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Flu hospitalizations are also on the rise, with the highest levels in seniors, a pattern often seen in H3N2-dominant seasons.
Rates of prevention of recurrent C diff were similar, with fewer side effects.
The report shows a first-time drop in medically important antibiotic use in animals.
Viral changes, birth year, repeat vaccinations, and waning protection may all play a role.
Experts ponder why FluMist performed poorly in the US but well elsewhere.
Though the technology isn't likely within reach of do-it-yourselfers, it could already be in use by rogue governments, experts say.
The gene was found in 15 Salmonella isolates from broiler chickens in British Columbia.
The increased risk ranges from 65% to almost 500%, but some antibiotics are not tied to an increase.
Getting a flu shot 2 years in a row apparently can, under certain circumstances, backfire.
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