antibiotic-resistant infections or “super bugs” to surface. In 1967‚ penicillin-resistant pneumonia‚ called pneumococcus‚ surfaced in a small remote village in Papua‚ New Guinea. Around the same time‚ American military personal in southeast Asia were acquiring penicillin-resistant gonorrhea from prostitutes. Then in 1983‚ a hospital recorded an intestinal infection caused by the bacterium Enterococcus faccium. This bacteria joined the already growing list of “super bugs” learning to outwit penicillin
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It can be recalled in the report by The Telegraph‚ that the triatomine bug‚ a dangerous insect known as the "kissing bug" has crawled its way through more than half of the U.S.‚ health officials warn the public‚ Saturday. Why do health officials consider them "dangerous" and have begun raising awareness about the health implications of these creepy crawlies? These blood-sucking insects have been reported in 28 states‚ mostly in the South‚ according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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A First Amendment Junkie By: Susan Jacoby Susan Jacoby (b. 1946)‚ a journalist since the age of seventeen‚ is well known for her feminist writings. “A First Amendment Junkie” (our title) appeared in the Hers column in the New York Times in 1978. It is no news that many women are defecting from the ranks of civil libertarians on the issue of obscenity. The conviction of Larry Flynt‚ publisher of Hustler magazine—before his metamorphosis into a born-again Christian—was greeted with unabashed
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My Life as a Bug It was a bright September morning. The day started out as normal as any day could be. I woke up‚ played with my bugs life finger puppets‚ ate some cereal‚ hopped in the shower‚ and took off towards school. I was running late‚ like usual‚ when my car decided not to start. So naturally‚ instead of asking my parents for a ride‚ I decided to sprint. I made it half way to the school when I felt something crawling on my head. I immediately started screaming and turning in circles until
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serpentine creatures aren’t pleasant to have around the house. They feed on books‚ dead skin cells‚ and thrive in dark‚ wet spaces. Once you discover an infestation‚ you can get rid of the silverfish bugs by with insecticides or various methods you will learn about from this article. Silverfish bugs are not harmful to humans. However‚ they can destroy your properties and belongings. These insects prefer a diet filled with sugars and carbohydrates‚ so they will eat down on everything from cereals
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Case 3C RUG BUG CORPORATION A. L. Young has come a long way with his latest invention‚ the Rug Bug‚ a motorized wheelchair made especially for children. His lightweight‚ relatively inexpensive model has no direct competition in a field dominated by companies that produce scaled-down versions of adult models that are inappropriate to the needs of children. A working prototype has been built‚ office space and manufacturing capacity contracted‚ and an initial sales force recruited. The only element
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Running Head: BUG‚ INC. PAPER BUG Inc. Paper Michael‚ Cherlunda‚ and Jason The Unersity of Phnix Busiss Law / BUS 45 Mr. Gs D mann May 11‚ 00 BUG Inc. Paper BUG Inc. is an American company that manufactures‚ designs‚ and sells electronic recording equipment (University of Phoenix‚ 2009). BUG Inc. ’s products tap into telephone wires and cell phone transmissions are records sounds through remote microphones (University of Phoenix‚ 2009). The clients of BUG Inc. are made up mostly of
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The Little Pill That Could In a time when women had no freedom other than being housewives and baby factories‚ one woman took a stand for every woman ’s rights as a human being. In the late 1800s birth control‚ a term coined by Margaret Sanger in her newspaper‚ Women Rebel‚ in 1914‚ was considered to be immoral by most religious groups. Sanger pleaded with society to implement some form of birth control so as to give aid to her fellow women who were looked on as nothing more than objects that would
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The Ethical Dilemma with The Morning After Pill‚ Plan B Karina Monares Associate Degree Capstone Class‚ Excelsior College Dr. Jean Taylor People can prevent unwanted pregnancies in so many ways. There are condoms‚ oral contraceptives‚ injected contraceptives‚ IUDs‚ sponges and more. All of these can reduce the chance of getting pregnant. However‚ let’s say you have intercourse and don’t use any type of contraceptive‚ what would you use? Or if the condom broke during‚ what would you do? On Aug
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Dana Dipinto April 11‚2012 Animal Behavior Mimicry Lab Report Taste Aversion Learning by Birds in Colchester‚ Vermont on the Saint Michael’s College Campus: A Study of Batesian Mimicry Abstract This study’s purpose was to learn and investigate the different aspects of Batesian mimicry‚ learn bird species common to the area‚ their different foraging behaviors‚ and investigate if a modification to their foraging behaviors can be implemented through learning. We will also
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