Category Archives: Flesh Eating Bacteria

Teaching an Old Drug New Tricks

Posted on July 13, 2016 by James J. Murray, Fiction Writer

I’ve written in previous blogs (here, here and here) about the increasing danger of drug resistant bacteria—that one day we may find that certain bacteria have evolved to be resistant to ALL known antibiotics and that the so-called “Golden Age … Continue reading →

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Flesh-Eating Horror

Posted on October 29, 2014 by James J. Murray, Fiction Writer

Since Friday October 31st is All Hallows’ Eve, commonly call Halloween, I thought some extra horror was in order today. I won’t bore you with what you already know about Halloween: that it’s the eve of All Saints’ Day in … Continue reading →

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The Post-Antibiotic Era

Posted on January 29, 2014 by James J. Murray, Fiction Writer

In late 2013 the Centers for Disease Control released a report on the escalating lethal threat of antibiotic resistance—specifically, the increasing number of bacterial infections that are resistant to conventional antibiotic therapy. The antibiotic resistance problem is complex and the … Continue reading →

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Flesh-Eating Horror

Posted on October 30, 2013 by James J. Murray, Fiction Writer

Since tomorrow is All Hallows’ Eve, commonly called Halloween, I thought some extra horror was in order.  I won’t bore you with what you already know about Halloween: that it’s the eve of All Saints’ Day in many Christian religions … Continue reading →

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Flesh-Eating Horror

Posted on October 31, 2012 by James J. Murray, Fiction Writer

Since today is All Hallows’ Eve, commonly called Halloween, I thought a little bit of horror was in order.  I won’t bore you with what you already know: that it’s the eve of All Saints’ Day in some Christian religions … Continue reading →

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