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Antibiotic prescriptions are on the rise, and often they are unnecessary or the wrong type.

Researchers tested the pill used for depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder because it was known to reduce inflammation and looked promising in smaller studies.

The college says the move was made under legislation that allows it to issue such orders where there is evidence to support that patients would otherwise be exposed to risk of harm or injury.

The province is now recommending booster shots for residents of seniors homes and other congregate living centres for the elderly.

Dorothy Shephard told a news conference in Fredericton that an epidemiological study has found no known food, behaviour or environmental exposure that could have caused the symptoms of a mystery brain syndrome.

The province is now recommending booster shots for residents of seniors homes and other congregate living centres for the elderly.