Archive for tag: medicine
3 March, 2010 (14:00) | 1. Mon | By: nileshbabu
photo credit: kaibara87 First – What is MRSA? Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a bacterium responsible for several difficult-to-treat infections in humans. MRSA is by definition any strain of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria that is resistant to a large group of antibiotics called the beta-lactams, which include the penicillins and the cephalosporins.
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3 March, 2010 (10:00) | 1. Mon | By: nileshbabu
In 1847, Hungarian doctor Ignaz Semmelweis discovered that washing one’s hands with chlorine between deliveries practically eliminated fatal infections among laboring women. (His colleagues ignored him and later committed him to a mental hospital, where he was beaten to death by guards.) Today, numerous modern studies show that in randomized trials, meticulous hand-washing, when coupled [...]
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7 August, 2009 (11:01) | 9. Delicious | By: nileshbabu
10 random things to learn today:
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9 July, 2009 (11:03) | 9. Delicious | By: nileshbabu
10 things to learn from the almighty WWW today:
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30 May, 2009 (14:00) | 9. Delicious | By: nileshbabu
10 things to learn from the almighty WWW today:
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