Week of November 19, 2012
  • UTI’s Harder to Treat With Current Antibiotics
    Certain types of bacteria responsible for causing urinary tract infections (UTIs), the second most common infection in the U.S., are becoming more difficult to treat with current antibiotics, researchers say. Read more….
  • BLOG: Scapegoat in NECC Investigation?

    Stories about the New England Compounding Center (NECC) as the source of a fungal meningitis outbreak across the U.S. don't stop. Follow the case along with our law blogger, jessevivian. Read and comment….

  • Drug Linked to Heart Failure in Breast Cancer Patients

    Heart failure is a fairly common complication in older women with breast cancer, but the risk is even higher in those patients treated with adjuvant trastuzumab (Herceptin), Yale researchers report. Learn more….

  • Need CE Credits? MRSA Update

    Review changes in the epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections and the newer anti-MRSA agents in order to recommend appropriate management. View CE lesson.

  • Vitamin D May Prevent Clogged Arteries in Diabetics

    People with diabetes often develop clogged arteries that cause heart disease, and new research at Washington University School of Medicine suggests that low vitamin D levels are to blame. Read more….

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