March 7th, 2008

[past headlines]
Local School District Says Staff Member has MRSA
WTEN - Albany,NY,USA
The Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake School District says that a staff member is being treated for the skin infection MRSA. The affected person works at the ...

Community College to hold MRSA forum
Chincoteague Beacon - Chincoteague,VA,USA
The estimated number of people developing a serious MRSA infection in 2005 was about 94360. Approximately 18650 persons died during a hospital stay related ...

Ondine Announces Findings in Photodisinfection Treatment of MRSA ...
Canada NewsWire (press release) - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
"MRSA is known to produce toxins that are responsible for destroying cell tissue. These toxins continue to destroy the tissue even after antibiotics have ...

Hospital hosts MRSA seminar this morning
Lake Sun Leader (subscription) - Camdenton,MO,USA
On Thursday, he'll provide the same information as part of a panel on MRSA presented by Project Healthy Living. Hedrick is a senior epidemiologist at the ...

City schools confirm 2 MRSA cases
Lynchburg News and Advance - Lynchburg,VA,USA
By Annie McCallum Two students, one at Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle School for Innovation and Sheffield Elementary School, have been diagnosed with MRSA, ...

2 cases of MRSA in Lynchburg schools
WSLS.com - Roanoke,VA,USA
By Annie McCallum A student at Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle School for Innovation and Sheffield Elementary School have been diagnosed with MRSA, ...

MRSA 'Superbug' Becoming More Resistant
ABC News - USA
"I got into the doctor and he took one look at it and said 'Oh my god, Peg, I think this is MRSA.'" Watch this story tonight on "Nightline" at 11:35 pm ET. ...

MRSA Is a Slow Moving Hurricane That Cannot be Averted Says ...
Newswise (press release) - USA
Newswise - The untimely and unnecessary death of college student Chris Feden to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, is bringing once more ...

What is MRSA?
Aledo Times Record - Aledo,IL,USA
Dear Dr: What is the "Superbug" MRSA and what can I do to keep from getting it? Answer: MRSA is an abbreviation for the name of a bacteria, ...

Two MRSA cases discovered in Lynchburg
WDBJ7.com - Roanoke,VA,USA
Two Lynchburg schools will undergo special cleaning after new cases of the staph infection MRSA were discovered. Sheffield Elementary and Dunbar Middle ...