18. I insisted on giving him Protein C. We had to cut his skull open. I insisted on amphotericin. Killed his kidneys. I missed the pneumonia completely. I would've searched his home and ignored mine. I would've watched him die trying to save his hand. Oh, if I didn't have House ...
For example, under selection for antibiotic resistance, such beneficial phenotypic mutations could enhance the activity of an enzyme that inactivates antibiotics. Under sufficiently strong selection, even few high-fitness proteins may ensure a population's survival and buy the population enough time ...
We know that whenever we try to reduce the population of microbes, scientists can find solutions that work for a while, but eventually we start losing the battle. Scientists can develop antibiotics against bacteria, but eventually some bacteria will evolve in a way that allows them to...
I’ll have her diving before you know it! Tina: it was a huge milestone for me to snorkel in open waters like this. I’ve snorkeled in Mexico and Hawaii before but did not have a great experience and thought snorkeling was for the birds. Another fear stomped! I plan to take my ...
great producer for some of the best antibiotics for humans. In addition to healing flu viruses and smallpox, mushrooms can also provide antioxidants and vitamins for humans. There are certain mushrooms that have even been linked to keeping the heart in good health and protecting people from ...
“Pneumonia,” he said to me. I waved off everyone’s worry. Because of my asthma, colds and flus all too often left crud in my lungs. I’d learned how to push through it—although not while trying to summit an 18,491-foot volcano. I popped the antibiotics and said, “Let’s ...
latent for years, perhaps contracted in Sweden when members of his family had it. Seems a coincidence he would contract the disease so many years later in America. He was cured of the TB with antibiotics, as far as I know. He lived another 15 years or so and passed away from other ...
Regma describes itself as "a new drug company working to provide powerful alternatives to antibiotics." Like three other microbiologists detailed in this article, Pasechnik was heavily involved in DNA sequencing research. During the anthrax panic of this past fall, Pasechnik offered his services to ...
Anecdotal stuff here but: “I can’t afford my 4$ antibiotics” says a pack a day cigarette smoker“I won’t wear my CPAP because it gets in the way of my eating” says a 500+ pound man Or how about the guy who in his early 30s has end stage kidney disease and has to go on...
thought I’d take a stance this polarizing. But it’s true. I’ve given up on bacon, because bacon is slowly killing me. All of us really. The fat content in meat is clogging our arteries and contributing to diabetes. The carcinogens are giving us cancer. The unregulated antibiotics pump...