Student Fighting Flesh Eating Bacteria May Lose Fingers

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EW! Hidden health dangers of beer pong: Balls crawling with salmonella, e. Coli, staph germs
The most dangerous part of playing beer pong might not be drinking too much beer. A group of Clemson University students tested pingpong balls being used in beer pong games across campus one weekend last fall and discovered teeming bacteria. More
4 Ga. firefighters held hostage; SWAT on scene
A gunman barricaded himself in a home in suburban Atlanta and was holding four firefighters hostage Wednesday afternoon, authorities in northeast Georgia said.... More
Official arrested in baby shooting case
A Brunswick, Georgia, city commissioner is accused of influencing a witness and obstructing law enforcement in the investigation into the shooting death of a 13-month-old boy, the Glynn County Sheriff's Office said Friday. More
CDC: 'Nightmare bacteria' is spreading
Hospitals need to take action against the spread of a deadly, antibiotic-resistant strain of bacteria, says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The bacteria kill up to half of patients who are infected. More
Flesh-Eating Cocaine Hits New York, Los Angeles
It seems cocaine has been behind a rash of flesh-eating disease outbreaks in Los Angeles and New York. Cocaine cut with the veterinary drug, levamisole has apparently been linked to a number of cases of rotting flesh, according to Good Morning America. More

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