antibiotic
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Researchers in Australia have developed a promising new strategy to combat deadly bacteria that no longer respond to antibiotics.
From Science Daily
Cholera can kill within hours when not treated, though it can be treated with simple oral rehydration, and antibiotics for more severe cases.
From Barron's
The 41-year-old went on to explain that she had to make changes to her diet - including ditching caffeine - because she "didn't want to take really hardcore antibiotics".
From BBC
Active TB disease is treatable and curable with appropriate antibiotics if it is identified promptly; some cases require hospitalization.
From Los Angeles Times
In their latest experiments, Wang's team found that gut bacteria produced much higher levels of colanic acids when exposed to low doses of the antibiotic cephaloridine.
From Science Daily
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