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Warpy

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64. Thanks a lot

Thu May 26, 2016, 07:21 PM

May 2016

Now I need brain bleach, too.

Strong UV light kills most bacteria. The problem is that it has to be strong enough to damage healthy tissue, also. That's why we need the whiz kid with the NIH grant to invent the appropriate gadget.

In the meantime, I hope that hospital has one of these:

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The superbug that doctors have been dreading just reached the U.S. [View all] inanna May 2016 OP

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It is Obama's fault tonyt53 May 2016 #4

Did you forget your sarcasm smiley? If not, please justify this statement. Hekate May 2016 #5

Surely that must have been sarcastic. byronius May 2016 #9

I'm sure the poster is not FrodosPet May 2016 #17

The GOP cancelled 1.5 billion in NIH research Hortensis May 2016 #55

well he was bribed WhiteTara May 2016 #18

Bush's actually philosslayer May 2016 #23

I thought it was Bernie's fault myself. RoccoR5955 May 2016 #38

Its ALL our fault for continuing to use antibiotics when they're not needed. 7962 May 2016 #44

Exactly. bvar22 May 2016 #47

Amen to that Mbrow May 2016 #49

Actually we can thank the livestock industry. Doremus May 2016 #51

Glad you said it. People think it's because parents and doctors overuse antibiotics but it's NOT fasttense May 2016 #99

Yet we don't dare giving up eating, and financially supporting, industrialized meat "production!" villager May 2016 #56

No, not in this case. Hortensis May 2016 #57

What do you mean? glinda May 2016 #77

I mean "overuse" in the way it's usually meant Hortensis May 2016 #97

Thanks. Very informative. glinda May 2016 #104

+1 nitpicker May 2016 #95

It's just a matter of time. nt bemildred May 2016 #6

Second that emotion. leveymg May 2016 #7

k&r Little Star May 2016 #8

Benghazi!! Jack Bone May 2016 #10

What did people EXPECT would happen? vkkv May 2016 #11

We build nuclear power plants on earthquake fault lines. closeupready May 2016 #14

And we're damn good at it too MynameisBlarney May 2016 #20

But rich people get richer from it, and clearly that's the only thing that matters. nt valerief May 2016 #42

Even more than their own offspring. cui bono May 2016 #106

Cuz they have no empathy. They're sociopaths and some are psychopaths. nt valerief May 2016 #112

article seems to suggest it is from China 6chars May 2016 #25

It doesn't matter, the mechanism is the same all over... NT vkkv May 2016 #27

antiboitics in china are over the counter - n/t Locrian May 2016 #46

They overuse antibiotics for people a lot more too. LeftyMom May 2016 #68

Don't we ship OUR chickens over there to be slaughtered in order to glinda May 2016 #78

No. Tyson Foods and others cheapdate May 2016 #90

I can just imagine. Thanks for the clear up on this. glinda May 2016 #91

I almost took a job at one of their facilities in 2007 Victor_c3 May 2016 #102

AND antibiotics can be bought OTC.... paleotn May 2016 #71

ruh roh K & R n/t w0nderer May 2016 #12

Is there any good news out there today? Anybody? YOHABLO May 2016 #13

Today is my niece's birthday FrodosPet May 2016 #19

I dropped 2 more pounds... That's 71 in the past year. kcass1954 May 2016 #61

Saw wheat! FrodosPet May 2016 #62

it's Frankie Manning's birthday! Javaman May 2016 #22

My 23year old granddaughter is drinking a pint of Guinness in Dublin as we speak. Laser102 May 2016 #41

Saw a hummingbird. sulphurdunn May 2016 #67

Yes. My dog had an untreatable super-bug (E-coli family) and was glinda May 2016 #79

That could not possibly make any less sense LeftyMom May 2016 #85

What do you mean? glinda May 2016 #86

Oh ffs. LeftyMom May 2016 #87

You misunderstood my post. glinda May 2016 #88

do you talk to people you don't know in the real world like that? lakeguy May 2016 #94

See: snappyturtle May 2016 #111

Bullshit Odin2005 May 2016 #118

The sun came up this morning? As predicted? Other than that, good luck looking. Surya Gayatri May 2016 #96

Laurie Garrett's 'The Coming Plague' is a must-read for this issue. byronius May 2016 #15

Thank you very much for this info.... inanna May 2016 #16

Oh, yes. Fantastic book. SheilaT May 2016 #32

This is not good. deathrind May 2016 #21

Beware of doctors who will make small of your pain. Baitball Blogger May 2016 #24

Calling Stephen King ... Cap'n Tripps on line 1 ... Myrina May 2016 #26

We have a winner! Newkularblue May 2016 #36

... Zorra May 2016 #43

Glad I'm retired, this bug is scary. Warpy May 2016 #28

Interesting, thanks, Warpy. In spite of the silly image I got Hortensis May 2016 #59

Thanks a lot Warpy May 2016 #64

Can hospitals even afford these for the most part? glinda May 2016 #81

I shared an elevator with one..of those xenex undergroundpanther May 2016 #89

WOW! What state do you live in???? glinda May 2016 #92

maryland it undergroundpanther May 2016 #116

Little rural hospitals, probably not Warpy May 2016 #93

very cool glinda May 2016 #105

nature's all purpose antibiotic n/t paleotn May 2016 #72

good to know glinda May 2016 #80

Still, no one thinks he can beat Mrs.Clinton, eh? n/t jtuck004 May 2016 #29

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Lovely...And we still insist on pumping our livestock full of Antibiotics .... blackspade May 2016 #31

That's only part of it elljay May 2016 #39

It is the major part of it. blackspade May 2016 #53

Inexpensive Powerful Antbiotics can be bought over-the-counter at any Farmers Co-Op, bvar22 May 2016 #103

Exactly. blackspade May 2016 #107

lets see E.coli generally food borne? dembotoz May 2016 #33

And stay away from unvaccinated people. GoneOffShore May 2016 #37

Either that, bvar22 May 2016 #114

Cranberry pills every day and lots of water are good for urinary tract infections. JDPriestly May 2016 #34

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I grew up in the duck-and-cover era, SusanCalvin May 2016 #40

After reading The Coming Plague years ago DebbieCDC May 2016 #45

It doesn't matter what you do. Fantastic Anarchist May 2016 #74

Superbugs, Climate Change, famine and plenty of assault weapons. Oh, goody! Auggie May 2016 #48

Colloidal silver... NorthCarolina May 2016 #50

Stop telling people nonsense MattBaggins May 2016 #54

Because being blue is an awesome look. Ruby the Liberal May 2016 #63

( ._.) Marty McGraw May 2016 #76

Actually nature's antibiotics are well, antibiotics. We just figure out how to make reliable dosages LeftyMom May 2016 #69

Pig Pharma is trying to shut down Compounding Pharmacies btw. glinda May 2016 #83

Oh ffs. LeftyMom May 2016 #84

"Supportive" can be translated as skepticscott May 2016 #110

Hysterical conspiracy nonsense. Odin2005 May 2016 #119

I haven't been sick in 15 years Avalon Sparks May 2016 #115

Me too. NorthCarolina May 2016 #121

More like bullshit woo-woo that makes your skin blue. Odin2005 May 2016 #120

Thanks meat industry. Doremus May 2016 #52

Meh. Something's gotta take ya. roamer65 May 2016 #58

put down that anti-biotic spray NOW. make friends w/ the good ones. pansypoo53219 May 2016 #60

This may be natures way of reducing the population and slowing climate change. Humans rhett o rick May 2016 #65

Apex predators do not last long. Stonepounder May 2016 #66

Captain Trips Bayard May 2016 #70

No, this isn’t the start of the antibiotic apocalypse, just bad reporting HuskyOffset May 2016 #73

Cool site! flying rabbit May 2016 #82

Sensationalist horseshit... EvolveOrConvolve May 2016 #75

Another reason the Republicans war on science funding is going to kill all of us. redstatebluegirl May 2016 #98

Hardly surprising n/t ffr May 2016 #100

Probably isn't enough, though, if the bacteria is elsewhere...:( Tikki May 2016 #101

Alarmist title is misleading folks. It is not a super bug. yellowcanine May 2016 #108

Media over-reaction? ibeplato May 2016 #109

Big Pharma has been a Big Phailure! Dont call me Shirley May 2016 #113

I was in the hospital for a staph infection a month ago... Odin2005 May 2016 #117