epidemiology
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Even The Flies Inside Hospitals Carry Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
Upwards of 90 per cent of insects found in British hospitals carry potentially harmful bacteria, according to new research. Alarmingly, a significant portion of this bacteria is resistant to one or more antibiotics, highlighting a previously under-appreciated health risk—though the researchers caution that chances of infection are low.
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Scientists Find Link Between Parkinson’s Disease And The Appendix
Scientists have found further evidence that the gut, or more specifically the appendix, might play a role in the development of Parkinson’s disease.
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Humans, Not Rats, May Have Been Responsible For Spreading The Black Death
The Black Death, a plague responsible for killing around a third of the population of Europe during the 14th century, spread to millions of humans by rats that carried infected fleas – right? That’s the story we’ve long been told by historians. A new study upends this conventional thinking, showing that humans, and not rodents,…
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Even A Tiny Dip In Measles Vaccinations Could Have Disastrous Consequences
Modest reductions in measles vaccination rates among US children are poised to produce an inordinate number of new cases of the disease, while increasing annual public health expenditures by at least $3 million, according to new research.