A new study could help explain why some women with HPV develop cervical cancers while others do not.
The research suggests healthy vaginal microbes correspond to reduced risk of cervical cancer.
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Arizona Study Links HPV, Cervical Cancer to Vaginal Microbes
The World Health Organization has called antibiotic resistance “a global crisis we can’t ignore,” one that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate kills 23,000 people annually in the U.S. alone.
Now, honeybee research could offer clues as to how it spreads.
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Honeybee Research Hints At How Microbes Spread Antibiotic Resistance
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has to walk a fine line. Saving people from the nastiest infectious diseases and bioterror attacks requires that they study those same viruses and bacteria. But even in one of the most carefully controlled and well-equipped facilities on Earth, items are occasionally mishandled or misplaced.
What’s the worst that could happen? It’s not a rhetorical question when we take a tour of …