Nursing Homes in Polk City, IA
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 Polk City Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Medicare and Medicaid Location: 1002 West Washington Avenue, Polk City, Iowa 50226 Ratings: Phone: (515) 984-6511 |
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Surprising mechanism behind antibiotic resistant bacteria uncovered by TSRI scientists
Every year, more strains of bacteria develop resistance to the antibiotics we use to treat deadly infections. At The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) scientists have been working to develop new forms of these drugs, including an antibiotic called arylomycin—but tests have shown that it is possible for bacteria to become resistant to arylomycin, too.
First Edition: April 2, 2014
Today's headlines include news and analysis about the 7 million insurance enrollment tally. Reporting for Kaiser Health News, in partnership with NPR, Eric Whitney writes: "The names of the big health insurance companies are familiar – Blue Cross, Aetna, United Healthcare. But what about CoOportunity Health, or Health Republic Insurance of New York? These are among 23 new health insurance companies that started under the Affordable Care Act.
Preventing the spread of Zika: an interview with Professor John Oxford
The link between the Zika virus and Guillain-Barré on the one hand, and pregnancy and the virus affecting the fetus in terms of microcephaly on the other, is still not confirmed conclusively.
Climate change may have contributed to the COVID-19 pandemic
In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Dr. Robert Beyer about his latest research that discovered that climate change may have contributed to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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