1 in 4 nursing home residents carry MRSA
MRSA is a major problem in nursing homes with one in four residents carrying the bacteria, a study by Queen's University Belfast and Antrim Area Hospital has found. Its authors say that the findings, which have been published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society , highlight the n...Third of EMS Stethoscopes Carry MRSA Bacterium
Doctor urges first responders to clean equipment regularly with alcohol wipes FRIDAY, March 27 (HealthDay News) -- One in three stethoscopes used by U.S. emergency medical service providers is contaminated with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria, a new study su...Third of EMS Stethoscopes Carry MRSA Virus
Doctor urges first responders to clean equipment regularly with alcohol wipes FRIDAY, March 27 (HealthDay News) -- One in three stethoscopes used by U.S. emergency medical service providers is contaminated with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria, a new study su...Spinal taps carry higher risks for infants and elderly, study shows
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Businesses urged to help lower health costs and prevent preterm births,, TUESDAY, March 17 (HealthDay News) -- One year of medical costs paid by a company's health insurance for a premature baby could cover the medical costs of almost a dozen healthy, full-term babies, a new report fro...Teens From Smoke-Free Homes Carry on Tradition
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Some urban performing monkeys in Indonesia are carrying several retroviruses that are capable of infecting people, according to a new study led by University of Washington researchers. The results indicate that contact with performing monkeys, which is common in many Asian countries, could represen...Nanoparticles carry cancer-killing drugs into tumor cells
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