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“FDA approves
drug to treat
MRSA”
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has
approved a new drug to treat bacterial skin
infections like Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus, also known as MRSA. MRSA is caused by a
strain of staph bacteria that's become resistant to
most antibiotics. It's life-threatening and is often
found in hospitals and other health care settings.
The new drug, called Dalavance, is taken
intravenously. The drug is only approved for use in
adults. This is the first drug labeled by the FDA as a
Qualified Infectious Disease Product. QIDP is part
of a program that the administration hopes will
encourage drug companies to develop new drugs
like Dalavance that will fight the epidemic of
antibiotic-resistant infections. Antibiotic-resistant
bacteria infect at least 2 million people each year.
Of those, at least 23,000 die as a direct result of the
infection.
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They thought they had something to prove to someone they found on a
ghoulish website, police say. So, two girls allegedly lured a third girl into a
wooded area in Waukesha, Wisconsin, over the weekend and stabbed her 19
times, according to authorities. The suspects allegedly left the victim to crawl
to her own rescue. The three girls, all 12 years old, were friends, according
to a criminal complaint. A bicyclist found the wounded girl alive Saturday,
lying on a sidewalk in Waukesha, Police Chief Russell Jack said. She was in
stable condition at a hospital Monday. The girls were trying to impress a
certain "Slenderman," the complaint read. One of the girls encountered the
name on a website known as Creepypasta Wiki. Slenderman is a fictional
character is an Internet meme that often appears in horror stories, videos
and images. One of the suspects told police that Slenderman is the site's
supposed leader, and to climb into his realm, a user must kill someone.
Would you pay $3.50 for a cup of ice water? In this economy? It would
appear the Cleveland Indians are banking on it, as news is spreading that
the vendors at Progressive Field are asking a stern price in exchange for a
cup of water and ice. If it’s genuine, the Indians are asking 50 cents less for
a cup of water than the cost of a small draft beer. Presuming this is good ol'
Cleveland tap water, the profit margin on this cup of water is staggering.
Glenn McGraw of GameDayr.com writes that $3.50 for a cup of water is a
steal compared to what a bottle of water would cost.