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Results 1 - 20 of 719 in MRSA

  1. Antibiotic InformationRead the original story w/Photo

    6 hrs ago | Pork Checkoff

    ... to eat. Additional Information: Pork Quality Assurance Plus The Danish Experience Brochure Withdrawal Time Fact Sheet MRSA Information Antibiotic Use in Pork Production - Podcast with Dr. Liz Wagstrom Antibiotic Resistance in Humans - Podcast with ...

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    Related Topix: Food Science

  2. Overuse spawns superbugsRead the original story

    Jan 25, 2007 | The StarPhoenix

    ... of superbugs resulting partly from overuse of antibiotics. Bacteria called methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), live harmlessly on the skin of many people without their knowledge. However, if it gets into a cut, abrasion, or another ...

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    Related Topix: Health, Saskatchewan, Canada, Saskatoon, SK

  3. Very Cool Staphylococcus aureus Interactive Surveillance Site [Mike the Mad Biologist]Read the original story w/Photo

    16 hrs ago | ScienceBlogs

    ... it up with an email address. I don't like anonymous trolls. Archives Blogroll Science Links Category: Antibiotics CDC MRSA Microbiology Posted on: February 9, 2010 10:05 AM, by Mike Each of the Google Map pins represents a different surveillance ...

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    Related Topix: Microbiology, Biology, Science, Health

  4. Very Cool Staphylococcus aureus Interactive Surveillance SiteRead the original story w/Photo

    19 hrs ago | Cognitive Daily

    Category: Antibiotics CDC MRSA Microbiology Posted on: February 9, 2010 10:05 AM, by Mike Each of the Google Map pins represents a different surveillance laboratory.

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  5. Edwyn Collins returnsRead the original story w/Photo

    Yesterday | Sound Generator

    ... :00 Edwyn Collins joins BBC Electric Proms line-up>> Edwyn Collins home after six-month ordeal>> Edwyn Collins battling MRSA superbug>> Edwyn Collins undergoes brain surgery>> The Ting Tings shirk Jay-Z?>>

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    Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Edwyn Collins, Blues, Mavis Staples

  6. Living Better in 2010Read the original story

    Monday | KLFY-TV Lafayette

    ... general health it's important to remember the basics. The most serious illness I think you can expose yourself to is MRSA it can be painful. So it's a pretty good idea to do what when you get new clothes? Dr. Lapointe: "Wash them." Dr. Lapointe: ...

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    Related Topix: Jogging, Outdoor Recreation, Walking

  7. German scientists develop fast-acting germ killerRead the original story

    Monday | Canada.com

    ... of infectious agents." A Dutch study published last week found that the methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) superbug, which can cause blood poisoning, spreads not freely but in clusters, suggesting it is spread through healthcare ...

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  8. Herbal medicines can be lethal, pathologist warnsRead the original story

    Monday | Physics Blog

    ... staph antibiotic 5 / 5 (2) 0 (PhysOrg.com) -- In the past decade, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, has ushered in a new era in the fight between man and bug. By harnessing the power of nature's own antibiotics, scientists have ...

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    Related Topix: Pathology

  9. Metabolite common among cancersRead the original story

    Monday | PhysOrg Weblog

    ... staph antibiotic 5 / 5 (2) 0 (PhysOrg.com) -- In the past decade, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, has ushered in a new era in the fight between man and bug. By harnessing the power of nature's own antibiotics, scientists have ...

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    Related Topix: Leukemia, Health, UC Davis

  10. Chinese superbug onslaughtRead the original story

    Monday | Core Dump

    ... show a "frightening" increase in antibiotic-resistant bacteria such as staphylococcus aureus bacteria, also know as MRSA . There are warnings that new strains of antibiotic-resistant bugs will spread quickly through international air travel and ...

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    Related Topix: Health

  11. A Miami studenta s illness leads to a prize-winning research projectRead the original story

    Friday Feb 5 | Joplin Globe

    ... to pose a significant risk for humans. Infections of methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (otherwise known as MRSA), E. coli and others have increased, he said. Though the worldwide impact seems obvious, Fenska's interest is a little more ...

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    Related Topix: Health, E. Coli

  12. 'Superbugs' thrive on overuse of antibiotics on Call Read the original story

    Sunday Feb 7 | The Free Lance-Star

    ... --methicillin and oxacillin -- initially treated staph infections that were penicillin-resistant. But in 1961, MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) was discovered and now, half of all staph aureus infections in the U.S. are MRSA. This ...

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    Related Topix: Health

  13. Antibiotics: Misuse puts you and others at riskRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday Feb 5 | Mayo Clinic

    ... or doesn't affect you, think again. A prominent example of the dangers of antibiotic resistance is the spread of MRSA - or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. MRSA was once a concern only for people in the hospital, but a newer form of MRSA ...

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  14. Flagstaff lab looks into antibiotics in livestockRead the original story

    Saturday Feb 6 | Northwest Valley News

    ... workers. One analysis put the cost of fighting antibiotic-resistant bacteria, including antibiotic-resistant staph (MRSA), at $4-5 billion annually in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has estimated that of the 90,000 ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Food, Seafood, E. Coli, Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  15. Evolution of MRSA During Hospital Transmission and Intercontinental SpreadRead the original story

    Saturday Feb 6 | CiteULike

    ... view of the epidemiology and microevolution of a dominant strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). This approach reveals the global geographic structure within the lineage, its intercontinental transmission through four decades, ...

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  16. Could China's antibiotic-resistant 'superbugs' threaten global health?Read the original story

    Friday Feb 5 | Boing Boing

    Could China's antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" threaten global health? By Xeni Jardin at 2:58 PM February 5, 2010 Beware the coming onslaught of Chinese superbugs : "Studies in China show a 'frightening' increase in antibiotic-resistant bacteria such as staphylococcus aureus bacteria, also know as MRSA .

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  17. A super-lab to fight superbugs

    Saturday Feb 6 | The Winnipeg Free Press

    ... infections such as Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) by 20 per cent across Canada in less than a decade. The project, known colloquially as L5L, would include research on superbugs like C. ...

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    Related Topix: Winnipeg, MB, Manitoba, Canada, Microbiology, Biology, Science, North America, Canada, World News, Health, Travel

  18. Plastic surgeon guilty of professional misconductRead the original story

    Friday Feb 5 | The Irish Times

    ... her on November 9th and he put her on antibiotics. If he had sent her to hospital she would be in danger of picking up MRSA, he said. He said she could have been admitted to the ACS clinic if necessary. He stressed nurses from the clinic saw the ...

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Plastic Surgery, Breast Enlargement, Nursing

  19. Benedetti back in the black as it looks to new productsRead the original story

    Friday Feb 5 | The Herald

    ... pocket-size product which safely kills 99.99% of bacteria and virus in just 10 seconds including C.difficile, bird flu, MRSA, e-coli and salmonella". Nonetheless, the firm's accounts, which were signed off on January 28, also reveal that Benedetti ...

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  20. Could China's antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" threaten global health?Read the original story

    Friday Feb 5 | Boing Boing

    Beware the coming onslaught of Chinese superbugs : "Studies in China show a 'frightening' increase in antibiotic-resistant bacteria such as staphylococcus aureus bacteria, also know as MRSA .

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    Related Topix: Health