News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation: Aug. 25, 2010

$550,000 lawsuit filed over medical treatment
WILKES-BARRE – A Plymouth woman is seeking more…

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Pass notes, No 2,836: Gonorrhea
The sexually transmitted disease is making a big comeback among young people Age: At least 5,500 years old. Appearance: A yellowish discharge from the penis, anus or vagina. Also known as: Hot piss, the slime, the drip . . . I feel quite sick and we’ve barely started. Tell me something to take my mind off it. It’s more commonly known as the clap. That comes from the old French clapoir , meaning …

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News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation: Aug. 25, 2010
BACTERIOLOGY: Antifreeze molecule enhances survival of bacteria-carrying ticks Ticks can carry and transmit to humans disease-causing bacteria. For example, the black-legged tick, Ixodes scapularis, can transmit several bacteria that cause disease in humans, including Anaplasma phagocytophilum, which causes human granulocytic anaplasmosis, a disease characterized by fever, severe headache …

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