News tagged with staph infections
Genetic difference in staph offers clues as to why some patients get infections from cardiac implants
New research suggests that some patients develop a potentially deadly blood infection from their implanted cardiac devices because bacterial cells in their bodies have gene mutations that allow them to stick ...
Oct 24, 2011 |
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Protein biologists find new chink in staph's armor
(PhysOrg.com) -- The battle against deadly staph infections is closer to victory as Illinois researchers have uncovered secrets of how the bacterium protects itself from human immune attacks, which could lead to more effective ...
Mar 25, 2011 |
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Is your child's hobby making him sick?
Research has shown that playing a musical instrument can help nourish, cultivate, and increase intelligence in children, but playing a used instrument also can pose a potentially dangerous health risk.
Mar 14, 2011 |
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Chemical compounds in trees can fight deadly staph infections in humans
Most people would never suspect that a "trash tree," one with little economic value and often removed by farmers due to its ability to destroy farmland, could be the key to fighting a deadly bacterium. Now, ...
Feb 22, 2011 |
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Metal jewelry more likely to cause infection with tongue piercing
A stud or ring in their tongue might be an essential fashion accessory for many young adults, but piercing comes at the cost of medical risks, including infection.
Jan 04, 2011 |
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Virulent skin germ grates on Maine lobstering isle
(AP) -- A strain of a drug-resistant skin disease that has afflicted sports teams, prisons and military units is now proving a persistent pest among lobstermen and their families on a Maine island.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 06, 2010 |
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Superbug genetics key to fight staph infections: experts
Infectious disease experts need to decode the genetic skeleton of multi-drug resistant bacteria MRSA to unlock the secrets of the superbug that is behind a growing wave of staph infections.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 15, 2010 |
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Serendipity contributes to MRSA susceptibility findings
Duke University Medical Center researchers have found two genes in mice which might help identify why some people are more susceptible than others to potentially deadly staph infections.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 02, 2010 |
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Cranberry juice shows promise blocking Staph infections
Expanding their scope of study on the mechanisms of bacterial infection, researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) have reported the surprise finding from a small clinical study that cranberry juice ...
Sep 01, 2010 |
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MRSA policies differ among hospitals, study shows
Hospitals vary in how they detect and treat drug-resistant staph infections, but most follow national guideline recommendations, according to researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 17, 2010 |
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Studies pinpoint key targets for MRSA vaccine
Two recent studies provide evidence for a new approach to vaccines to prevent infections caused by drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus -- better known as MRSA - the leading cause of skin and soft tissue, bloodstream and lu ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Aug 16, 2010 |
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Dramatic surge seen in kids hospitalized with MRSA
(AP) -- The number of children hospitalized with dangerous drug-resistant staph infections surged 10-fold in recent years, a study found.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 17, 2010 |
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Study: Lesser-known bug a bigger hospital threat
(AP) -- As one superbug seems to be fading as a threat in hospitals, another is on the rise, a new study suggests.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 20, 2010 |
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Antibiotics might team up to fight deadly staph infections
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Israel's Weizman Institute of Science have found that two antibiotics working together might be more effective in fighting pathogenic bacteria than either drug on its ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 26, 2010 |
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Better antiseptic curbs post-surgery infections
(AP) -- Looks like doctors aren't the only ones who should scrub before surgery. Bathing patients with an antiseptic and squirting medicated ointment up their noses dramatically cut the rate of dangerous staph infections ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 06, 2010 |
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