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NYC_SKP

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1. C-Diff is on of the problems. I'm participating in a study to test a potential new drug.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Dec 12, 2014, 12:00 AM

Dec 2014

To fight it.

No pay, just track any incident of runny poop for three years, have blood drawn, etc.

Stanford asked me to do it and I couldn't refuse, they saved my life this year.

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Deadlier than cancer: Antibiotic-resistant superbugs could be one of the world’s top killers by 2050 [View all] applegrove Dec 2014 OP

C-Diff is on of the problems. I'm participating in a study to test a potential new drug. NYC_SKP Dec 2014 #1

Good for you. And glad you are okay. We missed you when you were gone. applegrove Dec 2014 #2

Aww, thanks!s NYC_SKP Dec 2014 #3

How do "Antibiotic-resistant superbugs" affect people who don't take antibiotics? tridim Dec 2014 #4

If your immune system can fight them off then they are not much of a bug are they? applegrove Dec 2014 #5

Sadly, it won't make a difference if individuals have been frugal with the antibiotics. Chemisse Dec 2014 #6

BBC: Honey and Antibiotic resistant infections ellenrr Jan 2015 #7