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Longer-Lasting Mosquito Repellents Identified
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Researchers have identified several agents that repel mosquitos up to three times longer than N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET), the most widely used agent in the world, according to a report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences for May 27. Reuters Health Information
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C. Difficile Deaths Continue to Rise in UK
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The number of deaths linked to Clostridium difficile jumped by more than 25% last year, but there was a small fall in deaths associated with MRSA, official figures showed on Thursday. Reuters Health Information
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Virulent Strain of Bovine S. Aureus Poses Potential Public Health Threat
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A new virulent subtype of the common clone of Staphylococcus aureus, ET3, has emerged, causing a large number of cases of bovine mastitis, occasionally causing zoonotic diseases in humans, and carrying the potential for serious antibiotic-resistant illness. Reuters Health Information
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