C. Difficile

80 post-menopausal women who were overweight participated in a sixteen-week study of the effects of caloric restriction on their weight and microbiome. This current report summarizes the impact on their gut bacteria.

This is Antibiotic Awareness Week.

It would not be unfair to compare hospitals to Dante's Vestibule of Hell. They are hideous. The food is usually terrible. The rooms are usually terrible. The stench is always terrible. And good luck getting a decent night's sleep.

We've written frequently about the critical issue of bacteria

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The Centers for Disease Control and New England Journal