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Work Is Good, Videos Are Bad
Engaging in stressful tasks like trying to meet a deadline may strengthen the immune system while
exposure to stress that must be endured passively - like watching violence on TV - may weaken it, a researcher at the Ohio
State University says. more
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Sharp Drop In Stress Hormones May Set Stage For Arthritis, Multiple Sclerosis After Pregnancy
A sharp drop in stress hormones after giving birth to a child may predispose some women to develop
certain conditions in which the immune system attacks the body's own tissues, according to researchers at the National Institutes
of Health. more
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CDC's Anthrax Update: Telebriefing Transcript 30 October 2001
Get up-to-date with the CDC's briefing to the nation's physicians and public health officials with
today's issue of Vidyya. more
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Doxycycline, The New/Old Drug Of Choice Against Anthrax
Cipro, the antibiotic that has become a household name as the drug of choice against anthrax, is no
longer being recommended by the federal health authorities, who said yesterday that people exposed to anthrax spores would
be given an older and cheaper medicine, doxycycline. more
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FDA Encourages Drug Firms To Revise Doxycycline And Penicillin G Procaine Labeling With
Information For Treating Inhalational Anthrax (Post-Exposure)
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today issued a Federal Register notice to clarify that the
antibiotics doxycycline and penicillin G procaine are currently approved for use in treating all forms of anthrax infections --
cutaneous (skin), inhalational and gastrointestinal. more
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