"We now know the rate of occurrence of habitable planets around the most common stars in our galaxy, " said Prof Charbonneau.

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The study found that the occurrence of difficult-to-treat infections in U.S. hospitals mirrored the rate of antibiotic prescribing in communities served by those hospitals, generally rising during flu season and subsiding in the spring and summer months.

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