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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.

• MRSA Found Among Workers At Industrial Farms Using Antibiotics

  August 28, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  Researchers found significantly more antibiotic-resistant bacteria on workers at industrial livestock operations that give their animals antibiotics than at antibiotic-free facilities.

• Nursing Home Infection Rates Rise as Community-Assisted MRSA Spreads

  February 18, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  Community-associated strains of drug resistant staph infections are spreading through U.S. nursing homes, according to the findings of new research. 

• Hospital Antiseptic Baths Daily May Reduce Infection Risk: Study

  February 12, 2013

  Martha Garcia

  Hospital patients given a daily bath with antiseptic antibacterial agents appear to contract fewer infections, according to the results of...

• MRSA Infection Rate Doubles at Teaching Hospitals: Study

  July 31, 2012

  Irvin Jackson

  The number of antibiotic-resistant staph infections suffered by individuals at hospitals used to train new healthcare professionals has doubled over...

• Colorado Nursing Home Lawsuit Over Bedsores Results in $3.2M Verdict

  May 4, 2012

  Irvin Jackson

  The family of a Colorado nursing home resident has been awarded $3.2 million in a wrongful death lawsuit filed after...

• Judge Orders FDA to Begin Limiting Antibiotics on Farms

  March 26, 2012

  Staff Writers

  The FDA has been ordered to resume efforts first initiated 35 years ago, which would limit the use of certain...

• Hospital Infection Risk May Be Posed by Uniforms: Study

  September 7, 2011

  Staff Writers

  Uniforms worn by many healthcare personnel carry potentially dangerous germs and bacteria, leading Israeli researchers to suggest that there needs...

• FDA Warns Companies Against Claiming Hand Sanitizers Fight MRSA

  April 22, 2011

  Staff Writers

  Federal regulators are warning companies that make over-the-counter hand sanitizers to stop exaggerating the bacteria-killing benefits of their products.

• MRSA Infection Rates Higher in U.S. Than in U.K.

  October 25, 2010

  Staff Writers

  Americans are six times more at risk of contracting antibiotic resistant staph infections from their community than their British counterparts,...