infection, effecting only 3.8 of every 100,000 college dorm residents...
...blowing may prolong and even worsen a cold. Researchers at the University of Virginia had healthy volunteers blow their noses and measured the pressure inside the subjects? sinus cavities. They found that nose blowing creates an enormous amount of internal pressure - a force that can drive mucus streaming with bacteria and viruses back into the sinuses, possibly making a cold worse...
...SWEDISH SCIENTISTS A team from Uppsala University has reported the existence of bacteria that can manufacture minute quantities of silver. The discovery may lead to the production of new kinds of metal films and coatings...
...July the American Academy of Pediatrics and the U.S. Public Health Service urged vaccine makers to remove the trace of mercury preservative added to many vaccines to kill bacteria. While the amount of the additive, called thimerosal, in a single vaccine poses no threat, it's remotely possible that the accumulated mercury in multiple inoculations might cause neurological damage. "We took action before evidence of any harm," says Dr. Walter Orenstein, head of the national immunization program for the Centers for Disease Control. "But even with a theoretical risk, we wanted to work with manufacturers to get to thimerosal-free...
RESISTANCE REDUX It's happening again. The newest class of antibiotics, called fluoroquinolones, may be losing its punch. A huge study in Canada concludes that 5% of S. pneumoniae bacteria--a common bug responsible for pneumonia and meningitis--may be resistant to fluoroquinolones. Doctors had hoped that because fluoroquinolones, unlike previous antibiotics, are synthetic, bacteria wouldn't be able to outsmart them...