A foundation devoted to education about and treatment of flesh-eating bacteria cites government figures estimating 500 to 1,500 cases occur in the United States each year. But media coverage of these cases is rare, so the story of a Georgia grad student fighting the disease may help raise awareness, the foundation’s co-founder says.
At 13, Nickolaus Dent is his mother’s primary caregiver — shopping, cooking, cleaning and laundry. And he has no choice.
A woman in South Carolina is the second reported case of a flesh-eating bacteria. CNN’s Elizabeth Cohen reports
The 2012 Fit Nation Tri Challenge Team is made up of seven CNN viewers selected to train for the Nautica Malibu Triathlon with Dr. Sanjay Gupta in September. For updates, visit the Fit Nation page, follow the team on Twitter, or like our page on Facebook.
Orit Avishai says that touting breastfeeding as natural and intuitive creates unnecessary pressure on women who find it difficult
For Zach, going to school has been impossible. Starting next year, he’ll finally be able to attend class. KAIT reports
A Colorado advocacy group is spending thousands of dollars to convince people that smoking pot is safer than drinking alcohol.
The family of a Georgia student fighting a devastating flesh-eating bacterial infection was waiting to hear from doctors Thursday about whether her fingers will need to be amputated next.
For overweight Americans, and those looking for a healthier lifestyle, the claim was almost too good to be true — wear Skechers Shape-ups footwear and watch the pounds melt away. At a news conference Wednesday, the Federal Trade Commission said the shoemaker’s claims weren’t true and alleged Skechers violated federal law by misleading consumers
Flesh-eating bacteria are common in the environment, but they rarely infect humans.
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