Opposition questions MRSA targets claim
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Government says it is nearing its aim of halving the number of cases of the MRSA superbug, but opposition parties accuse ministers of manipulating targets
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Legal action is launched over a row about whether a new hospital plans to leave enough space between beds to prevent the spread of infections.
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THE health ministry yesterday dismissed as misleading, exaggerated and unacceptable, last week&#39;s report by the United States-based Human Rights Watch accusing the ministry of facilitating abuse against homosexuals and persons living with AIDS.
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The panel is examining claims that GlaxoSmithKline tried to suppress a doctorâs criticism of its drug Avandia.
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TONY EASTLEY: Labor&#39;s Health spokeswoman, Julia Gillard, is standing by the costings in Medicare Gold and says contrary to the Government&#39;s claims, the Opposition has submitted its policy to the departments of Treasury and Finance for scrutiny.
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Â· Government failed to follow up patients at riskÂ· Danger of wider infection a 'serious problem'
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Experts on MRSA say that up to a third of people with the bug could be treated at home and not in hospital.
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MRSA compensation claims may become more prevalent as lawyers turn to workplace safety laws to pursue hospitals.
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A strain of MRSA that has never previously caused deaths in hospitals claims two lives, an agency reveals.
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The MRSA superbug has played a part in 116 deaths in Northern Ireland in the past seven years, figures have shown. Nearly three quarters of those deaths occurred in the over-75 age group.
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Scotland's health standards watchdog says all hospital patients should be screened for MRSA.
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The Bangladeshi opposition says it is concerned over the health of a senior MP injured in clashes in Dhaka.
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The proposed policy shift reignites a debate over whether such research will help or hinder defense against bioterrorism.
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ISLAMABAD: Senatorâs questioned the governmentâs figures on AIDS/HIV, tuberculosis and hepatitis A and B, claiming that the World Health Organisation (WHO) provided higher figures for the diseases.
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TONY EASTLEY: AMA President, Dr Bill Glasson might like to get a flak jacket and a tin helmet as he comes under continued heavy fire from the Labor Party for criticising its Medicare Gold policy for over 75&#39;s.
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Health Minister George Smitherman dismissed ``ridiculous&quot; opposition claims today that he has been intimidating hospital administrators across Ontario to remain silent about potential service cuts.
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As doctors voiced anger at an Annapolis rally yesterday over escalating insurance costs, legislative leaders said they remain far from a consensus on how to address the problem before Maryland physicians&#39; bills come due next month.