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a substance that is used to kill harmful bacteria and to cure infections
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Recent Examples of antibiotic
Laura Young, Verywell Health, 3 Apr. 2025
Researchers discover new class of antibiotics (Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images)
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NEVER TOO LATE – Proper nutrition in middle age has key longevity benefit.
—Fox News Staff, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Laura Young, Verywell Health, 3 Apr. 2025
Particularly gnarly cases of recurrence might require taking a preventive low-dose antibiotic daily for up to six months.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 17 Mar. 2025
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Noun
With antibiotics, symptoms usually improve within two to three days and clear in about a week.
—Laura Young, Verywell Health, 3 Apr. 2025
Researchers discover new class of antibiotics (Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images)
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NEVER TOO LATE – Proper nutrition in middle age has key longevity benefit.
—Fox News Staff, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
Recurrence can happen due to reinfection, antibiotic resistance, or an imbalanced vaginal microbiome.
—Laura Young, Verywell Health, 3 Apr. 2025
Particularly gnarly cases of recurrence might require taking a preventive low-dose antibiotic daily for up to six months.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 17 Mar. 2025
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The weight loss drug market has exploded, and Kailera Therapeutics is coming for its leaders, Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Pfizer is betting on its pipeline of cancer drugs to deliver long-term growth, but has emphasized that obesity is a key focus.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Lysozyme, an enzyme in egg whites, has antibacterial properties that are thought to help reduce acne.—
Kathleen Ferraro,
Verywell Health,
7 Apr. 2025
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Its antibacterial properties from chlorophyll-A, apigenin, agrophyere, and flavonoids all aid wound healing and encourage tissue growth.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
3 Apr. 2025
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More human studies are needed to understand how NAD+ supplements work or affect other medicines.—
Emmanuella Ogbonna,
Health,
11 Mar. 2025
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In 2023, a forty-eight-year-old El Paso resident was taking medicine to her grandmother when she was arrested by state troopers on a stakeout, who had mistaken her for a smuggler.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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Back-to-back-to-back deadly and destructive tornado outbreaks in recent weeks have put a punctuation mark on what’s been an unusually active start to the year for thunderstorms in the United States.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
12 Apr. 2025
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The Los Angeles region is rebuilding two communities after the most destructive wildfires in Southern California’s history.—
Laurel Rosenhall,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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Balmer's mother said her son was mentally ill and had not been taking his medication.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2025
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Schroeder was relying on anxiety and anti-depression medications to get through the day.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Apr. 2025
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Humans have known for over a hundred years that UV radiation can kill deadly germs, and hospitals have used germicidal 254-nm UVC to sterilize objects for decades.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
8 Mar. 2023
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The key goal of using a UV germicidal lamp on a robot relates to its ability to position itself at many locations thus providing wide disinfecting coverage.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
23 Jan. 2023
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With that, consider these the best brightening serums worth your time.—
Deanna Pai,
Vogue,
10 Apr. 2025
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This retinol serum is widely recognized for its role in improving skin texture and reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.—
Corein Carter,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Search-and-rescue teams were seen working around the clock in the rubble of the once-thriving music venue, as the nation’s emergency operations director, Gen. Juan Manuel Méndez, confirmed the devastating toll.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Ragans paired his changeup, knuckle-curve and slider around the devastating fastball.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Antibiotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antibiotic. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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