Friday 4 October 2019

Georgia Plant Reports 8-Day Ethylene Oxide Leak

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The city of Covington on Wednesday released a report on the September ethylene oxide leak at the BD facility, which the company said was about 7 pounds per day, totaling 54 in all.



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Just a Little Weight Loss Can Put Diabetes Into Remission

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Researchers found that losing just 10% of your body weight during the first five years you have the disease can lead to remission of type 2 diabetes.



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Your Washer Might Be Breeding Drug-Resistant Germs

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The warning follows an investigation at a German hospital where drug-resistant Klebsiella oxytoca was repeatedly infecting newborns. Investigators traced the outbreak to a washing machine, and the infections stopped only after it was taken away.



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Thursday 3 October 2019

Brain Stimulation Shows Promise in Treating Severe Depression


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Multiple Myeloma Treatment: What’s New?

Is there anything new to treat multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer? Cutting-edge drugs target and kill cancer cells and use the power of your immune system to fight cancer.



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