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• MRSA Rate Drops, CDC Releases Plan For Drug-Resistant Threats

  September 17, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  While we are winning the battle against MRSA, the CDC warns of new drug-resistant threats.

• Hospital-Acquired Infections Cost U.S. $10B Annually: Study

  September 6, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  Hospital-acquired infections cost the U.S. health system $10 billion each year to treat preventable illnesses.

• Antidepressants Increase Risk of C. Diff Infections: Study

  May 9, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  Side effects of some popular antidepressants may increase the risk of dangerous infections, according to the findings of a new...

• Hospital C. Diff Infections on Rise Amid Preventative Failures: Survey

  April 19, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  According to a new report, many hospitals are not undertaking simple sanitary measures that could prevent the spread of a...

• Hospital C. Diff Infection Rate Cut Dramatically With Protocol Changes

  August 17, 2012

  Martha Garcia

  It appears that the risk of C. diff infections at hospitals could be substantially reduced with simple protocol changes, based...

• C. Diff Hospital Infections Spread to Other Health Care Venues: Report

  March 9, 2012

  Staff Writers

  Federal health experts indicate that Clostridium difficile (C. diff) infections in hospitals are on the rise and spreading to other...

• Prilosec, Nexium Linked to Diarrhea-Causing Infections, FDA Warns

  February 9, 2012

  Staff Writers

  Federal regulators are warning that popular heart burn drugs like Nexium, Prilosec and Prevacid could increase the risk of serious...

• Hospital C. diff Infections Survey Finds Prevention Improvements and Failures

  June 7, 2010

  Staff Writers

  A nationwide survey of infection prevention specialists in U.S. hospitals has found that many do not believe their facilities are...