Antibiotic-Induced Alterations in Gut Microbiota Are Associated with Changes in Glucose Metabolism in Healthy Mice

The gut microbiome plays an important role in health and disease.Antibiotics are known to alter gut microbiota, yet their effects on glucose tolerance in lean, normoglycemic mice have not been widely investigated.In this study, we aimed to explore mechanisms by which treatment of lean mice with antibiotics (ampicillin, metronidazole, neomycin, vanc

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Better drugs for Lyme disease: focus on the spirochete

Raphael B Stricker,1 Marianne J Middelveen2 1Union Square Medical Associates, San BEARD OIL EUCALYPTUS W LIME Francisco, CA, USA; 2Atkins Veterinary Services, Calgary, AB, Canada Abstract: Twenty-five years ago, the AIDS epidemic was wreaking havoc around the world.Although “HIV denialists” threatened to undermine research efforts to co

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Welfare, macroeconomic and trade effects of the hypothetical Southern African Customs Union-United States free trade agreement

Background: There is lingering uncertainty surrounding the renewal of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a United States (US) Trade Act enacted in 2000 and Sugar Pourers set to expire in 2025.However, the US is a traditional trading partner of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU), and all SACU members predominantly access the US ma

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