Penicillin Comes Of Age In ‘A Fierce Radiance’
It’s hard to imagine that people used to die from things as small as a scratch on the knee — but that’s what life was like before penicillin. Author Lauren Belfer’s new novel, A Fierce Radiance , follows the intrigue as pharmaceutical companies race to mass-produce lifesaving drugs during World War II.
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Nixon rushed to hospital
UPDATE 8.50am: HIGH profile AFL player manager Ricky Nixon has been rushed to hospital after being found unconscious at home.
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Ronald Belisario undergoing substance-abuse treatment, source says
The reliever left the team earlier this week and was placed on the restricted list. Dodgers officials have not given a reason for his absence.
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