U.S. researchers have identified a weakness in the defenses of the anthrax bacterium that might be exploited to produce new antibiotics.

By SHERYL UBELACKER (CP) - A 17-year-old Newfoundland girl is believed to have died from toxic shock syndrome - and the infection that killed her may have resulted from a nipple piercing, the province's chief medical examiner says. Dr. Simon Avis said in an interview from St.

Boulder Nobel laureate Eric Cornell returned to work last week for the first time since his left arm and shoulder were amputated last fall to combat tissue-destroying bacteria that invaded his body.