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Results 1 - 20 of 838 in MRSA

  1. Celtic Pharma Holdings Announces Investment in Novacta Biosystems LimitedRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Earth Times

    ST PETER PORT, Guernsey and LONDON, July 6 Celtic-Pharma-Holding ST PETER PORT, Guernsey and LONDON , July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- - GBP13.1 Million Funding to Drive Novel Antibiotics Platform Addressing Areas of Major Unmet Need, Including Hospital Acquired Infections C. Difficile and MRSA Celtic Pharma Holdings Advisors LLP , the advisor to the second ...

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    Related Topix: Guernsey County, Channel Islands, St Peter Port, Channel Islands, United Kingdom, Health

  2. Celtic Pharma Holdings Announces Investment in Novacta Biosystems LimitedRead the original story

    Sunday Jun 7 | PR Newswire

    Funding to Drive Novel Antibiotics Platform Addressing Areas of Major Unmet Need, Including Hospital Acquired Infections C. Difficile and MRSA Celtic Pharma Holdings Advisors LLP , the advisor to the second Celtic Pharma fund, Celtic Pharma Holdings II LP , today announces its investment in a majority shareholding in Novacta Biosystems Limited , ...

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    Related Topix: Biotech, Charitable Organizations

  3. Antibiotic ResistanceRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | Encyclopaedia Britannica

    ... Examples of bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics include methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ( MRSA ), penicillin -resistant Enterococcus , and multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MDR-TB), which is resistant to two ...

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    Related Topix: Health, Medicine, Tuberculosis, Isoniazid (generic), Nydrazid, Laniazid, Medication

  4. Dog and cat bite MRSA linkRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | Rhyl Journal

    "Doctors treating dog and cat bites should be aware of the risks of MRSA infection," BBC News reported.

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    Related Topix: Health

  5. And another mopping up operation...Read the original story

    17 hrs ago | The Corner

    ... hasn't had to be quarantined for an infection outbreak. At the first hospital, he picked up C Difficile. At the second, MRSA. At the third, like the lady above, he got septicaemia. He's lying there now, enjoying the socialized healthcare jackpot - C ...

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    Related Topix: Nursing, Medicine

  6. Nurse mocked frail pensioner as 'drama queen'Read the original story w/Photo

    Saturday | Telegraph.co.uk

    ... London, her legs were raw and covered in bandages. The 71-year old grandmother had been diagnosed with the superbug MRSA, and the infection Clostridium difficile at nearby Barnet General Hospital following a succession of major operations. Having ...

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    Related Topix: Edgware, England, United Kingdom, Greater London County, England, Health, Medicine, Nursing

  7. gitmo out of hereRead the original story

    Jun 18, 2005 | DogfightAtBankstown

    ... ban story bug -04/06/05 It started with University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trusta s attempt to prevent the spread of MRSA infection in its hospitals. But thanks to the mediaa s weak immune system for religious scare stories it soon developed into ...

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    Related Topix: PC, Blog News

  8. Liam Donaldson: The nation's own flu fighterRead the original story

    Saturday | Guardian Unlimited

    ... he wants to go even further with the smoking ban. And he's got Kate Moss in his sights Sars, binge drinking, MRSA, MMR, avian flu , swine flu : in the last decade they have all been the headline subject of major health scares. And the man whose job ...

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    Related Topix: Epidemic, Natural Disasters, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Bird Flu

  9. Outbreaks in the locker-roomRead the original story

    Jan 25, 2007 | Canada.com

    ... aren't aware of its presence. Of the 84 nasal swabs obtained from the St. Louis Rams players and staff during their MRSA outbreak, 35 carried staph. The number of athletes stricken with bacterial infections is rising. Good hygiene in athletic ...

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  10. Infectious superbug spreading in downtown VancouverRead the original story

    Feb 13, 2008 | Calgary Herald

    ... edition of the Journal of Clinical Microbiology, compared data on methicillin- resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, randomly gathered in 2006 with data from a similar study done in 2000 on residents living in Vancouver's poorest neighbourhood. ...

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    Related Topix: Microbiology, Biology, Science, Health

  11. Continue ReadingRead the original story

    Friday Jul 3 | Osprey Observer

    ... campaign originally designed to prevent the spread of community acquired Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), common, yet highly contagious bacteria that frequently inhabits a persona s skin or nostrils. The hospitals of HCA West ...

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  12. Hospitals are cleanest in the regionRead the original story

    Friday Jul 3 | Doncaster Free Press

    ... 'large acute trust' category in the Yorkshire and the Humber area. The Trust achieved the lowest rates for the superbug MRSA and clostridium difficile, known as C diff, from January to March. Results of nationwide monitoring published by the Health ...

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    Related Topix: Health

  13. Epsom and St Helier MRSA cases at lowest ever levelRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday Jul 3 | Surrey Advertiser Online

    THE number of MRSA cases at hospitals run by Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust last year was the lowest since records began, new figures have revealed.

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    Related Topix: Health

  14. Maggots find forces Scots children's hospital to close operating theatresRead the original story

    Thursday Jul 2 | Scotsman.com News

    ... Patients' Association, said: "This should not be happening in a hospital. People are losing their lives to C diff and MRSA. What will we have next? The NHS has to get its act together. "Staff are not doing their jobs properly, and if they're not up ...

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  15. Newborn ICUs See Rising Rates of Antibiotic-Resistant Staph InfectionsRead the original story

    Thursday Jul 2 | Home Healthcare Nurse

    The rate of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections in U.S. neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) has more than tripled in recent years, reports a study in the July issue of The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal . The journal ...

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    Related Topix: Health, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmaceuticals, Conjunctivitis

  16. Newborn ICUs Seeing More Antibiotic-Resistant Staph InfectionsRead the original story

    Thursday Jul 2 | Medical News Today

    The rate of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections in U.S. neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) has more than tripled in recent years, reports a study in the July issue of The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. The journal ...

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    Related Topix: Health, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmaceuticals, Conjunctivitis

  17. Dogs And Cats Storing And Passing MRSA?Read the original story

    Wednesday Jul 1 | Our Town News

    The Boca Raton News and other area media have previously reported about the infectious disease, MRSA and also about several unfounded MRSA scares in local schools.

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    Related Topix: Health, Boca Raton, FL, Palm Beach County, FL

  18. Superbug rates slashedRead the original story

    Tuesday Jun 30 | Isle of Wight County Press

    ... cases slashed by almost a half, from 176 cases in 2007/08 to 94 in 2008/09. Meanwhile, the number of people who caught MRSA remained reletively low, with ten reported cases. This still exceeded the Islanda s upper limit of eight and was four more ...

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  19. Surgeons Warn: Skateboarding Tough on Feet, Repeated Foot Impact = Serious Injury?Read the original story

    Wednesday Jul 1 | The Post Chronicle

    ... a 21-year-old skateboarder for scrapes on his feet and ankles that were not healing. Tests indicated he had contracted MRSA - a very serious and sometimes deadly staph infection, which required surgery and four weeks of antibiotic therapy. Foot and ...

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    Related Topix: Skateboarding, Extreme Sports

  20. Surgeons Warn: Skateboarding Tough On Feet, AnklesRead the original story

    Wednesday Jul 1 | Medical News Today

    ... a 21-year-old skateboarder for scrapes on his feet and ankles that were not healing. Tests indicated he had contracted MRSA - a very serious and sometimes deadly staph infection, which required surgery and four weeks of antibiotic therapy. Foot and ...

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    Related Topix: Skateboarding, Extreme Sports