Antibiotics are one of the most frequently prescribed treatments for acne, but recently the bacteria that causes acne has started developing resistance to the drugs. Scientists believe that between 10 and 30% of all acne patients harbor some type of mutated resistant bacteria. Often the patient believes that the antibiotics have cured their acne, only to have the problem return, sometimes even worse, months later. The mutant strains of acne also pose a serious health threat. Dr. Peter Lio says that the modified acne-causing bacteria could contribute to deadly drug-resistant staph infections. "If it became bad enough, it would be like the days before antibiotics, when infection was a common cause of death," he said. [MSNBC]

• A new study has found that black, pot-smoking females between 15 and 21 are more likely to have STDs than their pot-free peers. • More than two dozen teenage cheerleaders got stuck in an elevator for 20 minutes after they broke the elevator by overloading it in an attempt to "see how many girls they could fit into" the elevator car. • Queen Rania of Jordan goes to the YouTubes to try dispel stereotypes about the Arab world one question at a time. Sample question? "Are you Michael Jordan's wife?" (Sigh). • Japan is dominating Leftovers today: A 16-year-old boy named Taichi Saotome is a gender-crossing dancer of a kabuki-like theater that has all of Japan mesmerizes with "a single look from his downcast eyes." • Good news for endometriosis sufferers: Scientists may have unlocked the cause of the somewhat mysterious and painful condition. • Egyptian scientists will perform DNA tests on two mummified female fetuses found in King Tut's tomb in 1922. • UK primary schools have very few male primary school teachers (1 male in 50 women) which may be because many men view being a schoolteacher as a "woman's job." • That whole "cosmetic-surgery-will-help-women's-career" drivel the media has been reporting? Total BS. • Pregnant gals: The old adage that coca butter will prevent stretch marks while you are pregnant is not true. • EW's "28 Essential Girl Power Flicks." The list includes, Little Women, The Devil Wears Prada, National Velvet, and, uh, High School Musical?

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Is this the real reason for being a "vegansexual"?

And finally, could the government ban lacing the feed of farm animals with antibiotics already? In a few years there are going to be no drugs for this. (That's why I try to keep my immune system in working order.) (Or something.)

Oh, and why is the image of Uristat I just downloaded from the corporate website called "beauty"?

Uristat
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