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NPR WHO’s First-Ever List Of The Dirty Dozen SuperbugsNPRThe World Health Organization for the first time has issued a list of the top 12 “priority pathogens.” They’re disease-causing bacteria that are increasingly resistant to antibiotics, says WHO. Yet the development of new antibiotics to treat them has …WHO identifies antibiotic-resistant ‘priority pathogens’CIDRAPWHO says antibiotics are ...

The Express Tribune Too much sleep may be symptom of dementia, researchers sayThe Express TribuneIn a study conducted at the Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), researchers found that sleeping may be a symptom of dementia. The Framingham Heart Study (FHS) had researchers observe and analyse sleeping pattern of participants for 10 years …Is Sleeping Too ...

Reuters Business groups, once tobacco-friendly, switch sides in fightReutersA woman lights a cigarette in this illustration picture taken in Paris, October 8, 2014. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann. By Jilian Mincer | NEW YORK. NEW YORK The local chamber of commerce is usually a reliable ally in battles against regulation. But when …Tobacco Companies Taking Over the E-Cigarette ...

CNN Pediatricians warn about dangers of kids using marijuanaCNNThis is an update to a story first published in May 2015. (CNN) My kids are in elementary school, a little young for the “weed talk,” but I wonder whether the fact that recreational pot use is now legal in a number of states will complicate things ...

CNN WHO: These 12 bacteria pose greatest risk to human healthCNN(CNN) Twelve types of bacteria were deemed “priorities” in urgent need of new antibiotics, according to a list released by the World Health Organization on Monday. The first list of its kind, it highlights bacteria that global health experts believe …These 12 superbugs pose the ...