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11 Things We Didn't Know Last Week

By Steve Mencher, April 02, 2014 05:18 PM

News, discoveries and ... fun.

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The Surprising Risks of Antibiotics

By Elizabeth Agnvall, March 10, 2014 01:11 PM

The next time you find yourself asking for an antibiotic to treat a nasty cough or sinus infection - or accepting one when your doctor offers it - consider this: Doctors are overprescribing antibiotics and putting patients at risk, sometimes giving patients three times as many antibiotics as are…

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