Why Debilitating MRSA Infections Are on the Decline

Web searches for symptoms of HIV, MRSA and flu strains will be monitored to spot outbreaks of infections

independent.co.uk (12 days ago)

Fla. Hospitals in West Volusia release infection stats

MRSA, staph and C. difficile infections drive up the cost of health care while causing harm to patients, even death.

news-journalonline.com (8 days ago)

'Nanosponges' could help fight MRSA

RESEARCHERS believe microscopic sponges in the bloodstream that mop up toxins can be used to overcome the superbug MRSA.    

news.com.au (1 month and 9 days ago)

What can you do to prevent getting a MRSA infection?

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 03:38:08 GMTMethicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a germ that lives on the skin and in the nose....

news-record.com (1 month and 22 days ago)

MRSA Survivor Required 7 Life-Saving Surgeries

Antibiotic resistance is increasing. We talk with a woman who has survived MRSA after 7 surgeries.

palmbeachpost.com (1 month and 4 days ago)

Superbugs Thriving At Canadian Hospitals

TORONTO - On any given day, about one in 12 adults in hospitals across Canada are either colonized or infected with a superbug, the first national survey to determine the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant organisms has found. The survey of 176 acute-care hospitals looked at rates of infection or colonization in patients from three bacterial microbes that have become immune...

huffingtonpost.com (11 days ago)

Chinese investors back Yonkers biotech company

Two Chinese investors are injecting $9.5 million in Contrafect, a biotechnology company developing treatments for drug-resistant infections. The Nantong City, China-based Zongyi Group is providing $8.6 million of the capital for Contrafect, which is researching lysins and monoclonal antibodies to treat life-threatening infections like MRSA, a staphylococcus bacteria that has...

lohud.com (1 month and 8 days ago)

Heart attack, cancer, MRSA, broken neck 25-year-old who has cheated death EIGHT times in just TWO years

Since 2011, Matthew Hawskley, from Cambridgeshire, has survived heart attacks, his heart stopping, a broken neck, testicular cancer, MRSA and pneumonia.

dailymail.co.uk (16 days ago)

Heart attack, cancer, MRSA, broken neck 25-year-old who has cheated death NINE times in just TWO years

Since 2011, Matthew Hawskley, from Cambridgeshire, has survived heart attacks, his heart stopping, a broken neck, testicular cancer, MRSA and pneumonia.

dailymail.co.uk (16 days ago)

Drug-resistant MRSA bacteria found in Greensboro’s Southern Elementary

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:17:01 GMTStaff ReportsA Southern Elementary School student was diagnosed Tuesday with a drug-resistant bacteria known as MRSA, officials said....

news-record.com (1 month and 27 days ago)