More People Are Being Diagnosed With MRSA Than Ever Before

By Kelly Woodcox Rochester : IN : USA | Jul 26, 2010 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureaus, otherwise known as MRSA is more common than we may think. I have heard of at least five people in the last year that have been diagnosed with what is otherwise known to many people, as a “staph infection”. However … Read more

State testing possible MRSA samples from Dayton

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By Dave Larsen, Staff Writer Updated 5:36 PM Monday, July 26, 2010 DAYTON — The medical director for Public Health – Dayton & Montgomery County confirmed late Monday morning, July 26, that Miami Valley Hospital is cooperating with state and local health officials regarding a possible outbreak of MRSA at the hospital. Miami Valley Hospital … Read more

Why YOU Should Read This if you use Reusable Grocery Bags

Study shows you need to wash reusable grocery bags BY PAIGE VARNER • pvarner@post-dispatch.com > 314-340-8018 | Posted: Thursday, July 22, 2010 12:11 pm | Sheesh — after buying five or six of those green reusable grocery bags, you’d think karma would do you a favor. Not so. Not unless you wash them after you … Read more

MRSA Outbreak Reported At Brockville General Hospital

Brockville General Hospital declares MRSA outbreak officially over Posted Jul 22, 2010 By EMC News Email Print Tweet This EMC News – Brockville General Hospital’s (BGH) Infection Control is happy to announce that the recent outbreak of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is over. With three rounds of point prevalence testing showing no new transmissions, the … Read more

Green Bay Packers Are Protecting Against MRSA

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Green Bay equipment manager uses Sani Sport machine to sanitize gear By Lori Nickel of the Journal Sentinel Green Bay — Football players usually worry about wrecked knees, torn hamstrings and concussions. Not staph infections. “I never think about it,” said Green Bay Packers cornerback Tramon Williams. “I don’t even know anything about that.” Red … Read more

A Staggering 1 in 5 Parents Missed Work Due To H1N1 School Closings – will it be you this year?

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WEDNESDAY, July 14 (HealthDay News) — Closing schools to help stem the spread of H1N1 influenza didn’t have a serious economic impact for most parents, according to a new U.S. government study. But whether school closures slowed the spread of the so-called “swine flu” is unclear, as the report found that 69 percent of children … Read more

STOP the spread of MRSA – Encourge Good Hygiene

You can’t teach an old doc new tricks 15 July 2010 | by Nick O’Donoghue // Teaching doctors and nurses the importance of good hand hygiene could be more difficult than getting children to wash their hands. Medical virologist at Sydney’s Westmead Hospital, Professor Dominic Dwyer, said spreading the hygiene message to the community could … Read more

MRSA Not Just In Hospitals Any More!!! Gyms, Schools, Daycare…OH MY!

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Friend’s illness brings home `new’ clostridium difficile diarrhea By Dr. Claire Panosian Dunavan Once upon a time, infections fell into two categories, roughly speaking: those that plagued hospitals and those that lived in the “real world.” Like it or not, that era is over. Many hospital varmints are now in our midst. Take MRSA, aka … Read more

From the “Unbelieveable But TRUE” File! What do BRAIDS have to do with MRSA?

The 5 Scariest Beauty Disasters Of All Time Rika Nurrahmah | 2:17 pm, July 15th, 2010 Oh, the things we do in the name of beauty! When it comes to a little confidence booster, we naturally assume the experts in charge (dermatologists, cosmetic surgeons, salons, etc) know what they’re doing. So we embrace the cuticle … Read more

Preventing Hospital Infections

// The University of Miami is reinforcing patient care as it gives new medical residents important training before they touch any real patients. “One of the most undesirable outcomes one can have is to either get an infection during their hospitalization or afterwards,” said Anexis Lopez, a nurse at the University of Miami Hospital. July … Read more

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