drug resistance
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The Bacteria That Cause Stomach Ulcers Are Becoming Drug-Resistant, Too
A common bacterial infection that causes stomach ulcers and cancer has gotten increasingly harder to fend off, according to new preliminary research out this week. In Europe, it suggests, strains of the bacteria Helicobacter pylori have become more resistant to the first-line drugs used to kill it over the past 20 years, with resistance rates…
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Chlorine Treatment Can Accelerate Antibiotic Resistance, Study Says
As anyone who’s ever owned a pet fish or gone to a public swimming pool knows, chlorine is commonly used to disinfect water. Ironically, when it comes to sewage treatment, it may be doing just the opposite.