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Antibiotic shortage

...Associated Press (AP) reported Thursday, May 8 that the antibiotic used to treat Lymes disease is in short supply in Minnesota...manufacturing delays and increased demand, costs to buy the antibiotic is increasing dramatically. The cost at Target Pharmacy in...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/open-forum/2013-05-21/antibiotic-shortage
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Health reminder: be vigilant for ticks and tick-borne illness symptoms

...a virus, the Minnesota Department of Health reports all other of the state's tick-borne diseases are treatable with antibiotics. If one or more of the symptoms appear within two to 30 days after a tick bite or after spending time in a wooded area where...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2013-05-24/health-reminder-be-vigilant-ticks-an
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Doctors say strep throat bacteria suddenly becoming resistant to common antibiotic

...Amid growing concern that overuse of antibiotics is making some bugs immune, doctors have documented the first large outbreak of antibiotic-resistant strep throat, at a Pittsburgh...developed resistance to more than one antibiotic. "It's important for us to find...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/041802/hea_0418020016.shtml
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3 Minnesota women linked to meningitis outbreak

...steroids from a compounding pharmacy in Massachusetts. Ferguson says the third woman is hospitalized and is being treated with antibiotic and antifungal drugs. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there are now more than 90 confirmed cases in nine...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2012-10-07/3-minnesota-women-linked-meningitis-
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Think of Emma and Corey and 'fill-the-boot'

...an ileostomy and a moitrofanoff. Her body relied on antibiotics to fight off germs and bugs, to which her body became immune. In the end, the disease took her life when the antibiotics couldn't fight off the infections any longer.Emma's...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2013-05-13/think-emma-and-corey-and-fill-boot
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Lymes disease

...a tick borne disease, then I steal one of the dog's medications as nearly all the tick born disease's take the same antibiotics and one of the dogs have lymes most of the time, so we have the meds. I run it out 10 days just like the prescription by...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/open-forum/2013-05-05/lymes-disease
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Child's journey is part of Relay for Life

...large. A trip to the doctor came back with the diagnosis for strep throat. When the swelling didn't go down, another antibiotic was tried. Two weeks later, Wahoske said she noticed large lumps growing under her son's arms. More concerned than ever...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2011-07-21/child%E2%80%99s-journey-part-relay-l
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Minnesota state agencies to phase out use of products containing triclosan

...triclosan-containing products may be allowed in medical or other specific settings. Triclosan, an endocrine-disrupting compound, is antibiotic resistant and causes other health and environmental problems. It is an antimicrobial ingredient in products like hand soap...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2013-03-04/minnesota-state-agencies-phase-out-u
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Common anti-bacterial compound found in Minnesota waterways

...sizes. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration determined the evidence is insufficient to recommend limiting the use of the antibiotic compound, but the FDA and the Environmental Protection Agency continue to study its effects. In addition, researchers found...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2013-01-22/common-anti-bacterial-compound-found
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Treatment for tick disease fueling debate

...prolonged courses of antibiotics do better in the...Furthermore, long-term antibiotic treatment for Lyme...more resistant to antibiotics, making previously...important to use antibiotics judiciously."Antibiotic resistance is a...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2012-07-26/treatment-tick-disease-fueling-debat
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