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Drug-resistant superbug spreading in hospitals: study By AFP Paris - A superbug resistant to all known antibiotics that can cause "severe" infections or even death is spreading undetected through hospital wards across the world, scientists in Australia warned on Monday.

Cases of superbug Clostridium difficile increase By Tim Sandle The most troubling cases of C. difficile infection, termed multiple recurring C. difficile infections (mrCDI), are becoming more common, according to a new university research study.

U.S. woman dies of 'superbug' infection no antibiotic could treat By Karen Graham Instead of teetering on the edge of a cliff when it comes to the growing number of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections, we have now fallen off that cliff. A Nevada woman has died of a "superbug" resistant to all known antibiotics.

Deadly MRSA superbug now found in British pork By Stephen Morgan New checks have revealed that pork products made in the UK are infected with the MRSA superbug. The discovery confirms that the deadly bacteria is now present in the human food chain and is spreading from country to country.

Studies find 'superbug' in Rio's sewage-filled Olympic venues By Karen Graham Rio De Janeiro - Scientists have found a dangerous drug-resistant bacteria in some of Rio de Janeiro's top beaches and in a lagoon where rowing and canoe events will take place during the Olympic Games.

Superbug resistant to 'antibiotic of last resort' has hit U.S. By Karen Graham It was bound to happen, and sure enough, researchers in the U.S. have found a person with an infection caused by a bacterial pathogen resistant to an "antibiotic of last resort."

Superbug known as the 'Phantom Menace' on the rise in U.S. By Karen Graham According to a report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday, a dangerous superbug, dubbed the "phantom menace" is on the rise in the United States.

U.S. has a really bad case of the Avian flu, and it's not good By Karen Graham State and federal officials have been struggling to find a safe way to dispose of the nearly 21 million birds infected with the H5N2 avian flu virus or destroyed to contain the disease.

Old Anglo-Saxon remedy kills hospital super-bug MRSA By Karen Graham Astonishingly, a remedy called "Bard's eyesalve" found in a 10th century Anglo-Saxon manuscript is creating quite a stir in modern day medical circles. The remedy can actually kill Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

FDA taking the heat for duodenoscope sold without approval By Karen Graham Los Angeles - Doctors and Congress are now demanding to know why the Food and Drug Administration, the agency mandated with protecting the health of the American public, failed to address a critical flaw in a medical instrument that has caused deaths and illness.

Sixteen people die due to hospital 'superbug' By Tim Sandle Manchester - Sixteen people have died in the Manchester area over the past four years from a highly resistant "superbug" that has spread across North West England.

Illinois hospital triggers superbug outbreak By Tim Sandle An investigation into a pathogenic outbreak in Chicago has been traced to a single hospital. The hospital was at the epicenter of an outbreak of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

'Nightmare bacteria' has health officials on edge By Karen Graham Chicago - In 2013, the CDC issued a report on the catastrophic consequences of ignoring the threat from the growing number of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections. These infections kill an estimated 23,000 Americans every year.

New sex-superbug may be worse than AIDS By Stephen Morgan A new, so-called “sex superbug” is causing concern among the medical community after two new cases have reportedly been found in Hawaii.

Virulent super-bug returns to Maryland hospital By Tim Sandle A virulent bacterium, untreatable by most antibiotics, has killed a seventh person at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Maryland.

Chicken superbug linked to E. coli bladder infection in women By JohnThomas Didymus A study says more than 8 million women are at risk of developing difficult to treat, painful, long-lasting bladder infections because they handle and eat chicken carrying E. coli resistant to antibiotic treatment.

Monsanto's Bt corn — breeding superbugs & harming human health By Anne Sewell Monsanto's genetically modified Bt corn is having its roots munched by super-rootworms and other superbugs, putting corn crops at risk, and yet more evidence is found of the dangers to human health.

New strain of gonorrhea emerges as superbug By KJ Mullins Gonorrhea used to be a fairly easy to treat sexually transmitted disease involving a single shot of penicillin. The disease evolved in time requiring other drugs to be used, but the drugs were plentiful. A new strain could change that.

Bacterium outbreak kills 16 in Niagara area By Kim I. Hartman Niagara - The Niagara region of Ontario has been the center of an outbreak of C difficile, which has claimed the lives of 16 people. Seventy-eight confirmed cases have been be reported at three different hospital in the Niagara area.

Op-Ed: Emergence of a new antibiotic resistant superbug, NDM-1 By Srijit Mishra Emergence of the superbug New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM-1) has raised a lot of discussion on global public health in general and antibiotic usage in particular.

Super-bug NDM-1 keeps spreading yet without new fatalities By R. C. Camphausen The latest additions to the list of countries where the drug-resistant NDM-1 gene has been found are Japan and the United States, with many more countries now reportedly on active watch for what is popularly called a super-bug.

Superbug, Clostridium Difficile, Becoming New Health Threat By Debra Myers In hospitals around the country, a new threat is lurking. Clostridium Difficile or C. Diff isn't a household name but is growing into a new epidemic needing to be dealt with. The bacterium is becoming resistant to antibiotics and disinfectants.

Superbug Infections Are Increasing In Children By KJ Mullins More children are coming down with the superbug MRSA, according to United States researchers. What used to be simple head and neck infections in children are becoming increasingly more dangerous.

Report: New drug-resistant superbug responsible for many deaths in U.S, Canada By Kesavan Unnikrishnan Various studies say that a new intestinal super bug which is resistant to most of the antibiotics is spreading fast across U.S and Canada causing many deaths.

Superbug Genome Sequenced By Bob Ewing The genome of a newly-emerging superbug, commonly known as Steno, has just been sequenced. The results reveal an organism with a remarkable capacity for drug resistance.

Superbug Is Increasing Among Vancouver IV Drug Users By KJ Mullins 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.

Streptococcus pneumoniae 19A Found At Sick Kids By KJ Mullins The superbug Streptococcus pneumoniae 19A that causes ear infections has lead to a child having meningitis at Toronto's Sick Kids Hospital. The antibiotic-resistant bacteria is not part of what is covered in the vaccine called Prevnar.

Alberta hospital closes doors over superbug spread By soome2000 St. Joseph's General Hospital in Vegreville has been ordered to stop taking new patients due to the sterilization problem and the spread of a potent super bug.

Do Germs Communicate? By acehigh409 Scientists are looking very seriously at the possibility that germs communicate and the next generation of germ fighting drugs may be developed with the aim of breaking down this communication.

Scientists unravel superbug that kills in 24 hours By Iamseven Scientists have now unlocked the secrets of a superbug that attacks healthy young people can kill within 24 hours. The disease, PVL-MRSA, has been highly resistant to current antibiotic treatments.

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