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Researchers Find Staph Clings To Beach Goers

When you go for a pleasant swim at your local American beach you may be coming out of the water with a killer. There is a 37 percent risk of leaving the beach with a staph bacteria including Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA.

In the Media by KJ Mullins - 6 comments

Superbug Staph Getting Even Harder To Treat

Drug-resistant staph bacteria is getting harder to treat. What once was a simple problem to solve is now causing more serious illnesses than ever before.

In the Media by KJ Mullins - 2 comments

Study Shows The Superbug Overpowers The Bodies Natural Defenses

In a recent publication by a professor at the University of Washington, a study indicated that Staphylococcus aureus, including the famed MRSA “Superbug” are resistant to the human bodies own natural defense system.

In the Media by Nikki Weingartner - 16 comments

Superbug Is Increasing Among Vancouver IV Drug Users

A superbug, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus has a hold of injection drug users in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside and it is worrying health researchers. The staph bacteria has the potential to be fatal.

In the Media by KJ Mullins - 1 comment

Drug Resistant Staph Being Spread By Gay Sex

A drug resistant staph is being passed by gay men during sex. The potentially deadly bacteria , MRSA is appearing outside of hospitals in San Francisco, Boston, New York and Los Angeles.

In the Media by KJ Mullins - 10 comments

CDC Warns Of 'Superbug' - Drug Resistant Staph Infection Kills More People Than AIDS

Over 90,000 people per year are developing life threatening infections caused by the drug resistant staph germ MRSA. The germ is common in hospitals, and is spreading to schools, prisons and locker rooms.10% of those infected develop flesh eating disease.

In the Media by Pamela Jean - 9 comments

Sex spreads MRSA infection

A form of staph bacteria that is drug-resistant and has been spreading across the United States since it was first identified in 2000 can be spread by sexual activity, according to a new study.

In the Media by Iamseven - 5 comments