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...diff is neither so easily controlled nor so selective about whom it strikes anymore. A new, savage and even deadly strain now appears to be at large, one that may have sickened as many as half a million people in the U.S. in 2005-double the number from just five years ago. The infections are turning up in young, healthy people, many of whom have not been hospitalized at all. People already taking some kind of antibiotics appear to be especially susceptible-no surprise since the use of such germ killers can, paradoxically, help drug-resistant strains emerge. But disease...
...What doctors do know about all strains of C. diff they don't like. The bug is found in the colon, is a known cause of colitis and can be spread by even trace amounts of feces. It's tougher to kill with antibacterial soap and household cleansers than many germs are, which means that while keeping clean helps, it's no guarantee. Worse, the new strain is resistant to the common type of antibiotics known as floroquinolones, easily shaking off one of the most powerful weapons doctors would normally use to control...
...several churches in south-western Sydney. Arrests reached the dozens, but the violence abated as police numbers swelled in trouble spots and community leaders pleaded for calm. Still, with new text messages rallying support for fresh protests circulating on both sides, fears are high for more outbreaks of a strain of violence both foreign and repugnant to most Australians...
...paper and then throwing it away,” O’ Sullivan says with an Irish brogue. In the next month, he plans to hold a “Grand Opening,” complete with a mayoral visit to cut the ribbon. He explains that financial strain due to building renovations was behind the initial lack of fanfare (literal fanfares aside, since he did commission a bagpiper to play at Head of the Charles to herald the pub’s arrival). Word of mouth advertising has only gone so far, although this weekend implies that...
...realizes that, theology aside, the reality of interfaith dating is more complicated.“It’s all in the heart and the intentions,” he says. Susie E. Skoda ’07, who is also Christian, disagrees that an interfaith relationship might strain a person’s relationship with God. “[An interfaith relationship] might create more dialogue between you and God,” Skoda says. She says that such a relationship would inspire questions such as “How is it that I see this and my boyfriend...