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Bill Sullivan

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Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology; author of Pleased to Meet Me: Genes, Germs, and the Curious Forces That Make Us Who We Are, Indiana University. This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.

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Flesh-Eating Bacteria Infections Are on the Rise in the US – a Microbiologist Explains How to Protect Yourself Your Health

Flesh-Eating Bacteria Infections Are on the Rise in the US – a Microbiologist Explains How to Protect Yourself

Flesh-eating bacteria sounds like the premise of a bad horror movie, but it’s a growing – and potentially fatal – threat to people. In September 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health advisory alerting doctors and public health officials of an increase in flesh-eating bacteria cases that can cause serious wound […]

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The Spooky and Potentially Dangerous Side of Black Licorice Your Health

The Spooky and Potentially Dangerous Side of Black Licorice

Black licorice may look and taste like an innocent treat, but this candy has a dark side. On Sept. 23, 2020, it was reported that black licorice was the culprit in the death of a 54-year-old man in Massachusetts. How could this be? Overdosing on licorice sounds more like a twisted tale than a plausible […]

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