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October 16, 2006
Honey fights drug-resistant bacterial
Wired News: Honey Remedy Could Save Limbs -- Modern, drug-resistant bacteria are meeting their match in an ancient medicine: honey. Sweeeeeet.
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Most tantalizingly, honey seems capable of combating the growing scourge of drug-resistant wound infections, especially methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, the infamous flesh-eating strain. These have become alarmingly more common in recent years, with MRSA alone responsible for half of all skin infections treated in U.S. emergency rooms. So-called superbugs cause thousands of deaths and disfigurements every year, and public health officials are alarmed.
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Advertisers will follow boomers
NT Times: Advertising: Not Getting Older, Just More Scrutinized -- As baby boomers age out of the prime 18-49 demographic, their sheer numbers and spending power dictate that companies keep them in their sights.
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