Piperacillin, an antibiotic in the same class as penicillin, effectively cured mice of Lyme disease at 100-times less than the effective dose of doxycycline, the current gold standard treatment. At ...

State Rep. Anita Burroughs says she learned that cat bites can lead to life-threatening infections after her husband tangled with their cat.

The caption says: "So sweet yet so evil." It is not uncommon for cats to bite our hands or feet, but what prompts this behavior? A Catster article medically reviewed by Dr. Paola Cuevas says that ...

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