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Seattle Genetics: FDA Approves Adcetris to Treat Lymphomas

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Adcetris is an antibody-drug that targets a type of lymphoma cell called CD30. It is the first treatment approved by the FDA for fighting Hodgkin lymphoma since 1977, and also the first made to specifically treat anaplastic large cell lymphoma.
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Boys Swimming in Pond

Brain-Eating Amoeba Linked to Three Deaths

Sixteen-year-old Courtney Nash, who died from a brain infection last week after going for a swim in a Florida river, reportedly is the third person to die after being exposed to the waterborne amoeba Naegleria fowleri.
E. coli bacteria.

Singapore Researchers Modify Harmless Bacteria to Kill Off Infection

Researchers in Singapore re-engineered a harmless strain of bacteria to fight another common, drug-resistant microbe called Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which spreads in hospitals and is deadly to patients with weak immune systems, according to findings published in the journal Molecular Systems Biology on Tuesday.
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Amoeba Parasite Causes Second Death in US

Amoeba Parasite has caused second death in a month's time. The victim is a nine-year-old boy from Virginia, who got infected with a dangerous freshwater amoeba, a Richmond Times-Dispatch report said.
E. coli bacteria.

Suicide Bacteria Kills Itself to Destroy Threats: Scientists

Scientists in Singapore are designing "suicide bomber" bacteria that kill a harmful microbe called pseudomonas aeruginosa. Those bacteria, which commonly infect hospital patients with compromised immune systems, target tissue and can cause fatal infections.
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Amoeba Blamed for Swimming Death in Florida

A dangerous amoeba that thrives in warm, freshwater bodies in the heat of summer caused the recent death of a 16-year-old Central Florida girl, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control confirmed on Monday.
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Vampire Bat Virus Causes First Death in U.S., Officials Watch Closely

Not only can vampire bats locate hotspots or blood vessels in their prey using infrared vein sensors on their lips, which was revealed in a study earlier this month, the blood-sucking bats may also be carrying rabies virus, as U.S. health officials confirmed Friday the first death in the country from rabies carried by the animals.

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