Topic: Staph Infections
AP News | 2009-09-12 19:03:23
<div id="subtitle">A day at the beach? Shower afterward. Sand, water can hold dangerous staph germs, study finds</div><div><p>Dangerous staph bacteria have been found in sand and water for the first time at five public beaches along the coast of Washington, and scientists think the state is not ...
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2009-09-10 21:20:52
<div><p>CHICAGO (Reuters) - Scientists have discovered how bacteria fend off a wide range of antibiotics, and blocking that defense mechanism could give existing antibiotics more power to fight dangerous infections.</p><p>Researchers at New York University said on Thursday that bacteria produce certain nitric oxide-producing enzymes to resist antibiotics.< ...
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2009-09-07 18:19:28
<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In doctors' offices in the U.S., skin infections have not become more common since the "superbug" MRSA began showing up in communities.</p><p>This finding contrasts with studies indicating that visits to U.S. emergency rooms and all non-hospital-inpatient medical settings for skin infections ...
AP News | 2009-08-12 11:23:23
<div id="subtitle">Forest Laboratories, AstraZeneca sign deal to develop, sell treatment for infections</div><div><p>Forest Laboratories Inc. and AstraZeneca said Wednesday they are collaborating to develop and sell a next-generation treatment for antibiotic-resistant, or Staph, infections and hospital-acquired pneumonia.</p><p>The deal involves markets ...
