May 29th, 2008

[past headlines]

Avon Lake: First grader diagnosed with MRSA
WKYC-TV - Cleveland, OH, USA
AVON LAKE -- A student at an Avon Lake elementary school has been diagnosed with drug-resistent staph infection, MRSA. Superintendent of Avon Lake City ...

Middle School Student Infected With MRSA
Westport-News - Westport, CT, USA
"There is no concern regarding in-school transmission of MRSA as a result of this particular infection because the area of infection is enclosed (not on the ...

Superbug bites dog
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
Most human infections involve methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA. In dogs and cats, the bacteria is slightly different ...

What's Going Around? MRSA Infections & Stomach Flu
News 8 - San Diego, CA, USA
In the East County, doctors are treating more pediatric cases of MRSA, which is a serious bacteria infection. Also going around San Diego County this week ...

Hospital-bred Superbugs Escaping into Communities, Threatening ...
Natural News.com - Phoenix, AZ, USA
British researchers noted that strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) known as Panton Valentine leukocidin (PVL) have evolved to ...

Pacemaker baby 'contracts MRSA'
The Press Association -
One of the youngest babies ever to have a pacemaker fitted has had it removed after contracting the superbug MRSA, it was reported. ...