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Finally, after years of warnings from health authorities of the growing hazard posed by drug-resistant bacteria, people are now listening. A deadly strain of antibiotic-resistant bacteria seems to be responsible in the death of more people every year, according to a study published last week in the Journal of the American Medical Association. An estimated 19,000 deaths in 2005 appeared to be caused by fatal bacterial infections, a much greater number of mortality than that of AIDS, emphysema or homicide. The recent casualty was a 17-year-old high school football player in Virginia, a grim reminder that Community Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, or CA-MRSA, can victimized otherwise healthy people.

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There are many facts about children and the conditions known as ADD and ADHD. Some of these facts make for unhappy reading. One such fact is that by giving the child prescribed medication, that alone will fix the problem and it’s all as simple as popping a pill. This is doubly sad and not just because it’s wrong. It’s also sad because there is no need to give many children any prescribed medication and the future of the child, their future happiness in terms of academic success and social skills, can depend largely on their treatment for their condition. Read the rest of this entry »