MRSA and superbugs
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The innovators: Irish lab develops coating to ward off superbugCoating applied to everyday objects such as smartphones, tablets and door handles reportedly has 99.99% success in preventing spread of MRSA and E coli
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MRSA treatment could be transformed by new precision drug therapyRadical combination of antibodies and antibiotics could effectively clear up ‘superbug’ infections and TB, as well as reducing harm to healthy microbes
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Baby dies after contracting infection at Glasgow hospitalRoyal Hospital for Children launches investigation as five other babies in neonatal unit confirmed to have Serratia marcescens bacteria
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How DNA detectives are helping solve the rise of superbugDNA sequencing could be the key to quickly and cheaply identifying pathogen strains, as well as tracking routes of transmission and monitoring mutations
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MRSA in pork: farming leaders join calls for clampdown on illegal antibiotics useNational Pig Association to raise issue with government agency in charge of farm animal health following Guardian investigation
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Superbugs and factory farmingLetter: Only recently a planning application was made for a 30,000-capacity pig farm in County Antrim. With so many animals, it would be impossible to regularly check them individually, ensuring that sick animals would go unnoticed
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The scare over MRSA in pork shows responsible farming isn’t a luxury – it’s a necessityThe discovery of the superbug due to massive overuse of antibiotics on farms means we have a clear choice – we pay for meat with our cash or our health
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What is the superbug LA-MRSA CC398 and why is it spreading on farms?The threat of MRSA in hospitals has generated an urgent response, but a variant of the superbug is spreading from farm livestock to supermarket meat unchecked
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A medieval remedy for MRSA is just the start of it. Powdered poo, anyone?Don’t write-off corpse medicine – the remarkable discovery by Nottingham University shows what treatments can be extracted from a cow, or indeed a human
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Patient care will deteriorate as NHS heads for £2bn deficit, says thinktankWaiting times are growing, hospital-acquired infections are at risk of rising and no parties have committed to addressing funding shortfall, says King’s Fund
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UCLA hospital superbug cases lead to lawsuit against duodenoscope makersAttorneys act for student under monitoring and family of woman who died in suit saying medical staff followed outdated cleaning guidelines before use
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Avycaz: US approves superbug antibioticTreatment to become available from second quarter of 2015, offering hope in fight against resistant bacteria
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Drug-resistant infections could lead to 10 million extra deaths a year – reportGlobal leaders urged to act on superbugs that could devastate world’s most populous countries such as India and China
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Meet the great young trailblazers changing our world for the betterThe battle against superbugs and a search for the origins of life are among 2014’s winning projects, writes Robin McKie
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Superbugs meet their match in rapid genome sequencingClose to real-time tracking of deadly superbugs such as MRSA promises to close down outbreaks faster and save lives
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Superbugs: resistance isn't futile but a new generation of antibiotics is neededNot so super, really, but powerful enough to withstand much of what modern medicine has thrown at them. That's why David Cameron is calling for a global response to tackle the problem
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Scientists say weakness in 'superbug' bacteria could herald new treatmentsBarrier around infectious cells can be defeated, say British researchers, potentially overcoming their resistance to antibiotics
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Return to Victorian-style hospitals to fight superbugs, experts urgeModern wards must be redesigned to prevent the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria
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MRSA found in East Anglia turkeys and chickens destined for storesGovernment reassure consumers of low risk to health from infected birds following discovery of new type of MRSA on farm
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Mega farms create mega problemsLetters: There are real risks to human health from mega farms because of their routine use of antibiotics
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New wave of 'superbugs' poses dire threat, says chief medical officer
Warning over rising death toll as antibiotics fail to tackle rising incidence of 'gram negative' bacterial diseases
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Rise of superbugs threatens antibiotic crisisLethal drug-resistant organisms mean threat must be listed on register of civil emergencies, says chief medical officer
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Drug-resistant C difficile bug traced to source in US and Canadian hospitals
Researchers use powerful genetic techniques to reconstruct disease's route around the world from North America
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Big data: revolution by numbersThe availability of huge amounts of data, and our increasing ability to utilise it, is transforming many fields of human endeavour, writes John Naughton
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Are David Cameron's claims about the NHS true?Are waiting lists, mixed wards and hospital infections really all down? Are the numbers of doctors, dentists, midwives all up?
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MRSA deaths fall fourth year in a row
Hospital superbug killed 364 patients last year compared with 485 in 2010, while C difficile deaths fall from 2,704 to 2,053
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Pubic hair has a job to do – stop shaving and leave it aloneEmily Gibson: Shaving pubic hair only removes a cushion against friction, leaves microscopic open wounds and exposes you to infections
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GlaxoSmithKline and AstraZeneca invest in antibiotic researchDrugmakers join forces in £180m research in battle against threat from bugs' resistance to antibiotics
The Guardian view on scientific discovery: be prepared