Category: Antibiotic resistance
Jessica Snyder Sachs covers our complex relationship with microbes in this excellent book.
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Category: General biology
This is the sixth of 6 guest posts on infection and chronic disease. By Courtney Cook Kidney stone disease affects approximately 5% of Americans. While several risk factors are well-established, including genetic predisposition, metabolic diseases, lifestyle, and diet, there are...
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Category: General biology
How strong is the link between adenovirus and obesity?
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Category: General Epidemiology
A unique perspective on Crohn's and infectious disease.
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Category: General biology
Student post #2: what are some of the issues and controversies in autism epidemiology?
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Category: Cancer epidemiology
Hepatitis viruses are making news around the world; find a roundup of the various types (and their basic epidemiology) here.
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Category: Cancer epidemiology
HPV has been linked to more than cervical cancer; oral cancers can result from infection.
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Category: General Epidemiology
Crohn's affects half a million Americans; what do we know about its potential cause(s)?
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Category: General Epidemiology
Morgellon's disease: is it real, and what does the CDC intend to do about it?
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Category: General biology
Infectious obesity: what's hype, and what's supported by the evidence?
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