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JXN Water lifts boil water notice after severe weather caused power outage at water treatment plant - WLBT

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JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A precautionary boil water notice for JXN Water customers was lifted on Saturday. A press release says the notice was lifted after measurements of normal pressure levels and testing showed that the water quality is safe. "We appreciate everyone's patience as our dedicated staff worked around the clock during the aftermath of severe weather in Jackson to sample and address plant needs, said Ted Henifin, Interim Third-Party Manager. "The fast recovery is a testament to the work that's been done over the last year by JXN Water, our contractors, and all our engineers. We're applying what we learned about our system to future severe weather events and tests of resiliency." The recent severe weather caused the O.B. Curtis Water Treatment Plant to lose power shortly before midnight on May 9. The press release says power was restored around 7 a.m. on May 10, and the full plant process was back on within 12 hours of power loss that day. JXN Wat

Penicillin: An accidental discovery changed the course of medicine - Healio

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October 02, 2023 3 min read Penicillin was first discovered in 1928 and is now the most widely used antibiotic in the world. Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Subscribe Added to email alerts We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Back to Healio Editor's note: This

Revamped Antibiotic May Treat Deadly Eye Infection - Medscape

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The relatively new antibiotic cefiderocol given in the form of eye drops may be a way to combat a type of ocular infection that broke out in the United States last year, according to research presented at the 2024 annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO). The infections, linked to contaminated bottles of artificial tears, were detected in 81 patients in 18 states. The outbreak led to loss of vision in 14 patients, surgical removal of the eyeball in four patients, and four deaths, according to health officials.  An extensively drug-resistant strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa that had not previously been reported in the country caused the infections. Scientists cautioned last year that the bacteria potentially could spread from person to person.  At ARVO on May 6, Eric G. Romanowski, MS, research director of the Charles T. Campbell Ophthalmic Microbiology Laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Penn

Cephalexin For Dogs: Safe Dosages And Uses - Forbes

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Pediatric Enteroviral Infections Clinical Presentation: History, Physical Examination - Medscape Reference

Author Daniel Owens, BM, MRCPCH(UK) Clinical Research Fellow, NIHR Clinical Research Facility, Southampton General Hospital, UK Disclosure: Nothing to disclose. Coauthor(s) Saul N Faust, MA, MBBS, PhD, MRCPCH(UK) Senior Lecturer in Pediatric Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine; Director, NIHR Clinical Research Facility, Southampton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK Saul N Faust, MA, MBBS, PhD, MRCPCH(UK) is a member of the following medical societies: British Paediatric Allergy, Immunity and Infection Group, European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases, International Society for Infectious Diseases, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Disclosure: Serve(d) as a speaker or a member of a speakers bureau for: Pfizer meningococcal vaccines<br/>Received research grant from: Pfizer<br/>Institution (no

Viral Pneumonia: Practice Essentials, Background, Pathophysiology - Medscape Reference

Both DNA and RNA viruses are involved in the etiology of viral pneumonia. Some are well-known lung pathogens that produce common clinical and radiologic manifestations. Others are rarely involved as lung pathogens. Etiologic viruses include various families, as follows: Orthomyxoviridae (orthomyxoviruses) - Influenza virus Papovaviridae (polyomavirus) - JC virus, BK virus Picornaviridae (picornaviruses) - Enteroviruses, coxsackievirus, echovirus, enterovirus 71, rhinovirus Most of the members of Herpesviridae family are doc