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  1. 19311

    This story deserves front-page status. Considering that antibiotics add to the cost of food, health care, groundwater cleanup, and the debt of poor nations, this is a potentially revolutionary development. The fact that the presence of antibiotic-resistant Enterococcus faecium has decreased with the reduction in antibiotics use in Denmark and that the incidence of diseases […]

    By Science News
  2. Health & Medicine

    Weight-loss pill carries risks

    The drug ephedra and its presumed active ingredient, ephedrine, provide only modest weight-loss effects and pose health risks.

    By Nathan Seppa
  3. Astronomy

    All-sky survey makes Internet debut

    An atlas of some 5 million images from the Two Micron All-Sky Survey is now available online.