Army study shows MRSA infections on decline
A potentially dangerous, drug-resistant staph infection seems to be on the decline nationwide, both in hospitals and in the community, according to a San Antonio-led study of military personnel and...
View ArticleAt long last, MRSA seems to be on the decline
We've been hearing terrifying stories about MRSA for years. Ask anybody in the health care industry, and they'll tell you MRSA is a source of great trepidation. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus...
View ArticleHuman idiocy, the deadliest plague
globeandmail.com : Human idiocy, the deadliest plague In the final part of his book, delightfully named A Canticle for Local Living, Nikiforuk calls on consumers to think globally by buying locally....
View ArticleMRSA On The Decline
MRSA infections are going down across the U.S. according to a large study of soldiers. Researchers at the San Antonio Military Medical Center collected data from more than 250 military clinics over a...
View ArticleCommentary: The shelf life of attack lines
“MRSA in the meat aisle. Hard-to-treat antibiotic-resistant infections are no joke. Superbug strains like MRSA are infecting 185000 people and killing 17000 people annually. Thought to proliferate on...
View ArticleSuperbug resistance follows seasonal drug use
Bacteria – including the MRSA superbug -may be more resistant to our most powerful antibiotics after a winter spurt of prescriptions, says a new study. “Antibiotic use tends to go up in the winter...
View ArticleOUTSMARTING BACTERIA
Wide scope: “It will be an important component of treatment for all forms of MRSA and gram-positive infections,” Nizet said, listing pneumonia, sinusitis, ear infections and gastrointestinal infections...
View ArticleExposure to magnetic fields in womb raises child’s risk of obesity; MRSA rates …
News For July 27, 2012. Exposure to magnetic fields in womb raises child's risk of obesity; MRSA rates double in US academic hospitals; UK medical schools barely teaching physical activity · Childhood...
View ArticleMRSA – Rapid Whole-Genone Sequencing Impacts On Infection Control
Researchers have discovered that whole genome sequencing can impact infection control and patient management because of the clinical relevant data that it provides on bacterial transmission. In...
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MRSA on the Rise: Infections Have Doubled in 5 Years
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has rapidly become the bacteria of the decade. MRSA infections now respond only to very advanced antibiotics that were never meant to be a first-line...
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