C. difficile

CDC NCEZID @CDC_NCEZID · Feb 26

Heard of C. diff? Antibiotics can kill good bacteria, too, leaving patients open to gut infections. Learn more: http://go.usa.gov/3cHyJ 

CDDEP @CDDEP · Feb 25

29,000 Americans have died from C. difficile infections since 2011—new @CDCgov NEJM study. http://nyti.ms/18ntv7L 

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CDDEP ‏@CDDEP  Feb 25

"The Most Dangerous Emerging Disease Is Drug Resistance' http://spon.de/aenSh  via @spiegelonline

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Epidemics Expert Jeremy Farrar: 'The Most Dangerous Emerging Disease...

British medical expert Jeremy Farrar is a key figure in the fight against Ebola and other infectious diseases. In a SPIEGEL interview, he says that the development of vaccines is key because drug-r...

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Could newly discovered dangers of cigarettes be enough to persuade America's 42 million smokers to quit? http://nyti.ms/17Mwgye 

Need to Curtail Smoking Becomes More Acute as Its Known Dangers Widen

A study linking an extra five diseases and 60,000 deaths to tobacco use, and the popularity of e-cigarettes, should push the F.D.A. into action.

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Bill Gates @BillGates · Feb 20

Here's what happened to U.S. infection rates once vaccines were introduced: http://b-gat.es/1MrQ7mX 

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